Lofoten Islands, Norway

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Lofoten Islands, Norway

That morning

Sunrise

9:59 AM

9:59 AM

Clears the hills at 12:27 PM, 148 min after sunrise

Sunset

1:41 PM

1:41 PM

Behind the hills at 1:04 PM, 37 min before sunset

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

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 12:26 AM

Very LowExcellent
3:11 PM Dark enough
12:26 AM Best
4:22 AM Moonset
8:35 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
46°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
34% lost
Speed
29 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

The other half of Comet Encke's wide, old stream: the same dust as the Southern Taurids, met a little later and from a little further north. Known, with them, for slow, bright fireballs.

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.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

82% lit

2:05 PM – 4:22 AM

E W
2:05 PM Moonrise
2:47 PM 4°
9:03 PM Highest, 27°
3:35 AM 4°
4:22 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:18 AM
  • Morning blue hour 8:26 AM–9:59 AM
  • Sunrise 9:59 AM
  • Sunset 1:41 PM
  • Evening blue hour 1:41 PM–3:15 PM
  • Moonrise 2:05 PM
  • Fully dark 5:41 PM–6:02 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:31 AM–6:02 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 6:00 AM Northern lights possible Kp 3 - could be overhead
Sun 15 Nov 2026 5:00 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 3:42 PM Southern 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