Kiruna, Sweden

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

4:58 AM

4:58 AM

Clears the hills at 5:23 AM, 25 min after sunrise

3:51 AM Blue hour
4:58 AM Sunrise
6:14 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:21 PM

8:21 PM

Behind the hills at 8:13 PM, 8 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

7:05 PM Golden hour
8:21 PM Sunset
9:28 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Sturgeon Moon

Supermoon, blue moon - rises 9:05 PM in the SE

9:05 PM – 4:38 AM

Named for the lake sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer. A blue moon too: the second full moon in one calendar month.

SE SW
9:05 PM Moonrise
10:05 PM 4°
12:50 AM Highest, 9°
3:38 AM 4°
4:38 AM Moonset

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

Rises
9:05 PM in the SE
Exactly full
3:39 AM
Distance
221,684 mi - supermoon, blue moon

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 1:56 AM
  • Morning blue hour 3:51 AM–4:58 AM
  • Sunrise 4:58 AM
  • Morning golden hour 4:58 AM–6:14 AM
  • Morning best color 5:43 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:05 PM–8:21 PM
  • Evening best color 7:16 PM
  • Sunset 8:21 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:21 PM–9:28 PM
  • Moonrise 9:06 PM
  • Fully dark Not tonight

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Thu 12 Nov 2026 11:00 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 12 Nov 2026 3:40 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 12 Nov 2026 3:40 PM Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:00 PM Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Sat 14 Nov 2026 5:00 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