Incredible When's Best Time See Northern Lights Ideas. Web multiple states have a chance at seeing the northern lights thursday and into friday. A graphic showing how the sun's rays produce the northern lights.

That is why autumn, winter, and spring are the best times to see the northern lights. Earlier this week in the northern hemisphere, the northern lights, or aurora borealis, were seen. However, during may, june, july and august the sun doesn’t dip far enough below the horizon for the skies to be dark enough.