Kiruna, Sweden

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Kiruna, Sweden

That morning

Sunrise

11:04 AM

11:04 AM

Clears the hills at 10:56 AM, 8 min after sunrise

Full moon

Full Cold Moon

Micromoon - rises 11:57 AM in the NNE

11:57 AM – 11:04 AM

Named for the long, cold nights at the start of winter.

NE NW
11:57 AM Moonrise
1:45 PM 4°
11:31 PM Highest, 44°
9:17 AM 4°
11:04 AM Moonset

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

Rises
11:57 AM in the NNE
Exactly full
11:44 PM
Distance
252,113 mi - micromoon

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Sunset

11:58 AM

11:58 AM

Behind the hills at 11:11 AM, 47 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

Meteor shower

Geminids

Best around 1:28 AM

Very LowExcellent
1:28 PM Dark enough
1:28 AM Best
9:46 AM Too light
Estimate
~11/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
55°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
78% lost
Speed
35 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 3200 Phaethon

One of only two major showers from an asteroid, not a comet: 3200 Phaethon, a 'rock comet' that sheds dust when it passes close to the Sun. Its dust is denser than most, which is why Geminids are bright and slow.

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 strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 8:40 AM–11:04 AM
  • Moonset 10:14 AM
  • Sunrise 11:04 AM
  • Sunset 11:58 AM
  • Evening blue hour 11:58 AM–2:22 PM
  • Moonrise 11:58 AM
  • Fully dark 4:58 PM–6:06 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Kiruna, Sweden

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