Reykjavik, Iceland

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Reykjavik, Iceland

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 8:46 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:16 PM Dark enough
1:13 AM Moonset
8:46 AM Best
9:46 AM Too light
Estimate
~17/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
73°
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.

That morning

Sunrise

11:17 AM

11:17 AM

Clears the hills at 11:46 AM, 29 min after sunrise

Sunset

3:46 PM

3:46 PM

Behind the hills at 3:32 PM, 14 min before sunset

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

Moon

Waxing crescent

35% lit

11:57 AM – 1:13 AM

E W
11:57 AM Moonrise
12:33 PM 4°
6:29 PM Highest, 29°
12:35 AM 4°
1:13 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 10:01 AM–11:17 AM
  • Sunrise 11:17 AM
  • Moonrise 11:58 AM
  • Sunset 3:46 PM
  • Evening blue hour 3:46 PM–5:01 PM
  • Fully dark 7:08 PM–7:54 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:18 AM–7:54 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Reykjavik, Iceland

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 Partial solar eclipse 14.7% of the Sun covered
Thu 9 Apr 2043 8:20 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it