Aurora Borealis in Mo i Rana

Norway · 66.31°, 14.14° · geomagnetic 65.1° · needs Kp 3

Tonight's aurora forecast for Mo i Rana

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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Mo i Rana needs Kp 3 before anything clears the northern horizon, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 4.8 — comfortably over the line.

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Updated 2026-09-08 10:35 UTC

Local aurora guide for Mo i Rana

Mo i Rana is located at 65.1° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras are often visible at this latitude when the Kp index reaches 3.

There are approximately 105.7 nights per year with conditions suitable for aurora viewing. The observation period for this data spans from 2016 to 2026.

The best months for aurora viewing in Mo i Rana are March, October, and February. These months offer a good balance of darkness and potential aurora activity.

From April through August, Mo i Rana experiences periods without full darkness, which can impact aurora visibility.

Mo i Rana has a Bortle scale rating of 6, indicating a suburban sky brightness. Areas with a Bortle rating of 4, such as near Rana, offer darker skies.

The terrain around Mo i Rana includes cliffs and hills, such as Naustflåget and Nausthågen, which may affect the horizon view.

Features near Mo i Rana include cliffs like Naustflåget and Skjellbekkflåget, and hills such as Nausthågen and Einhågen.

Moorland areas like Hansvolltjønnmoen are also present in the vicinity.

There have been 37 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Mo i Rana between 2015 and 2016.

The data indicates approximately 105.7 nights per year are suitable for aurora viewing, with records spanning from 2016 to 2026.

Sources: Revon location dataset · Revon analysis of NOAA planetary Kp · Solar declination and hour-angle calculation · Falchi 2016 World Atlas of artificial night sky brightness · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Aurorasaurus verified positive reports

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