Lofoten Islands, Norway

Monday, October 16, 2023

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Lofoten Islands, Norway

That morning

Sunrise

8:12 AM

8:12 AM

7:14 AM Blue hour
8:12 AM Sunrise
9:39 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:28 PM

5:28 PM

Behind the mountains at 3:49 PM, 99 min before sunset

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

4:00 PM Golden hour
5:28 PM Sunset
6:26 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:28 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:58 PM Dark enough
5:28 AM Best
6:45 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

Waxing crescent

3% lit

11:18 AM – 4:33 PM

SSE S
11:18 AM Moonrise
1:06 PM 4°
1:56 PM Highest, 4°
2:46 PM 4°
4:33 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 7:14 AM–8:12 AM
  • Sunrise 8:12 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:12 AM–9:39 AM
  • Morning best color 8:57 AM
  • Moonrise 11:19 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:00 PM–5:28 PM
  • Evening best color 4:23 PM
  • Moonset 4:33 PM
  • Sunset 5:28 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:28 PM–6:26 PM
  • Fully dark 8:37 PM–5:06 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:37 PM–5:06 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Lofoten Islands, Norway

Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 14 Nov 2026 3:51 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 14 Nov 2026 3:51 PM Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Sat 14 Nov 2026 4:00 AM Northern lights possible Kp 3 - could be overhead
Sun 15 Nov 2026 1:00 AM Northern lights possible Kp 4 - could be overhead
Mon 16 Nov 2026 11:00 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 3:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 0.1% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 11:19 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 17.6% of the Sun covered
Tue 12 Jun 2029 5:20 AM Partial solar eclipse 37.2% 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 65% 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 79.8% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 7:37 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it