Current northern lights conditions for Retezat National Park, Caraș-Severin, Romania. Latitude 45.4°N · AACGM-v2 magnetic latitude 40.5°N.
National Park: When visiting this wilderness area for aurora viewing, please check local park access hours. The natural darkness provides excellent viewing conditions away from city lights.
Kp index
4
Moderate
Planetary geomagnetic activity
Coordinates mark a reference point within this area. Conditions vary by location; check access before visiting.
The next 24 hours use calculated local darkness and a retained aurora activity heuristic. They are not a measured or statistically calibrated chance of seeing aurora. Aggregate cloud cover is held constant unless a timed weather forecast is available.
Generated 2026-10-12T22:45:15.381Z. Kp: fresh · observation 2026-10-12T21:00:00.000Z. Cloud: unavailable · cache refresh unavailable. Overall model: unavailable.
Window: Insufficient current data. A dash marks a missing input; zero means the model found no visibility under the supplied conditions.
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Retezat National Park, Romania, is at 45.4°N. Aurora visibility depends on local conditions as well as geomagnetic activity. Its verified magnetic latitude is 40.5°N; Kp 7–9 is an approximate screening range, not a visibility probability. Sightings at this latitude are unusual and should not be expected on a typical night. Find a dark, open northern horizon and check the sky before travelling.
Follow forecasts, cloud maps and aurora alerts for Retezat National Park in Aurora Hunt, then confirm darkness, local cloud and access before going outside.
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Read an aurora forecast as a decision stack: space weather first, then local sky, darkness, moonlight, horizon and route feasibility.
Understand Kp as a global geomagnetic disturbance index, how it relates to NOAA storm levels, magnetic latitude and common forecast mistakes.
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