Reykjavik, Iceland

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Reykjavik, Iceland

Meteor shower

Ursids

Best around 8:59 AM

Very LowExcellent
4:59 PM Dark enough
12:12 AM Moonrise
8:59 AM Best
9:52 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
78°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
28% lost
Speed
33 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Tuttle (8P/Tuttle)

Dust from Comet Tuttle, which comes round every 13.6 years. A quiet shower most years, around the winter solstice, with now and then a burst of much higher rates.

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.

From most of the Northern Hemisphere it never sets, so you can watch it all night.

Equinox or solstice

Winter solstice

The moment itself, 9:20 AM

Sunrise
11:22 AM, SSE (156°)
Sunset
3:29 PM, SSW (204°)
Daylight
4h 07m

That morning

Sunrise

11:22 AM

11:22 AM

Clears the hills at 11:52 AM, 30 min after sunrise

Sunset

3:29 PM

3:29 PM

Behind the hills at 3:15 PM, 14 min before sunset

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

Moon

Waning gibbous

63% lit

10:38 PM – 1:31 PM

ENE W
10:38 PM Moonrise
11:18 PM 4°
6:14 AM Highest, 35°
12:55 PM 4°
1:31 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 10:03 AM–11:22 AM
  • Sunrise 11:22 AM
  • Moonset 1:32 PM
  • Sunset 3:29 PM
  • Evening blue hour 3:29 PM–4:48 PM
  • Fully dark 6:57 PM–7:54 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:57 PM–12:17 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Reykjavik, Iceland

Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Reykjavik - sunset at 5:07 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:07 PM Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Mon 2 Nov 2026 10:00 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:37 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:37 PM Northern lights possible Kp 2 - could be overhead
Tue 3 Nov 2026 9:00 PM Northern lights possible Kp 3 - could be overhead
Wed 4 Nov 2026 10:00 PM 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