Reykjavik, Iceland

Saturday, September 12, 2026

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Reykjavik, Iceland Saturday 12 September 2026 High 51°F, low 40°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:41 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:52 AM Blue hour
6:41 AM Sunrise
7:11 AM Best color
7:44 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 3 well-rated past sunrises here.

Sunset

Good

8:03 PM

Very LowExcellent
7:00 PM Golden hour
7:13 PM Best color
8:03 PM Sunset
8:53 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 29 camera photos of past sunsets here.

That night

Aurora chance

Good

8:51 PM – 5:56 AM

Very LowExcellent

Rated Very Low by the people who watched it.

NOAA aurora forecast map for the northern hemisphere
NOAA OVATION forecast, northern hemisphere, 9:00 PM
8:51 PM Dark enough
5:56 AM Too light

Moon

Waxing crescent

2% lit

8:56 AM – 7:31 PM

ESE WSW
8:56 AM Moonrise
9:36 AM 4°
2:16 PM Highest, 20°
6:53 PM 4°
7:31 PM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning
43°F
Clear sky 0% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
50°F
Clear sky 0% clouds · no rain
Evening
50°F
Mainly clear 33% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

5:52 AM Blue hour
6:41 AM Sunrise
7:11 AM Best color
7:44 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, waxing crescent

8:56 AM Moonrise
9:36 AM 4°
2:16 PM Highest, 20°
6:53 PM 4°
7:31 PM Moonset

Sunset

7:00 PM Golden hour
7:13 PM Best color
8:03 PM Sunset
8:53 PM Blue hour ends

Aurora window

8:51 PM Dark enough
5:56 AM Too light
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Upcoming celestial events for Reykjavik, Iceland

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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 6:40 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 7:01 AM Leonids Around 8 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 7:54 AM Beaver Moon Rises 2:31 PM in the NNE Mon 23 Nov 2026 2:31 PM Partial solar eclipse 5.7% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 8:59 AM

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