Kiruna, Sweden

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

7:50 AM

7:50 AM

Clears the hills at 8:00 AM, 10 min after sunrise

6:53 AM Blue hour
7:50 AM Sunrise
9:18 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:57 PM

4:57 PM

Behind the hills at 4:48 PM, 9 min before sunset

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

3:30 PM Golden hour
4:57 PM Sunset
5:55 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:57 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:27 PM Dark enough
3:06 AM Moonrise
4:57 AM Best
6:24 AM Too light
Estimate
~5/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
38°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
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

15% lit

1:15 AM – 5:04 PM

ENE WNW
1:15 AM Moonrise
2:04 AM 4°
9:22 AM Highest, 32°
4:21 PM 4°
5:04 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 1:15 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:53 AM–7:50 AM
  • Sunrise 7:50 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:50 AM–9:18 AM
  • Morning best color 8:38 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:30 PM–4:57 PM
  • Evening best color 3:52 PM
  • Sunset 4:57 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:57 PM–5:55 PM
  • Moonset 5:04 PM
  • Fully dark 8:04 PM–4:47 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:04 PM–3:14 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