Kiruna, Sweden

Thursday, November 18, 2027

← Previous day Wednesday Wed, Nov 17
DATE
Next day → Friday Fri, Nov 19
TODAY

Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

9:02 AM

9:02 AM

Sunset

1:45 PM

1:45 PM

Behind the hills at 12:50 PM, 55 min before sunset

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

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 12:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
3:15 PM Dark enough
3:59 PM Moonrise
12:00 AM Best
7:37 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
46°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
45% lost
Speed
29 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

The other half of Comet Encke's wide, old stream: the same dust as the Southern Taurids, met a little later and from a little further north. Known, with them, for slow, bright fireballs.

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.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Moon

Waning gibbous

78% lit

3:59 PM – 1:58 PM

NE NW
3:59 PM Moonrise
6:14 PM 4°
3:56 AM Highest, 42°
12:56 PM 4°
1:58 PM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:41 AM–9:02 AM
  • Sunrise 9:02 AM
  • Sunset 1:45 PM
  • Evening blue hour 1:45 PM–3:07 PM
  • Moonset 3:23 PM
  • Moonrise 4:00 PM
  • Fully dark 5:26 PM–5:24 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