Reykjavik, Iceland

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

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Reykjavik, Iceland
High 46°F, low 34°F.

That night

Aurora chance

Excellent

7:26 PM – 7:05 AM

Very LowExcellent

Rated Good by the people who watched it.

7:26 PM Dark enough
7:05 AM Too light

That morning

Sunrise

Good

7:50 AM

Very LowExcellent

Rated Fair by the people who watched it.

Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
63%
Wind
2 mph
7:03 AM Blue hour
7:50 AM Sunrise
8:20 AM Best color
8:56 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

6:38 PM

Very LowExcellent

Rated Fair by the people who watched it.

Cloud
82%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
65%
Wind
0 mph
5:32 PM Golden hour
5:44 PM Best color
6:38 PM Sunset
7:26 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

19% lit

12:59 AM – 6:13 PM

ENE WNW
12:59 AM Moonrise
1:48 AM 4°
9:52 AM Highest, 41°
5:33 PM 4°
6:13 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 37°F Overcast
100% dry 63% 2 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 46°F Overcast
100% dry 51% 1 mph
Evening 7 PM 44°F Overcast
82% dry 65% 0 mph
Late Night 11 PM 37°F Clear sky
2% dry 77% 3 mph

Timetable

  • Moonrise 1:00 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:03 AM–7:50 AM
  • Sunrise 7:50 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:50 AM–8:56 AM
  • Morning best color 8:20 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:32 PM–6:38 PM
  • Evening best color 5:44 PM
  • Moonset 6:13 PM
  • Sunset 6:38 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:38 PM–7:26 PM
  • Fully dark 9:21 PM–5:12 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:21 PM–3:01 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Reykjavik, Iceland

Orionids Active, around 6 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:31 PM Northern lights possible Kp 3 - could be overhead
Mon 19 Oct 2026 8:00 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