Kiruna, Sweden

Friday, April 17, 2026

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Kiruna, Sweden

Rocket launch

Soyuz 2.1b/Volga | Kosmos 2609-2614

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 1:17 AM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish possible 1:22 AM–1:25 AM, NE about 16° up

Look
ESE
Heading your way
When
1:17 AM
Highest around 1:25 AM
Distance
670 mi
Climbs to
16°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
43/4 (43R)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

The sun is far enough down that the ground is dark and still high enough to light the plume: exhaust expanding into near-vacuum turns into a glowing bell visible for hundreds of miles.

That morning

Sunrise

4:39 AM

4:39 AM

3:28 AM Blue hour
4:39 AM Sunrise
5:58 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:37 PM

8:37 PM

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

7:18 PM Golden hour
8:37 PM Sunset
9:50 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

New moon

0% lit

New moon today at 1:55 PM

4:11 AM – 9:50 PM

ENE NW
4:11 AM Moonrise
4:57 AM 4°
12:39 PM Highest, 36°
8:50 PM 4°
9:50 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 3:28 AM–4:39 AM
  • Morning best color 3:51 AM
  • Moonrise 4:12 AM
  • Sunrise 4:39 AM
  • Morning golden hour 4:39 AM–5:58 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:18 PM–8:37 PM
  • Evening best color 7:32 PM
  • Sunset 8:37 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:37 PM–9:50 PM
  • Moonset 9:50 PM
  • Fully dark Not tonight

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

Halloween Halloween night in Kiruna - waning gibbous moon Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 4:13 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 5:50 PM to 4:50 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 3:44 PM Leonids Around 6 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 3:22 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 5:00 PM to 6:00 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 1:50 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