Kiruna, Sweden

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

6:11 AM

6:11 AM

5:16 AM Blue hour
6:11 AM Sunrise
7:27 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Improved Orion | EURO REXUS 36

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 12:34 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Crossing your sky
When
12:34 PM
Highest around 12:43 PM
Distance
23 mi
Climbs to
80°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
ESRANGE, Kiruna
Mission
Tech
Suborbital, planned or reached apogee about 80 km. From GCAT (2026-S22).

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

Sunset

5:25 PM

5:25 PM

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

4:10 PM Golden hour
5:25 PM Sunset
6:20 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Last quarter

40% lit

Below the horizon all day

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:16 AM–6:11 AM
  • Morning best color 5:24 AM
  • Sunrise 6:11 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:11 AM–7:27 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:10 PM–5:25 PM
  • Evening best color 4:20 PM
  • Sunset 5:25 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:25 PM–6:20 PM
  • Fully dark 8:41 PM–2:51 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:41 PM–2:51 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

Spectrum | 1 x Pelican satellite No date yet - NET Q4 2026 Sun 1 Nov 2026 Spectrum | ΣYNDEO-3 No date yet - NET Q4 2026 Sun 1 Nov 2026 Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Wed 28 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Thu 29 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Halloween Halloween night in Kiruna - waning gibbous moon Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Kiruna - sunset at 2:56 PM Sun 1 Nov 2026 2:56 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

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