Lofoten Islands, Norway

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

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Lofoten Islands, Norway

That morning

Sunrise

8:15 AM

8:15 AM

7:17 AM Blue hour
8:15 AM Sunrise
9:44 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:23 PM

5:23 PM

Behind the mountains at 3:46 PM, 97 min before sunset

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

3:54 PM Golden hour
5:23 PM Sunset
6:22 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:23 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:53 PM Dark enough
5:23 AM Best
6:49 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

7% lit

Below the horizon all day

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:17 AM–8:15 AM
  • Sunrise 8:15 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:15 AM–9:44 AM
  • Morning best color 9:01 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:54 PM–5:23 PM
  • Evening best color 4:18 PM
  • Sunset 5:23 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:23 PM–6:22 PM
  • Fully dark 8:33 PM–5:09 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:33 PM–5:09 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