Kiruna, Sweden

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

7:53 AM

7:53 AM

Clears the hills at 8:03 AM, 10 min after sunrise

6:55 AM Blue hour
7:53 AM Sunrise
9:21 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:54 PM

4:54 PM

Behind the hills at 4:45 PM, 9 min before sunset

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

3:26 PM Golden hour
4:54 PM Sunset
5:52 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:54 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:24 PM Dark enough
4:54 AM Best
6:27 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
38°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
27% 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

Last quarter

43% lit

Above the horizon all day

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:55 AM–7:53 AM
  • Sunrise 7:53 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:53 AM–9:21 AM
  • Morning best color 8:39 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:26 PM–4:54 PM
  • Evening best color 3:50 PM
  • Sunset 4:54 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:54 PM–5:52 PM
  • Fully dark 8:01 PM–4:50 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Sat 14 Nov 2026 6:00 AM Northern lights possible Kp 3 - could be overhead
Sun 15 Nov 2026 6:00 PM 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 Leonids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 15 Nov 2026 3:27 PM Northern lights possible Kp 4 - could be overhead
Mon 16 Nov 2026 10:00 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