Reykjavik, Iceland

Thursday, April 23, 2026

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Reykjavik, Iceland Thursday 23 April 2026

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 3:39 AM

Radiant climbs to
56°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
9% lost
Speed
49 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.

Usually steady, but now and then it has a short burst of many more.

That morning

Sunrise

5:26 AM

5:26 AM

4:25 AM Blue hour
5:26 AM Sunrise
6:35 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

9:24 PM

9:24 PM

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

8:15 PM Golden hour
9:24 PM Sunset
10:26 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

43% lit

8:16 AM – 5:27 AM

NE NW
8:16 AM Moonrise
9:46 AM 4°
7:26 PM Highest, 49°
4:32 AM 4°
5:27 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 4:25 AM–5:26 AM
  • Sunrise 5:26 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:26 AM–6:35 AM
  • Morning best color 5:56 AM
  • Moonset 6:00 AM
  • Moonrise 8:16 AM
  • Evening golden hour 8:15 PM–9:24 PM
  • Evening best color 8:33 PM
  • Sunset 9:24 PM
  • Evening blue hour 9:24 PM–10:26 PM
  • Fully dark Not tonight
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Upcoming celestial events for Reykjavik, Iceland

Northern lights possible Kp 5 (G1) - could be overhead
Sat 10 Oct 2026 6:00 AM Northern lights possible Kp 6 (G2) - could be overhead
Sun 11 Oct 2026 6:00 AM Orionids Around 13 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:51 AM 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 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

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