Reykjavik, Iceland

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Reykjavik, Iceland

That morning

Sunrise

11:18 AM

11:18 AM

Clears the hills at 11:48 AM, 30 min after sunrise

Sunset

3:44 PM

3:44 PM

Behind the hills at 3:31 PM, 13 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 8:59 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:14 PM Dark enough
11:45 PM Moonset
8:59 AM Best
9:47 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
74°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

The estimate 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, as does rain on the radar now.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

Moon

Waxing crescent

26% lit

12:02 PM – 11:45 PM

ESE W
12:02 PM Moonrise
12:38 PM 4°
5:50 PM Highest, 24°
11:07 PM 4°
11:45 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 10:02 AM–11:18 AM
  • Sunrise 11:18 AM
  • Moonrise 12:03 PM
  • Sunset 3:44 PM
  • Evening blue hour 3:44 PM–5:00 PM
  • Fully dark 7:07 PM–7:54 AM
  • Moonset 11:45 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:47 PM–7:54 AM

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