Reykjavik, Iceland

Wednesday, October 17, 2029

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Reykjavik, Iceland

That morning

Sunrise

8:25 AM

8:25 AM

Clears the hills at 8:34 AM, 9 min after sunrise

7:36 AM Blue hour
8:25 AM Sunrise
9:36 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:00 PM

6:00 PM

Behind the hills at 5:57 PM, 3 min before sunset

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

4:49 PM Golden hour
6:00 PM Sunset
6:49 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:45 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:30 PM Dark enough
3:37 AM Moonset
5:45 AM Best
6:58 AM Too light
Estimate
~6/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
42°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

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.

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

79% lit

4:46 PM – 3:37 AM

ESE WSW
4:46 PM Moonrise
5:24 PM 4°
10:09 PM Highest, 21°
2:58 AM 4°
3:37 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:09 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:36 AM–8:25 AM
  • Sunrise 8:25 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:25 AM–9:36 AM
  • Morning best color 8:56 AM
  • Moonrise 4:47 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:49 PM–6:00 PM
  • Evening best color 5:06 PM
  • Sunset 6:00 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:00 PM–6:49 PM
  • Fully dark 8:40 PM–5:47 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:40 AM–5:47 AM

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