Kiruna, Sweden

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

8:36 AM

8:36 AM

Sunset

2:10 PM

2:10 PM

Behind the hills at 1:14 PM, 56 min before sunset

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

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 12:10 AM

Very LowExcellent
3:40 PM Dark enough
12:10 AM Best
7:10 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
45°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
65% 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

Waning gibbous

85% lit

Above the horizon all day

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:22 AM–8:36 AM
  • Sunrise 8:36 AM
  • Sunset 2:10 PM
  • Evening blue hour 2:10 PM–3:24 PM
  • Fully dark 5:40 PM–5:09 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 14 Nov 2026 3:31 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 14 Nov 2026 3:31 PM Northern lights possible Kp 3 - could be overhead
Sun 15 Nov 2026 3:00 AM Northern lights possible Kp 4 - could be overhead
Mon 16 Nov 2026 11:00 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 3:22 PM Southern 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