Lofoten Islands, Norway

Friday, April 17, 2026

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Lofoten Islands, Norway

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 11° up

Look
ESE
Heading your way
When
1:17 AM
Highest around 1:26 AM
Distance
833 mi
Climbs to
3°
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

5:02 AM

5:02 AM

3:49 AM Blue hour
5:02 AM Sunrise
6:22 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

9:05 PM

9:05 PM

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

7:45 PM Golden hour
9:05 PM Sunset
10:19 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

New moon

0% lit

New moon today at 1:55 PM

4:34 AM – 10:22 PM

ENE NW
4:34 AM Moonrise
5:21 AM 4°
1:05 PM Highest, 36°
9:21 PM 4°
10:22 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 3:49 AM–5:02 AM
  • Morning best color 4:17 AM
  • Moonrise 4:35 AM
  • Sunrise 5:02 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:02 AM–6:22 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:45 PM–9:05 PM
  • Evening best color 8:00 PM
  • Sunset 9:05 PM
  • Evening blue hour 9:05 PM–10:19 PM
  • Moonset 10:23 PM
  • Fully dark Not tonight

Upcoming celestial events for Lofoten Islands, Norway

Orionids Active, around 5 an hour
Fri 23 Oct 2026 6:27 PM Northern lights possible Kp 3 - could be overhead
Sat 24 Oct 2026 8:00 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 2:49 PM in the NE Sun 25 Oct 2026 2:49 PM Halloween Halloween night in Lofoten Islands - waning gibbous moon Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 4:35 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:20 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 AM Partial solar eclipse 0.1% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 11:19 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 17.6% of the Sun covered
Tue 12 Jun 2029 5:20 AM Partial solar eclipse 37.2% 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 65% 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 79.8% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 7:37 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it