Lofoten Islands, Norway

Saturday, September 5, 2026

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Lofoten Islands, Norway

Rocket launch

Spectrum | Onward and Upward

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 10:12 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNE
Heading your way
When
10:12 PM
Highest around 10:21 PM
Distance
76 mi
Climbs to
59°
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 night

Aurora chance

Excellent

9:09 PM – 5:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:09 PM Dark enough
5:00 AM Too light

That morning

Sunrise

Very Low

5:45 AM

Very LowExcellent

As the webcam at Lofoten Islands, Norway saw it · Predicted Low

Cloud
25%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
86%
Wind
10 mph
4:41 AM Blue hour
5:01 AM Best color
5:45 AM Sunrise
7:00 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 39 camera photos of past sunrises here.

Sunset

Very Low

8:21 PM

Very LowExcellent

Rated by one person who watched it · Predicted Low

Cloud
2%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
74%
Wind
14 mph
7:05 PM Golden hour
7:16 PM Best color
8:21 PM Sunset
9:24 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 42 camera photos of past sunsets here.

Moon

Last quarter

38% lit

Above the horizon all day

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 51°F Mainly clear
25% dry 86% 10 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 55°F Partly cloudy
35% dry 74% 13 mph
Evening 7 PM 52°F Partly cloudy
2% dry 74% 14 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 4:41 AM–5:45 AM
  • Morning best color 5:01 AM
  • Sunrise 5:45 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:45 AM–7:00 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:05 PM–8:21 PM
  • Evening best color 7:16 PM
  • Sunset 8:21 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:21 PM–9:24 PM
  • Fully dark Not tonight

Upcoming celestial events for Lofoten Islands, Norway

Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Sun 18 Oct 2026 6:48 PM Northern lights possible Kp 5 (G1) - could be overhead
Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:00 AM Northern lights possible Kp 4 - could be overhead
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:37 PM Orionids Around 11 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 6:39 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 2:49 PM in the NE Sun 25 Oct 2026 2:49 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 4:35 PM 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