Reykjavik, Iceland

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Reykjavik, Iceland

That morning

Sunrise

10:02 AM

10:02 AM

Clears the hills at 10:23 AM, 21 min after sunrise

9:01 AM Blue hour
10:02 AM Sunrise
12:09 PM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:22 PM

4:22 PM

Behind the hills at 4:11 PM, 11 min before sunset

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

2:13 PM Golden hour
4:22 PM Sunset
5:24 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Leonids

Best around 7:37 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:52 PM Dark enough
7:37 AM Best
8:35 AM Too light
Estimate
~6/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
48°
Under a perfect sky
15/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
71 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Tempel-Tuttle (55P/Tempel-Tuttle)

Dust from Comet Tempel-Tuttle, which comes round every 33 years. When Earth runs through a fresh trail just after the comet passes, the Leonids turn into storms, as in 1833, 1966 and 2001.

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.

Usually modest, but about every 33 years it has produced the biggest meteor storms on record.

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 1:52 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:52 PM Dark enough
1:52 AM Best
8:35 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
49°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
29 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

The other half of Comet Encke's wide, old stream: the same dust as the Southern Taurids, met a little later and from a little further north. Known, with them, for slow, bright fireballs.

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 second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 1:52 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:52 PM Dark enough
1:52 AM Best
8:35 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
42°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
27 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

Dust from Comet Encke, which goes round the Sun every 3.3 years, the shortest of any bright comet. Its stream is old and spread wide, so the Taurids last for weeks and carry larger pieces than most: the 'Halloween fireballs'.

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.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Moon

Waxing crescent

19% lit

4:47 PM – 7:40 PM

4:47 PM Moonrise
6:13 PM Highest, 2°
7:40 PM Moonset

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 9:01 AM–10:02 AM
  • Sunrise 10:02 AM
  • Morning golden hour 10:02 AM–12:09 PM
  • Morning best color 10:33 AM
  • Evening golden hour 2:13 PM–4:22 PM
  • Evening best color 3:28 PM
  • Sunset 4:22 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:22 PM–5:24 PM
  • Fully dark 7:21 PM–7:05 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:21 PM–7:05 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

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