Reykjavik, Iceland

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Reykjavik, Iceland

That morning

Sunrise

11:18 AM

11:18 AM

Clears the hills at 11:48 AM, 30 min after sunrise

Sunset

3:44 PM

3:44 PM

Behind the hills at 3:31 PM, 13 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 8:59 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:14 PM Dark enough
12:28 AM Moonrise
8:59 AM Best
9:47 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
74°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
25% lost
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

Moon

Waning gibbous

65% lit

10:58 PM – 12:58 PM

E W
10:58 PM Moonrise
11:36 PM 4°
6:05 AM Highest, 32°
12:22 PM 4°
12:58 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 10:02 AM–11:18 AM
  • Sunrise 11:18 AM
  • Moonset 12:58 PM
  • Sunset 3:44 PM
  • Evening blue hour 3:44 PM–5:00 PM
  • Fully dark 7:07 PM–7:54 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:07 PM–12:27 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 PM Northern lights possible Kp 3 - could be overhead
Sun 15 Nov 2026 2:00 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