Kiruna, Sweden

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

9:15 AM

9:15 AM

Clears the hills at 9:18 AM, 3 min after sunrise

Sunset

1:33 PM

1:33 PM

Behind the hills at 12:38 PM, 55 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 12:03 AM

Very LowExcellent
3:03 PM Dark enough
12:03 AM Best
7:50 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
46°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
45% 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.

Moon

Waning gibbous

75% lit

Above the horizon all day

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:50 AM–9:15 AM
  • Sunrise 9:15 AM
  • Sunset 1:33 PM
  • Evening blue hour 1:33 PM–2:59 PM
  • Fully dark 5:21 PM–5:31 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

Northern lights possible Kp 5 (G1) - could be overhead
Mon 9 Nov 2026 5:00 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 5:00 PM 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 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