Kiruna, Sweden

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

6:06 AM

6:06 AM

5:11 AM Blue hour
6:06 AM Sunrise
7:21 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Improved Orion ? | EURO REXUS 34

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 6:23 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Crossing your sky
When
6:23 AM
Highest around 6:32 AM
Distance
23 mi
Climbs to
80°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
ESRANGE, Kiruna
Mission
Tech
Suborbital, planned or reached apogee about 80 km. From GCAT (2025-S10).

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

Sunset

5:30 PM

5:30 PM

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

4:15 PM Golden hour
5:30 PM Sunset
6:25 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Worm Moon

Rises 4:20 PM in the ENE

4:20 PM – 6:15 AM

Named for the earthworms and beetle larvae that show again as the ground thaws.

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4:20 PM Moonrise
5:05 PM 4°
11:26 PM Highest, 27°
5:34 AM 4°
6:15 AM Moonset

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

Rises
4:20 PM in the ENE
Exactly full
7:56 AM
Distance
249,260 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:11 AM–6:06 AM
  • Morning best color 5:18 AM
  • Sunrise 6:06 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:06 AM–7:21 AM
  • Moonset 6:35 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:15 PM–5:30 PM
  • Moonrise 4:20 PM
  • Evening best color 4:25 PM
  • Sunset 5:30 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:30 PM–6:25 PM
  • Fully dark 8:47 PM–2:44 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
Mon 26 Oct 2026 8:00 PM Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Tue 27 Oct 2026 8:00 PM Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Wed 28 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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