Reykjavik, Iceland

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Reykjavik, Iceland

That morning

Sunrise

8:31 AM

8:31 AM

Clears the hills at 8:39 AM, 8 min after sunrise

7:42 AM Blue hour
8:31 AM Sunrise
9:44 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:53 PM

5:53 PM

Behind the hills at 5:49 PM, 4 min before sunset

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

4:39 PM Golden hour
5:53 PM Sunset
6:42 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:53 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:23 PM Dark enough
5:53 AM Best
7:04 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
71% 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

Waning gibbous

94% lit

Above the horizon all day

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:42 AM–8:31 AM
  • Sunrise 8:31 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:31 AM–9:44 AM
  • Morning best color 9:03 AM
  • Moonset 1:05 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:39 PM–5:53 PM
  • Moonrise 4:55 PM
  • Evening best color 4:58 PM
  • Sunset 5:53 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:53 PM–6:42 PM
  • Fully dark 8:33 PM–5:54 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Reykjavik, Iceland

Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 9 Nov 2026 6:15 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 9 Nov 2026 6:15 PM Northern lights possible Kp 3 - could be overhead
Tue 10 Nov 2026 7:00 PM Northern lights possible Kp 3 - could be overhead
Wed 11 Nov 2026 8:00 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:09 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:09 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