Reykjavik, Iceland

Sunday, December 6, 2026

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Reykjavik, Iceland Sunday 6 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 29 an hour

Best around 3:56 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

10:58 AM

10:58 AM

Sunset

3:38 PM

3:38 PM

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

Moon

Waning crescent

6% lit

8:38 AM – 1:35 PM

SSE S
8:38 AM Moonrise
10:16 AM 4°
11:07 AM Highest, 5°
11:58 AM 4°
1:35 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 8:39 AM
  • Morning blue hour 9:44 AM–10:58 AM
  • Sunrise 10:58 AM
  • Moonset 1:35 PM
  • Sunset 3:38 PM
  • Evening blue hour 3:38 PM–4:52 PM
  • Fully dark 6:58 PM–7:40 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:58 PM–7:40 AM
← Previous day Saturday Sat, Dec 5
Next day → Monday Mon, Dec 7

Upcoming celestial events for Reykjavik, Iceland

New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 7:40 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 12:50 AM Geminids Around 126 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 3:30 AM Winter solstice Shortest day, 4h 07m of light · sunset 3:29 PM in the SSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 8:50 PM Ursids Around 7 an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 9:44 AM Quadrantids Around 16 an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 9:44 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 7:50 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 8:23 PM Partial solar eclipse 5.7% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 8:59 AM

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