Kiruna, Sweden

Saturday, October 15, 2022

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

7:42 AM

7:42 AM

Clears the hills at 7:53 AM, 11 min after sunrise

6:45 AM Blue hour
7:42 AM Sunrise
9:07 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:07 PM

5:07 PM

Behind the hills at 4:58 PM, 9 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

3:42 PM Golden hour
5:07 PM Sunset
6:04 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:07 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:37 PM Dark enough
5:07 AM Best
6:16 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
37°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
52% lost
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

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.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

Waning gibbous

71% lit

Above the horizon all day

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:45 AM–7:42 AM
  • Sunrise 7:42 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:42 AM–9:07 AM
  • Morning best color 8:27 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:42 PM–5:07 PM
  • Evening best color 4:02 PM
  • Sunset 5:07 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:07 PM–6:04 PM
  • Fully dark 8:14 PM–4:39 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 15 Nov 2026 3:27 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 15 Nov 2026 3:27 PM Northern lights possible Kp 3 - could be overhead
Sun 15 Nov 2026 2:00 AM Leonids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 15 Nov 2026 3:27 PM Northern lights possible Kp 5 (G1) - could be overhead
Mon 16 Nov 2026 10:00 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 3:22 PM 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