Kiruna, Sweden

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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Kiruna, Sweden Tuesday 21 April 2026

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Around 12 an hour

Best around 3:26 AM

Radiant climbs to
54°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
49 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.

Usually steady, but now and then it has a short burst of many more.

That morning

Sunrise

4:21 AM

4:21 AM

3:04 AM Blue hour
4:21 AM Sunrise
5:43 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:53 PM

8:53 PM

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

7:32 PM Golden hour
8:53 PM Sunset
10:12 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

21% lit

Above the horizon all day

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 3:04 AM–4:21 AM
  • Morning best color 3:36 AM
  • Sunrise 4:21 AM
  • Morning golden hour 4:21 AM–5:43 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:32 PM–8:53 PM
  • Evening best color 7:49 PM
  • Sunset 8:53 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:53 PM–10:12 PM
  • Fully dark Not tonight
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Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:40 PM to 4:10 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 5:50 PM Northern lights possible Kp 5 (G1) - could be overhead
Sat 10 Oct 2026 1:00 AM Northern lights possible Kp 6 (G2) - could be overhead
Sun 11 Oct 2026 7:41 PM Orionids Around 11 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:01 AM 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 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