Kiruna, Sweden

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

8:18 AM

8:18 AM

Clears the hills at 8:25 AM, 7 min after sunrise

7:18 AM Blue hour
8:18 AM Sunrise
9:57 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:27 PM

4:27 PM

Behind the hills at 3:48 PM, 39 min before sunset

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

2:48 PM Golden hour
4:27 PM Sunset
5:28 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:42 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:57 PM Dark enough
4:42 AM Best
6:52 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
38°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
31% lost
Speed
66 km/s

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.

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 1:57 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:57 PM Dark enough
1:57 AM Best
6:52 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
37°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
21% lost
Speed
27 km/s

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.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Moon

Last quarter

49% lit

Above the horizon all day

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:18 AM–8:18 AM
  • Sunrise 8:18 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:18 AM–9:57 AM
  • Morning best color 9:04 AM
  • Evening golden hour 2:48 PM–4:27 PM
  • Evening best color 3:22 PM
  • Sunset 4:27 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:27 PM–5:28 PM
  • Fully dark 7:37 PM–5:12 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Kiruna - sunset at 2:56 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 2:56 PM Northern lights possible Kp 3 - could be overhead
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:00 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 1 Nov 2026 4:26 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 1 Nov 2026 4:26 PM 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 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