Kiruna, Sweden Saturday 3 October 2026

Sunset

Low

5:55 PM

Very LowExcellent

4:39 PM Golden hour

5:54 PM Best color

5:55 PM Sunset

6:50 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 4:53 PM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 28 camera photos of past sunsets at Lofoten Islands, Norway, 266 km away.

Tonight

Aurora chance

Kp 4

6:55 PM – 6:02 AM

Very LowExcellent

NOAA aurora forecast map for the northern hemisphere — NOAA OVATION forecast, northern hemisphere

6:55 PM Dark enough

6:02 AM Best chance, then too light

Current local time: 4:53 PM

6 PM ☁ 96% Kp 2.3

7 PM ☁ 100% Kp 2.3

8 PM ☁ 96% Kp 2.3

9 PM ☁ 88% Kp 2.3

10 PM ☁ 82% Kp 2.3

11 PM ☁ 82% Kp 2.7

12 AM ☁ 85% Kp 2.7

1 AM ☁ 89% Kp 2.7

2 AM ☁ 96% Kp 4

3 AM ☁ 100% Kp 4

4 AM ☁ 100% Kp 4

5 AM ☁ 73% Kp 3.7

The best night is the highest Kp with the least cloud in the way. Kp is a planet-wide index NOAA publishes in three-hour steps, so it moves more slowly than the sky does.

Earlier today

Sunrise

Fair

6:58 AM

Very LowExcellent

6:03 AM Blue hour

6:12 AM Best color

6:58 AM Sunrise

8:14 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 4:53 PM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 24 camera photos of past sunrises at Lofoten Islands, Norway, 266 km away.

Moon, up now

Last quarter

49% lit

Above the horizon all day

Today, at a glance

Morning

39°F

Overcast 100% clouds · 0% precip

Afternoon

50°F

Partly cloudy 47% clouds · 0% precip

Evening

46°F

Overcast 88% clouds · 0% precip

Sunrise

6:03 AM Blue hour

6:12 AM Best color

6:58 AM Sunrise

8:14 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:39 PM Golden hour

5:54 PM Best color

5:55 PM Sunset

6:50 PM Blue hour ends

Aurora window

6:55 PM Dark enough

6:02 AM Best chance, then too light