Kiruna, Sweden

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

7:47 AM

7:47 AM

Clears the hills at 7:57 AM, 10 min after sunrise

6:50 AM Blue hour
7:47 AM Sunrise
9:13 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:02 PM

5:02 PM

Behind the hills at 4:54 PM, 8 min before sunset

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

3:35 PM Golden hour
5:02 PM Sunset
5:59 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:02 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:32 PM Dark enough
1:15 AM Moonrise
5:02 AM Best
6:20 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
38°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
7% lost
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

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.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

Waning crescent

23% lit

11:06 PM – 5:26 PM

NE WNW
11:06 PM Moonrise
12:10 AM 4°
8:39 AM Highest, 38°
4:38 PM 4°
5:26 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:50 AM–7:47 AM
  • Sunrise 7:47 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:47 AM–9:13 AM
  • Morning best color 8:34 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:35 PM–5:02 PM
  • Evening best color 3:56 PM
  • Sunset 5:02 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:02 PM–5:59 PM
  • Moonset 5:26 PM
  • Fully dark 8:08 PM–4:44 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:08 PM–1:18 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Kiruna - sunset at 2:52 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 2:52 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 4:22 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 4:22 PM Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Mon 2 Nov 2026 1:00 AM Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Tue 3 Nov 2026 12:00 AM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 4:13 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