Kiruna, Sweden

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Kiruna, Sweden

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:15 PM Dark enough
5:00 AM Best
6:36 AM Too light
Estimate
~9/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
38°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
24% lost
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

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.

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

That morning

Sunrise

8:02 AM

8:02 AM

Clears the hills at 8:09 AM, 7 min after sunrise

7:03 AM Blue hour
8:02 AM Sunrise
9:33 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:45 PM

4:45 PM

Behind the hills at 4:23 PM, 22 min before sunset

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

3:13 PM Golden hour
4:45 PM Sunset
5:43 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit

3:46 PM – 7:14 AM

E WNW
3:46 PM Moonrise
4:28 PM 4°
11:21 PM Highest, 31°
6:26 AM 4°
7:14 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:39 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:03 AM–8:02 AM
  • Sunrise 8:02 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:02 AM–9:33 AM
  • Morning best color 8:47 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:13 PM–4:45 PM
  • Evening best color 3:40 PM
  • Moonrise 3:46 PM
  • Sunset 4:45 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:45 PM–5:43 PM
  • Fully dark 7:52 PM–4:58 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

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