Kiruna, Sweden

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

11:28 AM

11:28 AM

Sunset

11:57 AM

11:57 AM

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

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 8:12 AM

Very LowExcellent
1:27 PM Dark enough
10:25 PM Moonrise
8:12 AM Best
9:47 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
72°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
18% lost
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

Moon

Waning gibbous

66% lit

10:25 PM – 11:01 AM

E W
10:25 PM Moonrise
11:09 PM 4°
4:49 AM Highest, 23°
10:20 AM 4°
11:01 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 8:53 AM–11:28 AM
  • Moonset 11:19 AM
  • Sunrise 11:28 AM
  • Sunset 11:57 AM
  • Evening blue hour 11:57 AM–2:32 PM
  • Fully dark 5:08 PM–6:16 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 5:08 PM–10:28 PM
  • Moonrise 10:25 PM

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