Kiruna, Sweden

Monday, October 16, 2023

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

7:45 AM

7:45 AM

Clears the hills at 7:55 AM, 10 min after sunrise

6:48 AM Blue hour
7:45 AM Sunrise
9:10 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:04 PM

5:04 PM

Behind the hills at 4:56 PM, 8 min before sunset

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

3:38 PM Golden hour
5:04 PM Sunset
6:01 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:04 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:34 PM Dark enough
5:04 AM Best
6:18 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
38°
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

Waxing crescent

3% lit

10:46 AM – 4:14 PM

SSE SSW
10:46 AM Moonrise
12:21 PM 4°
1:31 PM Highest, 5°
2:39 PM 4°
4:14 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 6:48 AM–7:45 AM
  • Sunrise 7:45 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:45 AM–9:10 AM
  • Morning best color 8:30 AM
  • Moonrise 10:46 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:38 PM–5:04 PM
  • Evening best color 3:59 PM
  • Moonset 4:14 PM
  • Sunset 5:04 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:04 PM–6:01 PM
  • Fully dark 8:10 PM–4:42 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:10 PM–4:42 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