Reykjavik, Iceland

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Reykjavik, Iceland

That morning

Sunrise

10:17 AM

10:17 AM

Clears the hills at 10:41 AM, 24 min after sunrise

Sunset

4:09 PM

4:09 PM

Behind the hills at 3:57 PM, 12 min before sunset

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

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 1:54 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:39 PM Dark enough
9:40 PM Moonrise
1:54 AM Best
8:50 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
50°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
28% lost
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.

Moon

Waning gibbous

65% lit

7:32 PM – 3:52 PM

NE NW
7:32 PM Moonrise
8:48 PM 4°
6:09 AM Highest, 48°
3:00 PM 4°
3:52 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 9:13 AM–10:17 AM
  • Sunrise 10:17 AM
  • Moonset 3:52 PM
  • Sunset 4:09 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:09 PM–5:13 PM
  • Fully dark 7:13 PM–7:15 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:13 PM–9:43 PM
  • Moonrise 9:40 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Reykjavik, Iceland

Northern lights possible Kp 5 (G1) - could be overhead
Mon 9 Nov 2026 8:00 PM 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 9:00 PM Northern Taurids 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