Lofoten Islands, Norway

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Lofoten Islands, Norway

That morning

Sunrise

8:55 AM

8:55 AM

Clears the mountains at 12:38 PM, 223 min after sunrise

7:52 AM Blue hour
8:55 AM Sunrise
10:42 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:41 PM

4:41 PM

Behind the hills at 3:30 PM, 71 min before sunset

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

2:52 PM Golden hour
4:41 PM Sunset
5:43 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:11 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:11 PM Dark enough
5:11 AM Best
7:29 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
30% lost
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 gibbous

97% lit

4:45 PM – 8:05 AM

E WNW
4:45 PM Moonrise
5:27 PM 4°
12:11 AM Highest, 30°
7:15 AM 4°
8:05 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:55 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:52 AM–8:55 AM
  • Sunrise 8:55 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:55 AM–10:42 AM
  • Morning best color 9:40 AM
  • Evening golden hour 2:52 PM–4:41 PM
  • Evening best color 3:36 PM
  • Sunset 4:41 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:41 PM–5:43 PM
  • Moonrise 4:45 PM
  • Fully dark 7:55 PM–5:44 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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