Reykjavik, Iceland

Thursday, October 18, 2029

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Reykjavik, Iceland

That morning

Sunrise

8:28 AM

8:28 AM

Clears the hills at 8:36 AM, 8 min after sunrise

7:38 AM Blue hour
8:28 AM Sunrise
9:40 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:57 PM

5:57 PM

Behind the hills at 5:54 PM, 3 min before sunset

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

4:44 PM Golden hour
5:57 PM Sunset
6:46 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:57 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:27 PM Dark enough
5:03 AM Moonset
5:57 AM Best
7:01 AM Too light
Estimate
~8/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

87% lit

4:47 PM – 5:03 AM

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4:47 PM Moonrise
5:22 PM 4°
10:51 PM Highest, 26°
4:25 AM 4°
5:03 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:37 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:38 AM–8:28 AM
  • Sunrise 8:28 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:28 AM–9:40 AM
  • Morning best color 8:59 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:44 PM–5:57 PM
  • Moonrise 4:47 PM
  • Evening best color 5:02 PM
  • Sunset 5:57 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:57 PM–6:46 PM
  • Fully dark 8:37 PM–5:50 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 5:07 AM–5:50 AM

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