Aurora Borealis in Musselburgh
United Kingdom · 55.94°, -3.05° · geomagnetic 58.1° · needs Kp 5
Tonight's aurora forecast for Musselburgh
47%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Musselburgh needs Kp 5 to see anything at all, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 4.9. Short of the threshold, which is what most nights look like here.
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Updated 2026-09-08 10:35 UTC
Local aurora guide for Musselburgh
Musselburgh is at a geomagnetic latitude of 58.1°.
Auroras are typically visible when the Kp index reaches 5.
There are about 22.6 nights per year with aurora potential.
The best months for aurora viewing in Musselburgh are September, March, and October.
During May, June, and July, there is no full darkness.
Musselburgh has a Bortle scale rating of 5.
Areas with darker skies, rated Bortle 4, are found 20 km east-north-east near East Lothian.
Other darker sky areas, rated Bortle 5, are 7 km north-north-east near Selkirkshire.
Morrison’s Haven is a bay located 3.2 km east-north-east of Musselburgh.
Portobello Beach is a beach 4.0 km west-north-west of Musselburgh.
Rickett Point is a headland 7.8 km north-east of Musselburgh.
There have been 249 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Musselburgh between 2015 and 2016.
The period from 2016 to 2026 has recorded approximately 22.6 nights per year suitable for aurora viewing.
Sources: 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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