Reykjavik, Iceland

Sunday, October 18, 2026

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Reykjavik, Iceland
High 49°F, low 44°F.

That night

Aurora chance

Kp 1.7

7:42 PM – 6:45 AM

Very LowExcellent

A low chance: the aurora is active, but thick cloud is forecast. A break in the cloud would show it.

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Aurora, cloud and light pollution around Reykjavik, Iceland
7:42 PM Dark enough
3:00 AM Best chance, Kp 1.3
6:45 AM Too light
1 AM ☁ 100% Kp 1.7
2 AM ☁ 100% Kp 1.7
3 AM ☁ 66% Kp 1.3
4 AM ☁ 100% Kp 1.3
5 AM ☁ 100% Kp 1.3

The best night is the highest Kp with the least cloud in the way. Kp is a planet-wide index NOAA publishes in three-hour steps, so it moves more slowly than the sky does.

That morning

Sunrise

Very Low

8:26 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain chance
86%around 9 AM
Humidity
71%
Wind
22 mph
7:37 AM Blue hour
8:26 AM Sunrise
8:56 AM Best color
9:38 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

5:57 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain chance
97%around 7 PM
Humidity
79%
Wind
29 mph
4:45 PM Golden hour
5:02 PM Best color
5:57 PM Sunset
6:46 PM Blue hour ends

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

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 5:58 AM

From 7:28 PM to 7:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
42°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

First quarter

48% lit

5:52 PM – 9:31 PM

5:52 PM Moonrise
7:42 PM Highest, 3°
9:31 PM Moonset

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 46°F Overcast
100% 86% 71% 22 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 45°F Slight rain
100% 100% 87% 35 mph
Evening 7 PM 48°F Overcast
100% 97% 79% 29 mph
Late Night 11 PM 46°F Overcast
100% 53% 69% 25 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:37 AM–8:26 AM
  • Sunrise 8:26 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:26 AM–9:38 AM
  • Morning best color 8:56 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:45 PM–5:57 PM
  • Evening best color 5:02 PM
  • Moonrise 5:53 PM
  • Sunset 5:57 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:57 PM–6:46 PM
  • Fully dark 8:38 PM–5:49 AM
  • Moonset 9:31 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:38 PM–5:49 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Reykjavik, Iceland

Orionids Around 13 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:51 AM 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 2:01 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 6:40 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 7:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 1:54 AM Leonids Around 8 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 7:54 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