Reykjavik, Iceland

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Reykjavik, Iceland

That morning

Sunrise

5:21 AM

5:21 AM

4:17 AM Blue hour
5:21 AM Sunrise
6:32 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

9:42 PM

9:42 PM

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

8:31 PM Golden hour
9:42 PM Sunset
10:45 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 47 an hour

Best around 3:42 AM

The night11:12 PM – 3:54 AM+1

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
66°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
17% lost
Speed
59 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom.

The most dependable shower of the year, on warm summer nights in the north.

Full moon

Full Sturgeon Moon

Rises 9:22 PM in the SE

9:22 PM – 5:34 AM

Named for the lake sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer.

SE SW
9:22 PM Moonrise
10:08 PM 4°
1:26 AM Highest, 12°
4:47 AM 4°
5:34 AM Moonset

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

Rises
9:22 PM in the SE
Exactly full
7:32 AM
Distance
251,446 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

  • Moonset 3:56 AM
  • Morning blue hour 4:17 AM–5:21 AM
  • Sunrise 5:21 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:21 AM–6:32 AM
  • Morning best color 5:51 AM
  • Evening golden hour 8:31 PM–9:42 PM
  • Evening best color 8:47 PM
  • Moonrise 9:22 PM
  • Sunset 9:42 PM
  • Evening blue hour 9:42 PM–10:45 PM
  • Fully dark Not tonight

Upcoming celestial events for Reykjavik, Iceland

Black Moon (supermoon) No full darkness here tonight - the sky stays in twilight Tue 31 Aug 2027 5:40 PM Full Harvest Moon Rises 7:16 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 7:16 PM Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 7:26 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 6:01 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:50 PM to 4:40 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 2:33 AM Draconids Around 7 an hour
Fri 8 Oct 2027 8:03 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:12 PM in the ENE Fri 15 Oct 2027 5:12 PM 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it