Kiruna, Sweden

Monday, October 28, 2024

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

7:34 AM

7:34 AM

Clears the hills at 7:38 AM, 4 min after sunrise

6:32 AM Blue hour
7:34 AM Sunrise
9:23 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

3:10 PM

3:10 PM

Behind the hills at 2:23 PM, 47 min before sunset

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

1:21 PM Golden hour
3:10 PM Sunset
4:13 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 12:40 AM

Very LowExcellent
4:40 PM Dark enough
12:40 AM Best
2:53 AM Moonrise
6:08 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
No interference
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 12:55 AM

Very LowExcellent
4:40 PM Dark enough
12:55 AM Best
2:53 AM Moonrise
6:08 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
No interference
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.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 3:25 AM

Very LowExcellent
4:40 PM Dark enough
2:53 AM Moonrise
3:25 AM Best
6:08 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
No interference
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.

Moon

Waning crescent

14% lit

1:12 AM – 3:23 PM

E W
1:12 AM Moonrise
1:58 AM 4°
8:26 AM Highest, 28°
2:42 PM 4°
3:23 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 1:13 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:32 AM–7:34 AM
  • Morning best color 6:49 AM
  • Sunrise 7:34 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:34 AM–9:23 AM
  • Evening golden hour 1:21 PM–3:10 PM
  • Evening best color 2:05 PM
  • Sunset 3:10 PM
  • Evening blue hour 3:10 PM–4:13 PM
  • Moonset 3:23 PM
  • Fully dark 6:22 PM–4:26 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:22 PM–2:52 AM

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