Kiruna, Sweden

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

7:07 AM

7:07 AM

Clears the hills at 7:19 AM, 12 min after sunrise

6:11 AM Blue hour
7:07 AM Sunrise
8:32 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Red Kite/IM | DLR MAPHEUS 14

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 8:27 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Crossing your sky
When
8:27 AM
Highest around 8:36 AM
Distance
23 mi
Climbs to
80°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
S
ESRANGE, Kiruna
Mission
Micrograv
Suborbital, planned or reached apogee about 265 km. From GCAT (2024-S06).

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

4:35 PM

4:35 PM

Behind the hills at 4:27 PM, 8 min before sunset

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

3:11 PM Golden hour
4:35 PM Sunset
5:32 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

93% lit

9:01 PM – 6:58 AM

ESE WSW
9:01 PM Moonrise
9:48 PM 4°
2:02 AM Highest, 15°
6:13 AM 4°
6:58 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 6:11 AM–7:07 AM
  • Sunrise 7:07 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:07 AM–8:32 AM
  • Moonset 7:17 AM
  • Morning best color 7:53 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:11 PM–4:35 PM
  • Evening best color 3:30 PM
  • Sunset 4:35 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:35 PM–5:32 PM
  • Fully dark 7:42 PM–3:57 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:42 PM–9:02 PM
  • Moonrise 9:01 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

Northern lights possible Kp 3 - could be overhead
Wed 11 Nov 2026 5:00 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 3:44 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 3:44 PM Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Thu 12 Nov 2026 7:00 PM Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Fri 13 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