Kiruna, Sweden

Friday, October 11, 2024

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

7:29 AM

7:29 AM

Clears the hills at 7:40 AM, 11 min after sunrise

6:33 AM Blue hour
7:29 AM Sunrise
8:51 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:21 PM

5:21 PM

Behind the hills at 5:10 PM, 11 min before sunset

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

3:59 PM Golden hour
5:21 PM Sunset
6:17 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:06 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:51 PM Dark enough
5:06 AM Best
6:03 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
37°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

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.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

First quarter

57% lit

6:58 PM – 10:13 PM

6:58 PM Moonrise
8:35 PM Highest, 2°
10:13 PM Moonset

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:33 AM–7:29 AM
  • Sunrise 7:29 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:29 AM–8:51 AM
  • Morning best color 8:15 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:59 PM–5:21 PM
  • Evening best color 4:16 PM
  • Sunset 5:21 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:21 PM–6:17 PM
  • Fully dark 8:28 PM–4:26 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:28 PM–4:26 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

Northern lights possible Kp 3 - could be overhead
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:00 AM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Kiruna - sunset at 2:52 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 2:52 PM Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Mon 2 Nov 2026 12:00 AM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 4:22 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 4:22 PM Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Tue 3 Nov 2026 12:00 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