Kiruna, Sweden

Friday, October 13, 2023

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

7:34 AM

7:34 AM

Clears the hills at 7:45 AM, 11 min after sunrise

6:37 AM Blue hour
7:34 AM Sunrise
8:56 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:16 PM

5:16 PM

Behind the hills at 5:06 PM, 10 min before sunset

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

3:53 PM Golden hour
5:16 PM Sunset
6:12 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:16 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:46 PM Dark enough
5:16 AM Best
6:07 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
37°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

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.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

New moon

2% lit

5:09 AM – 5:24 PM

E WSW
5:09 AM Moonrise
5:53 AM 4°
11:22 AM Highest, 22°
4:43 PM 4°
5:24 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 5:10 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:37 AM–7:34 AM
  • Sunrise 7:34 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:34 AM–8:56 AM
  • Morning best color 8:19 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:53 PM–5:16 PM
  • Evening best color 4:12 PM
  • Sunset 5:16 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:16 PM–6:12 PM
  • Moonset 5:25 PM
  • Fully dark 8:23 PM–4:31 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:23 PM–4:31 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