Reykjavik, Iceland

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

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Reykjavik, Iceland

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 65 an hour

Best around 3:13 AM

Radiant climbs to
58°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
35 km/s

The rate at the top 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

That morning

Sunrise

11:17 AM

11:17 AM

Sunset

3:28 PM

3:28 PM

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

Moon

Waning crescent

11% lit

7:45 AM – 1:03 PM

SSE SSW
7:45 AM Moonrise
9:07 AM 4°
10:24 AM Highest, 5°
11:41 AM 4°
1:03 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 7:45 AM
  • Morning blue hour 9:59 AM–11:17 AM
  • Sunrise 11:17 AM
  • Moonset 1:03 PM
  • Sunset 3:28 PM
  • Evening blue hour 3:28 PM–4:47 PM
  • Fully dark 6:56 PM–7:51 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:56 PM–7:51 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Reykjavik, Iceland

Orionids Around 13 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:51 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:38 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:38 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 2:01 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 6:40 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 7:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 1:54 AM Leonids Around 8 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 7:54 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it