Reykjavik, Iceland

Monday, December 21, 2026

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Reykjavik, Iceland Monday 21 December 2026

Meteor shower

Ursids

Around 7 an hour

Best around 9:47 AM

Radiant climbs to
79°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
6% lost
Speed
33 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.

From most of the Northern Hemisphere it never sets, so you can watch it all night.

Equinox or solstice

Winter solstice

The moment itself, 8:50 PM

Sunrise
11:21 AM, SSE (156°)
Sunset
3:29 PM, SSW (204°)
Daylight
4h 07m

That morning

Sunrise

11:21 AM

11:21 AM

Sunset

3:29 PM

3:29 PM

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

90% lit

Below the horizon all day

Timetable

  • Moonset 8:41 AM
  • Morning blue hour 10:02 AM–11:21 AM
  • Sunrise 11:21 AM
  • Moonrise 12:31 PM
  • Sunset 3:29 PM
  • Evening blue hour 3:29 PM–4:48 PM
  • Fully dark 6:57 PM–7:54 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
← Previous day Sunday Sun, Dec 20
Next day → Tuesday Tue, Dec 22

Upcoming celestial events for Reykjavik, Iceland

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 Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:32 PM in the NE Fri 22 Jan 2027 4:32 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:20 PM to 7:00 AM Sat 6 Feb 2027 3:56 PM Snow Moon Rises 5:53 PM in the ENE Sat 20 Feb 2027 5:53 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:50 PM to 5:30 AM Sun 7 Mar 2027 9:31 AM Partial solar eclipse 5.7% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 8:59 AM

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