Kiruna, Sweden

Sunday, October 18, 2026

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Kiruna, Sweden
High 35°F, low 25°F.

That night

Aurora chance

Kp 1.7

6:56 PM – 5:55 AM

Very LowExcellent
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Aurora, cloud and light pollution around Kiruna, Sweden
6:56 PM Dark enough
12:00 AM Best chance, Kp 1.7
5:55 AM Too light
12 AM ☁ 21% Kp 1.7
1 AM ☁ 25% Kp 1.7
2 AM ☁ 34% Kp 1.7
3 AM ☁ 53% Kp 1.7
4 AM ☁ 78% Kp 1.7

The best night is the highest Kp with the least cloud in the way. Kp is a planet-wide index NOAA publishes in three-hour steps, so it moves more slowly than the sky does.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:53 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
75%
Wind
5 mph
6:55 AM Blue hour
7:10 AM Best color
7:53 AM Sunrise
9:21 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 37 camera photos of past sunrises at Lofoten Islands, Norway, 266 km away.

Sunset

Fair

4:53 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
58%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
84%
Wind
7 mph
3:25 PM Golden hour
3:48 PM Best color
4:53 PM Sunset
5:51 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 41 camera photos of past sunsets at Lofoten Islands, Norway, 266 km away.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 5:09 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
38°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

First quarter

48% lit

5:50 PM – 9:24 PM

5:50 PM Moonrise
7:37 PM Highest, 2°
9:24 PM Moonset

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 28°F Overcast
100% 0% 75% 5 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 36°F Partly cloudy
77% 0% 69% 7 mph
Evening 7 PM 32°F Mainly clear
58% 0% 84% 7 mph
Late Night 11 PM 30°F Mainly clear
0% 0% 87% 8 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:55 AM–7:53 AM
  • Morning best color 7:10 AM
  • Sunrise 7:53 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:53 AM–9:21 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:25 PM–4:53 PM
  • Evening best color 3:48 PM
  • Sunset 4:53 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:53 PM–5:51 PM
  • Fully dark 8:01 PM–4:50 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:01 PM–4:50 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

Northern lights possible Kp 3 - could be overhead
Mon 19 Oct 2026 9:00 PM Orionids Around 11 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:01 AM 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 12:13 AM 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 11:59 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