Reykjavik, Iceland

Monday, October 5, 2026

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Reykjavik, Iceland
High 44°F, low 37°F.

That night

Aurora chance

Excellent

7:30 PM – 7:02 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:30 PM Dark enough
7:02 AM Too light

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:48 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
97%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
77%
Wind
12 mph
7:00 AM Blue hour
7:48 AM Sunrise
8:17 AM Best color
8:53 AM Golden hour ends

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

Sunset

Fair

6:42 PM

Very LowExcellent

Rated Fair by the people who watched it.

Cloud
98%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
61%
Wind
6 mph
5:36 PM Golden hour
5:47 PM Best color
6:42 PM Sunset
7:29 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

Waning crescent

29% 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 41°F Overcast
97% dry 77% 12 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 44°F Overcast
100% dry 66% 12 mph
Evening 7 PM 42°F Overcast
98% dry 61% 6 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:00 AM–7:48 AM
  • Sunrise 7:48 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:48 AM–8:53 AM
  • Morning best color 8:17 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:36 PM–6:42 PM
  • Evening best color 5:47 PM
  • Moonset 6:25 PM
  • Sunset 6:42 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:42 PM–7:29 PM
  • Fully dark 9:25 PM–5:09 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:25 PM–1:05 AM

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