Kiruna, Sweden

Monday, August 17, 2026

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Kiruna, Sweden Monday 17 August 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 52 an hour

Best around 3:20 AM

Radiant climbs to
69°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
59 km/s

Rates are what one person might count under a dark sky, already brought down for how high the radiant gets here and for the Moon - not the headline figure, which assumes the radiant overhead and no light at all. Cloud is the other half, and it is on the sunset tile.

The reliable one, and warm enough to sit out for in the north.

That morning

Sunrise

4:09 AM

4:09 AM

2:41 AM Blue hour
4:09 AM Sunrise
5:34 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

9:17 PM

9:17 PM

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

7:52 PM Golden hour
9:17 PM Sunset
10:43 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

24% lit

12:42 PM – 7:46 PM

SE SSW
12:42 PM Moonrise
1:47 PM 4°
4:15 PM Highest, 8°
6:43 PM 4°
7:46 PM Moonset

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

This day at a glance

Sunrise

2:41 AM Blue hour
4:09 AM Sunrise
5:34 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, waxing crescent

12:42 PM Moonrise
1:47 PM 4°
4:15 PM Highest, 8°
6:43 PM 4°
7:46 PM Moonset

Sunset

7:52 PM Golden hour
9:17 PM Sunset
10:43 PM Blue hour ends
← Previous day Sunday Sun, Aug 16
Next day → Tuesday Tue, Aug 18

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

Draconids Around 9 an hour
Thu 8 Oct 2026 7:06 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:40 PM to 4:10 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 5:50 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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 5:50 PM to 4:50 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 AM

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