Ma'anar ƙamus na "Aurora Australis" nunin haske ne na halitta wanda ke faruwa a Kudancin Ƙasar, wanda kuma aka sani da Hasken Kudancin. Yana faruwa ne ta hanyar mu'amalar ɓangarorin da aka caje daga rana da yanayin duniya, wanda ke haifar da bayyani mai ban sha'awa na fitilu masu launi a sararin sama, kama da Hasken Arewa ko Aurora Borealis. Kalmar "Aurora Australis" ta samo asali ne daga kalmar Latin "Aurora" wanda ke nufin "alfijir" da "Australis" ma'anar "kudu".