Reykjavik, Iceland

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Reykjavik, Iceland

Lunar eclipse

Total lunar eclipse

98% of it above your horizon

Best around 4:51 PM

Moon in shadow
125%
Totality
71 min
Moon's height
6°
Above horizon
98%
2:05 PM Penumbral begins Moon down
3:08 PM Partial begins Moon down
4:16 PM Totality begins 3° up
4:51 PM Greatest eclipse 6° up
5:27 PM Totality ends 9° up
6:35 PM Partial ends 15° up
7:38 PM Penumbral ends 21° up

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

That morning

Sunrise

11:19 AM

11:19 AM

Clears the hills at 11:49 AM, 30 min after sunrise

Full moon

Full Cold Moon

Blue moon - rises 3:15 PM in the NNE

3:15 PM – 11:42 AM

Named for the long, cold nights at the start of winter. A blue moon too: the second full moon in one calendar month.

NE NW
3:15 PM Moonrise
4:26 PM 4°
1:48 AM Highest, 48°
10:47 AM 4°
11:42 AM Moonset

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

Rises
3:15 PM in the NNE
Exactly full
4:48 PM
Distance
234,660 mi - blue moon

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Sunset

3:41 PM

3:41 PM

Behind the hills at 3:29 PM, 12 min before sunset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 10:03 AM–11:19 AM
  • Sunrise 11:19 AM
  • Moonset 11:38 AM
  • Moonrise 3:15 PM
  • Sunset 3:41 PM
  • Evening blue hour 3:41 PM–4:58 PM
  • Fully dark 7:06 PM–7:55 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Reykjavik, Iceland

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

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