Kiruna, Sweden

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

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Kiruna, Sweden

Rocket launch

Soyuz 2.1v/Volga | Kosmos 2581/2582/2583

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 4:59 AM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish possible 5:04 AM–5:08 AM, ENE about 5° up

Look
ESE
Crossing your sky
When
4:59 AM
Highest around 5:06 AM
Distance
670 mi
Climbs to
5°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
43/4 (43R)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

That morning

Sunrise

8:36 AM

8:36 AM

7:28 AM Blue hour
8:36 AM Sunrise
11:11 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

3:09 PM

3:09 PM

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

12:38 PM Golden hour
3:09 PM Sunset
4:17 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

51% lit

Above the horizon all day

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:12 AM
  • Moonrise 7:10 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:28 AM–8:36 AM
  • Morning best color 7:49 AM
  • Sunrise 8:36 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:36 AM–11:11 AM
  • Evening golden hour 12:38 PM–3:09 PM
  • Evening best color 2:04 PM
  • Sunset 3:09 PM
  • Evening blue hour 3:09 PM–4:17 PM
  • Fully dark 6:29 PM–5:13 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

Spectrum | 1 x Pelican satellite No date yet - NET Q4 2026 Sun 1 Nov 2026 Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Tue 27 Oct 2026 11:00 PM Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Wed 28 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Thu 29 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Halloween Halloween night in Kiruna - waning gibbous moon Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Kiruna - sunset at 2:56 PM Sun 1 Nov 2026 2:56 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

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