Kiruna, Sweden

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

7:33 AM

7:33 AM

Clears the hills at 7:44 AM, 11 min after sunrise

6:37 AM Blue hour
7:33 AM Sunrise
8:55 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:17 PM

5:17 PM

Behind the hills at 5:07 PM, 10 min before sunset

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

3:54 PM Golden hour
5:17 PM Sunset
6:13 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:17 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:47 PM Dark enough
10:13 PM Moonset
5:17 AM Best
6:06 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

Waxing gibbous

67% lit

6:58 PM – 10:13 PM

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:37 AM–7:33 AM
  • Sunrise 7:33 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:33 AM–8:55 AM
  • Morning best color 8:18 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:54 PM–5:17 PM
  • Evening best color 4:12 PM
  • Sunset 5:17 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:17 PM–6:13 PM
  • Moonrise 6:58 PM
  • Fully dark 8:24 PM–4:30 AM
  • Moonset 10:13 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:24 PM–4:30 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

Northern lights possible Kp 3 - could be overhead
Sun 1 Nov 2026 2:00 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 6:00 PM 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