Kiruna, Sweden

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

5:25 AM

5:25 AM

4:29 AM Blue hour
5:25 AM Sunrise
6:38 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:05 PM

6:05 PM

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

4:52 PM Golden hour
6:05 PM Sunset
7:01 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Soyuz 2.1b | 16 x Rassvet-3

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 6:24 PM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish low chance 6:29 PM–6:32 PM, ENE about 5° up

Look
ESE
Crossing your sky
When
6:24 PM
Highest around 6:31 PM
Distance
670 mi
Climbs to
5°
Lighting
Sky still bright
Launch site
43/4 (43R)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

The plume will be lit, but the sky behind it is still bright enough to wash it out. Twenty minutes later would be the shot.

Moon

Waxing crescent

24% lit

Above the horizon all day

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 4:29 AM–5:25 AM
  • Morning best color 4:38 AM
  • Sunrise 5:25 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:25 AM–6:38 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:52 PM–6:05 PM
  • Evening best color 5:00 PM
  • Sunset 6:05 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:05 PM–7:01 PM
  • Fully dark 9:47 PM–1:37 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

Spectrum | 1 x Pelican satellite No date yet - NET Q4 2026 Sun 1 Nov 2026 Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Tue 27 Oct 2026 11:00 PM 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it