Kiruna, Sweden

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Kiruna, Sweden

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 34 an hour

Best around 7:13 PM

Radiant climbs to
27°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
35 km/s

The rate at the top 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

That morning

Sunrise

11:20 AM

11:20 AM

Sunset

11:43 AM

11:43 AM

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

Moon

Waning gibbous

64% lit

7:15 PM – 12:38 PM

ENE WNW
7:15 PM Moonrise
8:12 PM 4°
4:15 AM Highest, 36°
11:52 AM 4°
12:38 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 8:43 AM–11:20 AM
  • Sunrise 11:20 AM
  • Sunset 11:43 AM
  • Evening blue hour 11:43 AM–2:21 PM
  • Moonset 12:38 PM
  • Moonrise 9:21 PM
  • Fully dark Not tonight

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

Northern lights possible Kp 3 - could be overhead
Thu 15 Oct 2026 5:00 AM Northern lights possible Kp 3 - could be overhead
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:00 AM Orionids Around 11 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:01 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 2:26 PM in the NE Sun 25 Oct 2026 2:26 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:13 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 5:50 PM to 4:50 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 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