Kiruna, Sweden

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

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Kiruna, Sweden

Rocket launch

Red Kite/Red Kite | DLR MAPHEUS 16

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 5:05 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Crossing your sky
When
5:05 AM
Highest around 5:14 AM
Distance
23 mi
Climbs to
80°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
S
ESRANGE, Kiruna
Mission
Micrograv
Suborbital, planned or reached apogee about 267 km. From GCAT (2025-S57).

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

That morning

Sunrise

8:37 AM

8:37 AM

Sunset

2:09 PM

2:09 PM

Behind the hills at 1:14 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 12:09 AM

Very LowExcellent
3:39 PM Dark enough
9:52 PM Moonrise
12:09 AM Best
7:11 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
44°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
10% lost
Speed
29 km/s

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 11:39 PM

Very LowExcellent
3:39 PM Dark enough
9:52 PM Moonrise
11:39 PM Best
7:11 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
37°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
8% lost
Speed
27 km/s

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

Last quarter

48% lit

7:32 PM – 2:45 PM

NE WNW
7:32 PM Moonrise
8:45 PM 4°
5:36 AM Highest, 39°
1:53 PM 4°
2:45 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 7:23 AM–8:37 AM
  • Sunrise 8:37 AM
  • Sunset 2:09 PM
  • Evening blue hour 2:09 PM–3:23 PM
  • Moonset 2:45 PM
  • Fully dark 5:39 PM–5:09 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 5:39 PM–9:59 PM
  • Moonrise 9:52 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Kiruna - sunset at 2:56 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 2:56 PM Northern lights possible Kp 3 - could be overhead
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:00 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 1 Nov 2026 4:26 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 1 Nov 2026 4:26 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Kiruna - sunset at 2:52 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 2:52 PM Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Mon 2 Nov 2026 12:00 AM 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