Reykjavik, Iceland

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

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Reykjavik, Iceland

That morning

Sunrise

7:58 AM

7:58 AM

Clears the hills at 8:09 AM, 11 min after sunrise

7:10 AM Blue hour
7:58 AM Sunrise
9:05 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:31 PM

6:31 PM

Behind the hills at 6:28 PM, 3 min before sunset

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

5:24 PM Golden hour
6:31 PM Sunset
7:19 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Draconids

Best around 8:01 PM

Very LowExcellent
8:01 PM Dark enough
6:31 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
70°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
20 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Giacobini-Zinner (21P)

Dust from Comet Giacobini-Zinner, which returns every six and a half years. Most years it is quiet, but when Earth meets a fresh trail, as in 1933 and 1946, it has given storms of thousands an hour.

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.

Best in the early evening, unlike most showers, which are best before dawn. Usually quiet, but it has produced storms of thousands an hour, in 1933 and 1946. Comes from comet Giacobini-Zinner.

Moon

Waxing crescent

27% lit

Below the horizon all day

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:10 AM–7:58 AM
  • Sunrise 7:58 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:58 AM–9:05 AM
  • Morning best color 8:30 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:24 PM–6:31 PM
  • Evening best color 5:36 PM
  • Sunset 6:31 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:31 PM–7:19 PM
  • Fully dark 9:12 PM–5:21 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:12 PM–5:21 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Reykjavik, Iceland

Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 6:28 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 6:28 PM Northern lights possible Kp 4 - could be overhead
Thu 5 Nov 2026 6:00 AM Northern lights possible Kp 5 (G1) - could be overhead
Fri 6 Nov 2026 8:00 PM Northern lights possible Kp 4 - could be overhead
Sat 7 Nov 2026 1:00 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 6:40 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 7:01 AM Partial solar eclipse 5.7% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 8:59 AM 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