Reykjavik, Iceland

Monday, October 19, 2026

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Reykjavik, Iceland
High 46°F, low 39°F.

That night

Aurora chance

Kp 2.7

7:39 PM – 6:48 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
7:39 PM Dark enough
1:00 AM Best chance, Kp 2.7
6:48 AM Too light
1 AM ☁ 100% Kp 2.7
2 AM ☁ 100% Kp 2.7

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

Low

8:29 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain chance
61%around 9 AM
Humidity
70%
Wind
21 mph
7:40 AM Blue hour
8:29 AM Sunrise
8:59 AM Best color
9:42 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

5:53 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain chance
60%around 7 PM
Humidity
89%
Wind
9 mph
4:41 PM Golden hour
4:59 PM Best color
5:53 PM Sunset
6:43 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 10 an hour

Best around 5:54 AM

From 7:24 PM to 7:03 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

58% lit

5:34 PM – 11:27 PM

SSE SSW
5:34 PM Moonrise
6:43 PM 4°
8:30 PM Highest, 6°
10:17 PM 4°
11:27 PM Moonset

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 43°F Light drizzle
100% 61% 70% 21 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 43°F Light drizzle
100% 62% 78% 16 mph
Evening 7 PM 41°F Light drizzle
100% 60% 89% 9 mph
Late Night 11 PM 39°F Light drizzle
100% 61% 94% 5 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:40 AM–8:29 AM
  • Sunrise 8:29 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:29 AM–9:42 AM
  • Morning best color 8:59 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:41 PM–5:53 PM
  • Evening best color 4:59 PM
  • Moonrise 5:34 PM
  • Sunset 5:53 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:53 PM–6:43 PM
  • Fully dark 8:35 PM–5:52 AM
  • Moonset 11:27 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:35 PM–5:52 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