Kiruna, Sweden

Monday, November 11, 2024

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

8:34 AM

8:34 AM

Rocket launch

Red Kite/IM | DLR MAPHEUS 15

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 9:38 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Crossing your sky
When
9:38 AM
Highest around 9:47 AM
Distance
23 mi
Climbs to
80°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
S
ESRANGE, Kiruna
Mission
Micrograv
Suborbital, planned or reached apogee about 309 km. From GCAT (2024-S68).

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

Sunset

2:12 PM

2:12 PM

Behind the hills at 1:14 PM, 58 min before sunset

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

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 12:12 AM

Very LowExcellent
3:42 PM Dark enough
12:12 AM Best
1:38 AM Moonset
7:08 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
45°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
12% 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.

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 11:57 PM

Very LowExcellent
3:42 PM Dark enough
11:57 PM Best
1:38 AM Moonset
7:08 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
38°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
14% lost
Speed
27 km/s

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

Dust from Comet Encke, which goes round the Sun every 3.3 years, the shortest of any bright comet. Its stream is old and spread wide, so the Taurids last for weeks and carry larger pieces than most: the 'Halloween 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.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

74% lit

2:33 PM – 1:38 AM

ESE WSW
2:33 PM Moonrise
3:16 PM 4°
8:00 PM Highest, 18°
12:52 AM 4°
1:38 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 7:20 AM–8:34 AM
  • Sunrise 8:34 AM
  • Sunset 2:12 PM
  • Evening blue hour 2:12 PM–3:26 PM
  • Moonrise 2:33 PM
  • Fully dark 5:41 PM–5:07 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:41 AM–5:07 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

Northern lights possible Kp 5 (G1) - could be overhead
Mon 9 Nov 2026 6:00 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 9 Nov 2026 3:52 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 9 Nov 2026 3:52 PM Northern lights possible Kp 3 - could be overhead
Tue 10 Nov 2026 8:00 PM Northern lights possible Kp 3 - could be overhead
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:00 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 3:44 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