Reykjavik, Iceland

Monday, October 17, 2022

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Reykjavik, Iceland

That morning

Sunrise

8:24 AM

8:24 AM

Clears the hills at 8:33 AM, 9 min after sunrise

7:35 AM Blue hour
8:24 AM Sunrise
9:35 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:01 PM

6:01 PM

Behind the hills at 5:58 PM, 3 min before sunset

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

4:50 PM Golden hour
6:01 PM Sunset
6:50 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:46 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:31 PM Dark enough
5:46 AM Best
6:57 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
42°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
36% 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.

Moon

Last quarter

52% lit

7:44 PM – 6:36 PM

NNE NW
7:44 PM Moonrise
10:01 PM 4°
7:57 AM Highest, 51°
5:28 PM 4°
6:36 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 7:35 AM–8:24 AM
  • Sunrise 8:24 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:24 AM–9:35 AM
  • Morning best color 8:55 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:50 PM–6:01 PM
  • Evening best color 5:07 PM
  • Sunset 6:01 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:01 PM–6:50 PM
  • Moonset 7:33 PM
  • Moonrise 7:46 PM
  • Fully dark 8:41 PM–5:46 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Reykjavik, Iceland

Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 15 Nov 2026 5:57 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 15 Nov 2026 5:57 PM Leonids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 15 Nov 2026 5:57 PM Northern lights possible Kp 5 (G1) - could be overhead
Mon 16 Nov 2026 7:00 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:54 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:54 PM Partial solar eclipse 5.7% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 8:59 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 4:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 16.1% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 4:24 PM Total lunar eclipse 98% of it above your horizon
Sun 31 Dec 2028 4:51 PM Partial solar eclipse 27.7% of the Sun covered
Tue 12 Jun 2029 3:33 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 10:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 24.6% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 5:47 AM Total lunar eclipse 90% of it above your horizon
Mon 18 Oct 2032 7:03 PM Partial solar eclipse 42.6% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 7:12 PM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 2:46 AM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 1:11 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 74 minutes
Mon 11 Feb 2036 10:12 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 2:51 AM Partial solar eclipse 62.8% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 5:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 14.7% of the Sun covered
Thu 9 Apr 2043 8:20 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it