Kiruna, Sweden

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

8:22 AM

8:22 AM

Clears the hills at 8:29 AM, 7 min after sunrise

7:21 AM Blue hour
8:22 AM Sunrise
10:03 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:23 PM

4:23 PM

Behind the hills at 3:40 PM, 43 min before sunset

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

2:41 PM Golden hour
4:23 PM Sunset
5:24 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:38 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:53 PM Dark enough
10:20 PM Moonrise
4:38 AM Best
6:56 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
19% 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 1:53 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:53 PM Dark enough
10:20 PM Moonrise
1:53 AM Best
6:56 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
11% 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.

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 2:08 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:53 PM Dark enough
10:20 PM Moonrise
2:08 AM Best
6:56 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
44°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
12% lost
Speed
29 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.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Moon

Last quarter

39% lit

10:20 PM – 5:05 PM

NE WNW
10:20 PM Moonrise
11:27 PM 4°
8:06 AM Highest, 39°
4:15 PM 4°
5:05 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:21 AM–8:22 AM
  • Sunrise 8:22 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:22 AM–10:03 AM
  • Morning best color 9:08 AM
  • Evening golden hour 2:41 PM–4:23 PM
  • Evening best color 3:18 PM
  • Sunset 4:23 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:23 PM–5:24 PM
  • Moonset 5:40 PM
  • Fully dark 7:33 PM–5:16 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:33 PM–10:23 PM
  • Moonrise 10:20 PM

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