Kiruna, Sweden

Monday, November 11, 2024

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

8:34 AM

8:34 AM

Rocket launch

Red Kite/IM | DLR MAPHEUS 15

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 9:38 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Crossing your sky
When
9:38 AM
Highest around 9:47 AM
Distance
23 mi
Climbs to
80°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
S
ESRANGE, Kiruna
Mission
Micrograv
Suborbital, planned or reached apogee about 309 km. From GCAT (2024-S68).

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

2:12 PM

2:12 PM

Behind the hills at 1:14 PM, 58 min before sunset

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

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 12:12 AM

Very LowExcellent
3:42 PM Dark enough
12:12 AM Best
1:38 AM Moonset
7:08 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here
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.

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 11:42 PM

Very LowExcellent
3:42 PM Dark enough
11:42 PM Best
1:38 AM Moonset
7:08 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
16% 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

Waxing gibbous

74% lit

2:33 PM – 1:38 AM

ESE WSW
2:33 PM Moonrise
3:16 PM 4°
8:00 PM Highest, 18°
12:52 AM 4°
1:38 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:20 AM–8:34 AM
  • Sunrise 8:34 AM
  • Sunset 2:12 PM
  • Evening blue hour 2:12 PM–3:26 PM
  • Moonrise 2:33 PM
  • Fully dark 5:41 PM–5:07 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:41 AM–5:07 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

Halloween Halloween night in Kiruna - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 31 Oct 2026 4:30 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 31 Oct 2026 4:30 PM Northern lights possible Kp 5 (G1) - could be overhead
Sat 31 Oct 2026 2:00 AM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Kiruna - sunset at 2:56 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 2:56 PM Northern lights possible Kp 4 - could be overhead
Sun 1 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