Kiruna, Sweden

Saturday, September 5, 2026

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Kiruna, Sweden

Rocket launch

Spectrum | Onward and Upward

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 10:12 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Crossing your sky
When
10:12 PM
Highest around 10:21 PM
Distance
146 mi
Climbs to
40°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
Orbital Launch Pad
Andøya Spaceport

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

5:21 AM

5:21 AM

4:18 AM Blue hour
5:21 AM Sunrise
6:35 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:54 PM

7:54 PM

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

6:40 PM Golden hour
7:54 PM Sunset
8:56 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Last quarter

38% lit

Above the horizon all day

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 4:18 AM–5:21 AM
  • Morning best color 4:37 AM
  • Sunrise 5:21 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:21 AM–6:35 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:40 PM–7:54 PM
  • Evening best color 6:49 PM
  • Sunset 7:54 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:54 PM–8:56 PM
  • Fully dark Not tonight

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Sun 18 Oct 2026 6:24 PM Northern lights possible Kp 5 (G1) - could be overhead
Mon 19 Oct 2026 5:00 AM Orionids Around 11 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 6:16 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 2:26 PM in the NE Sun 25 Oct 2026 2:26 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 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