Lofoten Islands, Norway

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Lofoten Islands, Norway

That morning

Sunrise

8:06 AM

8:06 AM

Clears the mountains at 11:42 AM, 216 min after sunrise

7:02 AM Blue hour
8:06 AM Sunrise
10:03 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

3:29 PM

3:29 PM

Behind the hills at 2:31 PM, 58 min before sunset

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

1:31 PM Golden hour
3:29 PM Sunset
4:33 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 12:44 AM

Very LowExcellent
4:59 PM Dark enough
12:44 AM Best
4:13 AM Moonset
6:41 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
36°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
32% lost
Speed
27 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

Dust from Comet Encke, which goes round the Sun every 3.3 years, the shortest of any bright comet. Its stream is old and spread wide, so the Taurids last for weeks and carry larger pieces than most: the 'Halloween fireballs'.

The estimate 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 12:44 AM

Very LowExcellent
4:59 PM Dark enough
12:44 AM Best
4:13 AM Moonset
6:41 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
42°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
32% lost
Speed
29 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

The other half of Comet Encke's wide, old stream: the same dust as the Southern Taurids, met a little later and from a little further north. Known, with them, for slow, bright fireballs.

The estimate 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

86% lit

2:43 PM – 4:13 AM

E W
2:43 PM Moonrise
3:24 PM 4°
9:21 PM Highest, 25°
3:28 AM 4°
4:13 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:37 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:02 AM–8:06 AM
  • Sunrise 8:06 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:06 AM–10:03 AM
  • Morning best color 8:54 AM
  • Evening golden hour 1:31 PM–3:29 PM
  • Evening best color 2:24 PM
  • Moonrise 2:43 PM
  • Sunset 3:29 PM
  • Evening blue hour 3:29 PM–4:33 PM
  • Fully dark 6:45 PM–4:54 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:15 AM–4:54 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Lofoten Islands, Norway

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