Reykjavik, Iceland

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

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Reykjavik, Iceland Wednesday 5 August 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 28 an hour

Best around 3:52 AM

Radiant climbs to
63°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
35% lost
Speed
59 km/s

Rates are what one person might count under a dark sky, already brought down for how high the radiant gets here and for the Moon - not the headline figure, which assumes the radiant overhead and no light at all. Cloud is the other half, and it is on the sunset tile.

The reliable one, and warm enough to sit out for in the north.

That morning

Sunrise

4:48 AM

4:48 AM

3:28 AM Blue hour
4:48 AM Sunrise
6:05 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

10:19 PM

10:19 PM

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

9:02 PM Golden hour
10:19 PM Sunset
11:37 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Last quarter

57% lit

9:59 PM – 3:38 PM

ENE NW
9:59 PM Moonrise
10:40 PM 4°
6:31 AM Highest, 43°
2:47 PM 4°
3:38 PM Moonset

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

This day at a glance

Moon, last quarter

9:59 PM Moonrise
10:40 PM 4°
6:31 AM Highest, 43°
2:47 PM 4°
3:38 PM Moonset

Sunrise

3:28 AM Blue hour
4:48 AM Sunrise
6:05 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

9:02 PM Golden hour
10:19 PM Sunset
11:37 PM Blue hour ends
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Upcoming celestial events for Reykjavik, Iceland

Draconids Around 7 an hour
Thu 8 Oct 2026 8:02 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:10 PM to 5:20 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 3:50 PM 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it