Aurora Borealis in Newtonbrook East

Canada · 43.79°, -79.41° · geomagnetic 53.1° · needs Kp 7

Tonight's aurora forecast for Newtonbrook East

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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Newtonbrook East needs Kp 7 to see anything at all, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 5.0. 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 Newtonbrook East

Newtonbrook East is at a geomagnetic latitude of 53.1°.

Auroras visible at this latitude typically require a Kp of 7.

On average, there are 3.2 nights per year with conditions suitable for aurora viewing.

The best months for aurora viewing in Newtonbrook East are May, September, and August.

These months align with periods of darker skies, increasing the chances of observing the aurora.

Newtonbrook East experiences significant light pollution, with a Bortle scale rating of 9.

Areas with darker skies, rated Bortle 4, are located 73 km to the east.

Darker skies rated Bortle 5 are found 52 km to the north near Georgina.

Canada's Wonderland is located 12.3 km west-north-west of Newtonbrook East.

Philips Lake and Thompson Lake are situated 15.4 km and 15.8 km north-north-west, respectively.

Heise Hill is a notable landmark 15.9 km to the north, and Recreation Island is 19.7 km north-north-west.

Between 2016 and 2026, there were an average of 3.2 nights per year suitable for aurora viewing.

The historical record spans from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.

Within a 300 km radius, 63 verified aurora reports were recorded between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.

Sources: Revon analysis of NOAA planetary Kp · Falchi 2016 World Atlas of artificial night sky brightness · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Aurorasaurus verified positive reports

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