Kiruna, Sweden

Wednesday, November 17, 2027

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Kiruna, Sweden

Meteor shower

Leonids

Best around 6:04 AM

Very LowExcellent
3:19 PM Dark enough
6:04 AM Best
7:32 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
44°
Under a perfect sky
15/hour
Moonlight
60% lost
Speed
71 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Tempel-Tuttle (55P/Tempel-Tuttle)

Dust from Comet Tempel-Tuttle, which comes round every 33 years. When Earth runs through a fresh trail just after the comet passes, the Leonids turn into storms, as in 1833, 1966 and 2001.

The estimate 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Usually modest, but about every 33 years it has produced the biggest meteor storms on record.

That morning

Sunrise

8:58 AM

8:58 AM

Sunset

1:49 PM

1:49 PM

Behind the hills at 12:56 PM, 53 min before sunset

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

Moon

Waning gibbous

87% lit

Above the horizon all day

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:38 AM–8:58 AM
  • Sunrise 8:58 AM
  • Sunset 1:49 PM
  • Evening blue hour 1:49 PM–3:10 PM
  • Fully dark 5:29 PM–5:21 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

New moon Moonless and fully dark 5:20 PM to 5:40 AM Sat 27 Nov 2027 4:24 AM Winter solstice The Sun does not rise Wed 22 Dec 2027 3:42 AM First day of Hanukkah First day of Hanukkah in Kiruna - sunset at Sat 25 Dec 2027 6:00 PM Christmas Day Christmas night in Kiruna - waning crescent moon Sat 25 Dec 2027 6:00 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 5:10 PM to 6:10 AM Mon 27 Dec 2027 9:14 PM New Year's Day New Year's Day in Kiruna - the year's first sunset at Sat 1 Jan 2028 6:00 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