Kiruna, Sweden

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

2:34 AM

2:34 AM

Clears the hills at 3:20 AM, 46 min after sunrise

Sunset

10:56 PM

10:56 PM

Behind the hills at 10:44 PM, 12 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

Meteor shower

Perseids

Best around 12:56 AM

Very LowExcellent
12:26 AM Dark enough
1:10 AM Best 12:56 AM, then too light
Estimate
~12/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
53°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
19% lost
Speed
59 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Swift-Tuttle (109P/Swift-Tuttle)

Dust from Comet Swift-Tuttle, which takes 133 years to go round the Sun and was last here in 1992. At 26 km across it is the largest object known to pass this close to Earth again and again.

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

The most dependable shower of the year, on warm summer nights in the north.

Moon

Last quarter

58% lit

10:07 PM – 1:55 PM

E WNW
10:07 PM Moonrise
10:49 PM 4°
5:46 AM Highest, 32°
1:05 PM 4°
1:55 PM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Timetable

  • Sunrise 2:34 AM
  • Morning golden hour 2:34 AM–4:31 AM
  • Moonset 1:56 PM
  • Evening golden hour 9:01 PM–10:56 PM
  • Moonrise 9:43 PM
  • Sunset 10:56 PM
  • Fully dark Not tonight

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 4:13 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 4:13 PM Northern lights possible Kp 3 - could be overhead
Wed 4 Nov 2026 5:00 AM Northern lights possible Kp 4 - could be overhead
Thu 5 Nov 2026 8:00 PM Northern lights possible Kp 5 (G1) - could be overhead
Fri 6 Nov 2026 5:00 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 5:50 PM to 4:50 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 15.2% of the Sun covered
Tue 12 Jun 2029 5:17 AM Partial solar eclipse 40.6% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 7:51 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 9:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 77% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 4:46 AM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 3:11 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 74 minutes
Mon 11 Feb 2036 11:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 81.1% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 7:36 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it