Reykjavik, Iceland

Thursday, October 8, 2026

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Reykjavik, Iceland
High 45°F, low 40°F.

Meteor shower

Draconids

Around 7 an hour

Best around 8:02 PM

The night8:02 PM – 6:30 AM+1

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
70°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
20 km/s

The rate at the top 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.

Best in the early evening, unlike most showers, which are best before dawn. Usually quiet, but it has produced storms of thousands an hour, in 1933 and 1946. Comes from comet Giacobini-Zinner.

That night

Aurora chance

Excellent

7:19 PM – 7:11 AM

Very LowExcellent

Rated Very Low by the people who watched it.

7:19 PM Dark enough
7:11 AM Too light

That morning

Sunrise

Very Low

7:56 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain
0.5 mmaround 9 AM
Humidity
88%
Wind
24 mph
7:09 AM Blue hour
7:56 AM Sunrise
8:26 AM Best color
9:03 AM Golden hour ends

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

Sunset

Very Low

6:31 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
84%
Wind
6 mph
5:25 PM Golden hour
5:37 PM Best color
6:31 PM Sunset
7:19 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

5% lit

4:42 AM – 5:55 PM

E W
4:42 AM Moonrise
5:21 AM 4°
11:25 AM Highest, 29°
5:20 PM 4°
5:55 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 40°F Moderate drizzle
100% 0.5 mm 88% 24 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 45°F Light drizzle
2% 0.2 mm 82% 30 mph
Evening 7 PM 44°F Overcast
100% dry 84% 6 mph
Late Night 11 PM 42°F Light drizzle
100% 0.2 mm 90% 5 mph

Timetable

  • Moonrise 4:43 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:09 AM–7:56 AM
  • Sunrise 7:56 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:56 AM–9:03 AM
  • Morning best color 8:26 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:25 PM–6:31 PM
  • Evening best color 5:37 PM
  • Moonset 5:55 PM
  • Sunset 6:31 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:31 PM–7:19 PM
  • Fully dark 9:13 PM–5:19 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:13 PM–5:19 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

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