Lofoten Islands, Norway

Sunday, October 18, 2026

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Lofoten Islands, Norway
High 47°F, low 37°F.

That night

Aurora chance

Kp 1.7

7:21 PM – 6:20 AM

Very LowExcellent

A low chance: the aurora is active, but thick cloud is forecast. A break in the cloud would show it.

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Aurora, cloud and light pollution around Lofoten Islands, Norway
7:21 PM Dark enough
1:00 AM Best chance, Kp 1.7
6:20 AM Too light
1 AM ☁ 99% Kp 1.7
2 AM ☁ 99% Kp 1.7
3 AM ☁ 99% Kp 1.7
4 AM ☁ 100% Kp 1.7
5 AM ☁ 100% Kp 1.3

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

Low

8:20 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain chance
3%around 9 AM
Humidity
76%
Wind
12 mph
7:21 AM Blue hour
7:37 AM Best color
8:20 AM Sunrise
9:50 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 37 camera photos of past sunrises here.

Sunset

Low

5:17 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
84%around 7 PM
Rain chance
3%around 7 PM
Humidity
82%
Wind
20 mph
3:46 PM Golden hour
5:10 PM Best color
5:17 PM Sunset
6:16 PM Blue hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 68 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 5:33 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

6:23 PM – 9:44 PM

6:23 PM Moonrise
8:03 PM Highest, 2°
9:44 PM Moonset

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 43°F Overcast
100% 3% 76% 12 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 46°F Overcast
100% 0% 79% 17 mph
Evening 7 PM 48°F Overcast
84% 3% 82% 20 mph
Late Night 11 PM 46°F Light drizzle
70% 24% 90% 23 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:21 AM–8:20 AM
  • Morning best color 7:37 AM
  • Sunrise 8:20 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:20 AM–9:50 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:46 PM–5:17 PM
  • Evening best color 4:12 PM
  • Sunset 5:17 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:17 PM–6:16 PM
  • Fully dark 8:28 PM–5:14 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:28 PM–5:14 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Lofoten Islands, Norway

Orionids Around 11 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:24 AM 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 12:35 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:20 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:35 AM Leonids Around 6 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:27 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