Reykjavik, Iceland

Tuesday, April 20, 2027

TODAY
Reykjavik, Iceland

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 3:59 AM

Radiant climbs to
56°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
8% 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

5:38 AM

5:38 AM

4:39 AM Blue hour
5:38 AM Sunrise
6:45 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

9:14 PM

9:14 PM

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

8:07 PM Golden hour
9:14 PM Sunset
10:13 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Pink Moon

Rises 9:44 PM in the SE

9:44 PM – 4:48 AM

Named for creeping phlox, a pink wildflower among the first to bloom in spring.

SE SW
9:44 PM Moonrise
10:40 PM 4°
1:17 AM Highest, 9°
3:54 AM 4°
4:48 AM Moonset

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

Rises
9:44 PM in the SE
Exactly full
10:24 PM
Distance
238,165 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 4:39 AM–5:38 AM
  • Moonset 4:57 AM
  • Sunrise 5:38 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:38 AM–6:45 AM
  • Morning best color 6:08 AM
  • Evening golden hour 8:07 PM–9:14 PM
  • Evening best color 8:22 PM
  • Sunset 9:14 PM
  • Evening blue hour 9:14 PM–10:13 PM
  • Moonrise 9:45 PM
  • Fully dark Not tonight
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Upcoming celestial events for Reykjavik, Iceland

Lyrids Around 12 an hour
Thu 22 Apr 2027 3:51 AM New moon No full darkness here tonight - the sky stays in twilight Wed 5 May 2027 11:05 AM Full Flower Moon Rises 11:08 PM in the SSE Wed 19 May 2027 11:08 PM New moon No full darkness here tonight - the sky stays in twilight Fri 4 Jun 2027 7:48 PM Summer solstice Longest day, 21h 08m of light · sunset 12:03 AM in the NNW Mon 21 Jun 2027 2:10 PM New moon (supermoon) No full darkness here tonight - the sky stays in twilight Sat 3 Jul 2027 3:07 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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