Kiruna, Sweden

Thursday, March 23, 2023

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

5:26 AM

5:26 AM

Clears the hills at 5:47 AM, 21 min after sunrise

4:30 AM Blue hour
5:26 AM Sunrise
6:39 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:04 PM

6:04 PM

Behind the hills at 5:51 PM, 13 min before sunset

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

4:51 PM Golden hour
6:04 PM Sunset
7:00 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

IM/IO | BROR

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 7:23 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Crossing your sky
When
7:23 PM
Highest around 7:32 PM
Distance
23 mi
Climbs to
80°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
S
ESRANGE, Kiruna
Mission
Auroral
Suborbital, planned or reached apogee about 240 km. From GCAT (2023-S10).

The sun is far enough down that the ground is dark and still high enough to light the plume: exhaust expanding into near-vacuum turns into a glowing bell visible for hundreds of miles.

Moon

Waxing crescent

4% lit

5:45 AM – 9:29 PM

E WNW
5:45 AM Moonrise
6:28 AM 4°
1:24 PM Highest, 32°
8:39 PM 4°
9:29 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 4:30 AM–5:26 AM
  • Sunrise 5:26 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:26 AM–6:39 AM
  • Moonrise 5:46 AM
  • Morning best color 6:12 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:51 PM–6:04 PM
  • Evening best color 5:00 PM
  • Sunset 6:04 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:04 PM–7:00 PM
  • Moonset 9:30 PM
  • Fully dark 9:45 PM–1:39 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:45 PM–1:39 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 3:35 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 3:35 PM Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:00 AM Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Sat 14 Nov 2026 5:00 PM Northern lights possible Kp 3 - could be overhead
Sun 15 Nov 2026 7:00 PM Leonids Around 6 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