Kiruna, Sweden

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Kiruna, Sweden

Rocket launch

VSB-30 | DLR MAIUS-2

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 8:30 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Crossing your sky
When
8:30 AM
Highest around 8:39 AM
Distance
23 mi
Climbs to
80°
Lighting
Sky still bright
Launch site
S
ESRANGE, Kiruna
Mission
Physics
Suborbital, planned or reached apogee about 230 km. From GCAT (2023-S67).

The plume will be lit, but the sky behind it is still bright enough to wash it out. Twenty minutes later would be the shot.

That morning

Sunrise

10:14 AM

10:14 AM

Clears the hills at 10:09 AM, 5 min after sunrise

Sunset

12:42 PM

12:42 PM

Behind the hills at 11:43 AM, 59 min before sunset

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

Moon

Waning gibbous

75% lit

4:43 PM – 2:10 PM

NE NW
4:43 PM Moonrise
6:39 PM 4°
4:13 AM Highest, 42°
1:09 PM 4°
2:10 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 8:23 AM–10:14 AM
  • Sunrise 10:14 AM
  • Sunset 12:42 PM
  • Evening blue hour 12:42 PM–2:33 PM
  • Moonset 3:23 PM
  • Moonrise 4:44 PM
  • Fully dark 5:04 PM–5:54 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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 6:00 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