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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Kiruna, Sweden

Moon: 67.6%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time:11 hours, 38 minutes
Sunset:Mar 20 at 5:56 pm
End of Twilight*:Mar 20 at 8:02 pm
Start of Twilight*:Mar 21 at 3:29 am
Sunrise:Mar 21 at 5:34 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of KirunaLocation

Rare Chance to Spot Venus as a Morning and Evening Star

Skywatchers in northern latitudes can witness the rare event of Venus being visible in both the evening and morning sky on the same night.

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Tonight's Sky in Kiruna, Mar 20 – Mar 21, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Kiruna

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 9 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Thu, Mar 20 ↓7:16 pm
Fri, Mar 21 ↑4:57 am

Mar 20, 2025
Mar 21, 2025

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Mars rise and set in Kiruna

View in the early morning.

Mars can be seen for more than 11 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Mar 20, 2025
Mar 21, 2025

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Jupiter rise and set in Kiruna

View after sunset.

Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.

Mar 20, 2025
Mar 21, 2025

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Uranus rise and set in Kiruna

View after sunset. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. You may need binoculars.

Fri, Mar 21 ↓1:07 am
Fri, Mar 21 ↑5:15 am

Mar 20, 2025
Mar 21, 2025

Uranus

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Planets Visible in Kiruna

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Mar 20, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 5:00 amThu 7:16 pmThu 12:09 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusThu 4:05 amThu 7:29 pmThu 11:48 amNot visible
MarsUp all dayThu 7:14 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterUp all dayThu 4:37 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnFri 5:59 amFri 4:41 pmFri 11:20 amNot visible
UranusThu 5:19 amFri 1:07 amThu 3:13 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneFri 5:50 amFri 5:35 pmFri 11:43 amVery close to Sun, not visible