Aurora Borealis in Ringsted
Denmark · 55.44°, 11.79° · geomagnetic 55.2° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Ringsted
5%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Ringsted needs Kp 7 to see anything at all, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 4.8. 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 Ringsted
The aurora forecast uses a Kp 7 threshold for Ringsted, Denmark. This is a moderate level of geomagnetic activity.
Ringsted is located at 55.2° geomagnetic latitude. This latitude is favorable for aurora viewing.
On average, there are about 2.5 nights per year with conditions suitable for aurora viewing in this region.
The best months for aurora viewing in Ringsted are September, November, and August. These months offer a good balance of darkness and potential aurora activity.
During May, June, and July, there is no full darkness due to the high angle of the sun. This significantly reduces the chances of seeing the aurora.
Ringsted has a Bortle scale rating of 5, indicating a suburban sky. While not pristine dark sky, aurora can still be visible.
Areas with Bortle 4 conditions are located about 34 km north near Holbæk Municipality. Closer to Ringsted, about 7 km north-north-west, are areas rated Bortle 5.
The landscape around Ringsted includes lakes such as Langesø (4.8 km north) and Gyrstinge Sø (10.1 km north-west), as well as hills like Stestrup Bjerg (12.3 km north) and Gyldenløves Høj (12.5 km north-north-east).
There have been 7 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Ringsted between 2015 and 2016.
The historical data indicates that nights with Kp 7 or higher have occurred on March 20, 2026 (Kp 7.0), January 20, 2026 (Kp 7.67), January 19, 2026 (Kp 8.67), November 12, 2025 (Kp 7.33), and November 11, 2025 (Kp 8.67).
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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