Aurora Borealis in Regina

Canada · 50.45°, -104.62° · geomagnetic 58.1° · needs Kp 5

Tonight's aurora forecast for Regina

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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Regina needs Kp 5 to see anything at all, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 4.7. 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 Regina

Regina is located at 58.1° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras are typically visible when the planetary Kp index reaches 5 or higher.

With an average of 26.0 viable nights per year, patient observers may have opportunities to witness the aurora.

The best months for aurora viewing in Regina are September, March, and October. These months offer a good balance of darkness and aurora activity.

During June, Regina experiences periods without full darkness, which can impact aurora visibility.

Regina has a Bortle scale rating of 5, indicating a suburban sky brightness. Areas with lower Bortle ratings offer darker skies.

Near Regina, locations such as Sherwood No. 159 (10 km east-north-east) and Edenwold No. 158 (27 km east-north-east) have Bortle 5 and Bortle 4 ratings, respectively.

The horizon features include Pilot Butte (mountain, 14.6 km east-north-east), Goose Island (island, 3.0 km south-east), Tern Island (island, 4.4 km south-south-east), and Bratt's Lake (lake, 32.3 km south-south-east).

Features near Regina include Pilot Butte, a mountain located 14.6 km east-north-east. Goose Island and Tern Island are also nearby.

Bratt's Lake is a body of water situated 32.3 km south-south-east of Regina.

Between 2016 and 2026, there were 26.0 viable nights per year for aurora viewing in Regina.

Aurorasaurus reports 66 verified sightings within 300 km of Regina between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.

Notable qualifying nights within the record span include March 20-24, 2026, with Kp values ranging from 5.0 to 7.0.

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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