Reykjavik, Iceland

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Reykjavik, Iceland

That morning

Sunrise

4:42 AM

4:42 AM

Clears the hills at 5:15 AM, 33 min after sunrise

3:18 AM Blue hour
4:42 AM Sunrise
6:01 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

10:25 PM

10:25 PM

Behind the hills at 10:10 PM, 15 min before sunset

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

9:06 PM Golden hour
10:25 PM Sunset
11:47 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Perseids

Best around 2:25 AM

Very LowExcellent
11:55 PM Dark enough
2:25 AM Best
3:15 AM Too light
Estimate
~33/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
56°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
59 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Swift-Tuttle (109P/Swift-Tuttle)

Dust from Comet Swift-Tuttle, which takes 133 years to go round the Sun and was last here in 1992. At 26 km across it is the largest object known to pass this close to Earth again and again.

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 most dependable shower of the year, on warm summer nights in the north.

Meteor shower

Southern Delta Aquariids

Best around 2:25 AM

Very LowExcellent
11:55 PM Dark enough
2:25 AM Best
3:15 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
11°
Under a perfect sky
25/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Comet 96P/Machholz

Thought to come from Comet 96P/Machholz and the family of sungrazing comets broken from it. Its meteors are mostly faint, and it is best seen from the southern half of the world.

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.

Stays near its best for several nights, not just one.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

68% lit

Below the horizon all day

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 3:18 AM–4:42 AM
  • Sunrise 4:42 AM
  • Morning golden hour 4:42 AM–6:01 AM
  • Morning best color 5:14 AM
  • Evening golden hour 9:06 PM–10:25 PM
  • Evening best color 9:30 PM
  • Sunset 10:25 PM
  • Evening blue hour 10:25 PM–11:47 PM
  • Fully dark Not tonight

Upcoming celestial events for Reykjavik, Iceland

Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Tue 3 Nov 2026 9:00 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:34 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:34 PM Northern lights possible Kp 4 - could be overhead
Wed 4 Nov 2026 7:00 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:31 PM Northern lights possible Kp 3 - could be overhead
Thu 5 Nov 2026 12:00 AM 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