Kiruna, Sweden

Thursday, April 23, 2026

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Kiruna, Sweden Thursday 23 April 2026

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 3:19 AM

Radiant climbs to
54°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
9% lost
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

4:13 AM

4:13 AM

2:52 AM Blue hour
4:13 AM Sunrise
5:35 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

9:01 PM

9:01 PM

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

7:38 PM Golden hour
9:01 PM Sunset
10:24 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

42% lit

8:17 AM – 5:04 AM

NE NW
8:17 AM Moonrise
9:57 AM 4°
7:23 PM Highest, 41°
4:07 AM 4°
5:04 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 2:52 AM–4:13 AM
  • Morning best color 3:27 AM
  • Sunrise 4:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 4:13 AM–5:35 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:38 PM–9:01 PM
  • Evening best color 7:57 PM
  • Sunset 9:01 PM
  • Evening blue hour 9:01 PM–10:24 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

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