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Aurora Forecast

Published 3:30 am Sunday, March 12, 2023

Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File The Aurora Borealis glows over the Mendenhall Glacier in 2014.
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Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File

The Aurora Borealis glows over the Mendenhall Glacier in 2014.

Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File The Aurora Borealis glows over the Mendenhall Glacier in 2014.
The Aurora Borealis glows over the Mendenhall Glacier in 2014. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

This information comes from the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute. These forecasts — and more — are available online at www.gi.alaska.edu/monitors/aurora-forecast.

Sunday, March 12

Auroral activity will be moderate. Weather permitting, moderate displays will be visible overhead from Utqiaġvik to as far south as Talkeetna and visible low on the horizon as far south as Bethel, Soldotna and southeast Alaska. Moon phase: Waning Gibbous.

Monday, March 13

Auroral activity will be low. Weather permitting, low-level displays will be visible overhead from Utqiaġvik to Fairbanks and visible low on the northern horizon from as far south as Anchorage and Juneau. Moon phase: Waning Gibbous.

Tuesday, March 14

Auroral activity will be low. Weather permitting, low-level displays will be visible overhead from Utqiaġvik to Fairbanks and visible low on the northern horizon from as far south as Anchorage and Juneau. Moon phase: Waning Gibbous.

Wednesday, March 15

Auroral activity will be active. Weather permitting, active auroral displays will be visible overhead from Utqiaġvik to Anchorage and Juneau, and visible low on the horizon from King Salmon and Prince Rupert. Moon phase: Last Quarter.

Thursday, March 16

Auroral activity will be moderate. Weather permitting, moderate displays will be visible overhead from Utqiaġvik to as far south as Talkeetna and visible low on the horizon as far south as Bethel, Soldotna and southeast Alaska. Moon phase: Last Quarter.

Friday, March 17

Auroral activity will be moderate. Weather permitting, moderate displays will be visible overhead from Utqiaġvik to as far south as Talkeetna and visible low on the horizon as far south as Bethel, Soldotna and southeast Alaska. Moon phase: Last Quarter.

Saturday, March 18

Auroral activity will be low. Weather permitting, low-level displays will be visible overhead from Utqiaġvik to Fairbanks and visible low on the northern horizon from as far south as Anchorage and Juneau. Moon phase: Last Quarter.

Sunday, March 19

Auroral activity will be moderate. Weather permitting, moderate displays will be visible overhead from Utqiaġvik to as far south as Talkeetna and visible low on the horizon as far south as Bethel, Soldotna and southeast Alaska. Moon phase: Waning Crescent.

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