Reykjavik, Iceland

Monday, October 16, 2023

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Reykjavik, Iceland

That morning

Sunrise

8:20 AM

8:20 AM

Clears the hills at 8:30 AM, 10 min after sunrise

7:31 AM Blue hour
8:20 AM Sunrise
9:30 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:06 PM

6:06 PM

Behind the hills at 6:03 PM, 3 min before sunset

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

4:55 PM Golden hour
6:06 PM Sunset
6:54 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:51 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:36 PM Dark enough
5:51 AM Best
6:53 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
41°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
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

Waxing crescent

3% lit

11:07 AM – 5:43 PM

SE SSW
11:07 AM Moonrise
12:06 PM 4°
2:26 PM Highest, 8°
4:44 PM 4°
5:43 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 7:31 AM–8:20 AM
  • Sunrise 8:20 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:20 AM–9:30 AM
  • Morning best color 8:51 AM
  • Moonrise 11:07 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:55 PM–6:06 PM
  • Evening best color 5:11 PM
  • Moonset 5:43 PM
  • Sunset 6:06 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:06 PM–6:54 PM
  • Fully dark 8:46 PM–5:43 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:46 PM–5:43 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Reykjavik, Iceland

Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:03 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:03 PM Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Fri 13 Nov 2026 7:00 AM Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Sat 14 Nov 2026 7:00 AM Northern lights possible Kp 3 - could be overhead
Sun 15 Nov 2026 12:00 AM Northern 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