Kiruna, Sweden

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

5:19 AM

5:19 AM

Clears the hills at 5:40 AM, 21 min after sunrise

4:23 AM Blue hour
5:19 AM Sunrise
6:32 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

VSB-30 | DLR TEXUS 60

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 10:45 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Crossing your sky
When
10:45 AM
Highest around 10:54 AM
Distance
23 mi
Climbs to
80°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
S
ESRANGE, Kiruna
Mission
Microgravity
Suborbital, planned or reached apogee about 264 km. From GCAT (2024-S10).

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

Sunset

6:10 PM

6:10 PM

Behind the hills at 6:02 PM, 8 min before sunset

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

4:58 PM Golden hour
6:10 PM Sunset
7:07 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

5:00 PM – 5:35 AM

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5:00 PM Moonrise
5:44 PM 4°
11:24 PM Highest, 23°
4:54 AM 4°
5:35 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 4:23 AM–5:19 AM
  • Sunrise 5:19 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:19 AM–6:32 AM
  • Moonset 5:53 AM
  • Morning best color 6:05 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:58 PM–6:10 PM
  • Moonrise 5:01 PM
  • Evening best color 5:06 PM
  • Sunset 6:10 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:10 PM–7:07 PM
  • Fully dark 9:59 PM–1:24 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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