Lofoten Islands, Norway

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Lofoten Islands, Norway

That morning

Sunrise

4:30 AM

4:30 AM

2:58 AM Blue hour
4:30 AM Sunrise
5:57 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

9:46 PM

9:46 PM

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

8:20 PM Golden hour
9:46 PM Sunset
11:16 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 39 an hour

Best around 3:01 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
65°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
24% lost
Speed
59 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 most dependable shower of the year, on warm summer nights in the north.

Full moon

Full Sturgeon Moon

Rises 9:11 PM in the ESE

9:11 PM – 6:18 AM

Named for the lake sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer.

SE WSW
9:11 PM Moonrise
10:00 PM 4°
1:42 AM Highest, 13°
5:27 AM 4°
6:18 AM Moonset

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

Rises
9:11 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
9:32 AM
Distance
251,446 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 2:58 AM–4:30 AM
  • Morning best color 3:47 AM
  • Sunrise 4:30 AM
  • Morning golden hour 4:30 AM–5:57 AM
  • Moonset 4:31 AM
  • Evening golden hour 8:20 PM–9:46 PM
  • Evening best color 8:41 PM
  • Moonrise 9:11 PM
  • Sunset 9:46 PM
  • Evening blue hour 9:46 PM–11:16 PM
  • Fully dark Not tonight

Upcoming celestial events for Lofoten Islands, Norway

Black Moon (supermoon) No full darkness here tonight - the sky stays in twilight Tue 31 Aug 2027 7:39 PM Full Harvest Moon Rises 6:56 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 6:56 PM Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 7:05 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 8:01 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:00 PM to 3:50 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 4:33 AM Draconids Around 6 an hour
Fri 8 Oct 2027 7:31 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:23 PM in the NE Fri 15 Oct 2027 4:23 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 17.6% of the Sun covered
Tue 12 Jun 2029 5:20 AM Partial solar eclipse 37.2% 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 65% 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 79.8% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 7:37 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it