Kiruna, Sweden

Tuesday, April 20, 2027

TODAY
Kiruna, Sweden

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 2:48 AM

Radiant climbs to
52°
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

4:27 AM

4:27 AM

3:12 AM Blue hour
4:27 AM Sunrise
5:47 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:48 PM

8:48 PM

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

7:28 PM Golden hour
8:48 PM Sunset
10:04 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Pink Moon

Rises 9:18 PM in the SE

9:18 PM – 3:23 AM

SSE SSW
9:18 PM Moonrise
10:37 PM 4°
12:21 AM Highest, 6°
2:05 AM 4°
3:23 AM Moonset

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

Rises
9:18 PM in the SE
Exactly full
12:24 AM
Distance
238,165 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 3:12 AM–4:27 AM
  • Morning best color 3:44 AM
  • Moonset 3:49 AM
  • Sunrise 4:27 AM
  • Morning golden hour 4:27 AM–5:47 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:28 PM–8:48 PM
  • Evening best color 7:43 PM
  • Sunset 8:48 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:48 PM–10:04 PM
  • Moonrise 9:19 PM
  • Fully dark Not tonight
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Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

Lyrids Around 12 an hour
Thu 22 Apr 2027 2:41 AM New moon No full darkness here tonight - the sky stays in twilight Thu 6 May 2027 1:06 PM New moon No full darkness here tonight - the sky stays in twilight Fri 4 Jun 2027 9:47 PM Summer solstice The Sun does not set Mon 21 Jun 2027 4:10 PM New moon (supermoon) No full darkness here tonight - the sky stays in twilight Sat 3 Jul 2027 5:07 AM Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 12:06 AM in the SSE Mon 19 Jul 2027 12:06 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