Kiruna, Sweden

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

7:23 AM

7:23 AM

Clears the hills at 7:36 AM, 13 min after sunrise

6:27 AM Blue hour
7:23 AM Sunrise
8:43 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Black Brant IX | DLR HIFLIER-1

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 10:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Crossing your sky
When
10:00 AM
Highest around 10:09 AM
Distance
23 mi
Climbs to
80°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
S
ESRANGE, Kiruna
Mission
Hypersonic
Suborbital, planned or reached apogee about 280 km. From GCAT (2023-S43).

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

5:29 PM

5:29 PM

Behind the hills at 5:18 PM, 11 min before sunset

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

4:08 PM Golden hour
5:29 PM Sunset
6:24 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

16% lit

11:38 PM – 6:24 PM

NE WNW
11:38 PM Moonrise
12:45 AM 4°
9:24 AM Highest, 39°
5:33 PM 4°
6:24 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 6:27 AM–7:23 AM
  • Sunrise 7:23 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:23 AM–8:43 AM
  • Morning best color 8:08 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:08 PM–5:29 PM
  • Evening best color 4:24 PM
  • Sunset 5:29 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:29 PM–6:24 PM
  • Moonset 6:24 PM
  • Fully dark 8:36 PM–4:19 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:36 PM–1:46 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Thu 12 Nov 2026 8:00 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