Kiruna, Sweden

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

11:14 AM

11:14 AM

Clears the hills at 11:07 AM, 7 min after sunrise

Sunset

12:12 PM

12:12 PM

Behind the hills at 11:23 AM, 49 min before sunset

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

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 8:12 AM

Very LowExcellent
1:42 PM Dark enough
8:12 AM Best
9:37 AM Too light
Estimate
~8/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
71°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
9% lost
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

89% lit

Above the horizon all day

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 8:51 AM–11:14 AM
  • Sunrise 11:14 AM
  • Sunset 12:12 PM
  • Evening blue hour 12:12 PM–2:34 PM
  • Fully dark 5:10 PM–6:15 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 8:00 PM 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 10:00 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