Reykjavik, Iceland

Sunday, October 4, 2026

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Reykjavik, Iceland
High 49°F, low 45°F.

That night

Aurora chance

Low

7:33 PM – 7:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:33 PM Dark enough
7:00 AM Too light

Aurora

Northern lights night

Kp 6 (G2) observed - could have been overhead

Best around 8:45 PM

That morning

Sunrise

Very Low

7:45 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
84%
Wind
19 mph
6:57 AM Blue hour
7:45 AM Sunrise
8:15 AM Best color
8:50 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 3 well-rated past sunrises here.

Sunset

Low

6:45 PM

Very LowExcellent

Rated Low by the people who watched it.

Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
72%
Wind
5 mph
5:40 PM Golden hour
5:51 PM Best color
6:45 PM Sunset
7:33 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 42 camera photos of past sunsets here.

Moon

Last quarter

39% lit

10:49 PM – 6:24 PM

NE NW
10:49 PM Moonrise
11:55 PM 4°
9:01 AM Highest, 47°
5:36 PM 4°
6:24 PM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 47°F Overcast
100% dry 84% 19 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 47°F Light drizzle
100% 0.1 mm 81% 13 mph
Evening 7 PM 47°F Overcast
100% dry 72% 5 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:57 AM–7:45 AM
  • Sunrise 7:45 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:45 AM–8:50 AM
  • Morning best color 8:15 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:40 PM–6:45 PM
  • Evening best color 5:51 PM
  • Moonset 6:42 PM
  • Sunset 6:45 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:45 PM–7:33 PM
  • Fully dark 9:29 PM–5:06 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:29 PM–10:49 PM
  • Moonrise 10:49 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Reykjavik, Iceland

Northern lights possible Kp 3 - could be overhead
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:00 AM Orionids Active, around 6 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:31 PM Orionids Around 13 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:21 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:38 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:38 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:31 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 6:40 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 7:01 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it