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Green aurora curling over snowy mountains and a lit village at night
Tonight in Reykjavík, Iceland · More in Iceland →
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Reykjavík night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 19:44–6:42 GMT
Clouds
79%average tonight
Moon
42%First Quarter
Aurora
Kp 2.7need Kp 1
Space station
Noneno visible pass tonight
  • Aurora possible. Kp is forecast to reach 2.7 tonight. From here it usually takes about Kp 1 to see it low on the northern horizon.
  • No visible space station pass during tonight’s dark hours.
  • Moon 42% lit (First Quarter), above the horizon for 0% of the dark hours.
  • Clouds: about 79% effective cover during dark hours, which will hide most things.

Updated just now. Times in Atlantic/Reykjavik (GMT).

Photo: Rafal Konieczny · CC BY 2.5

Clouds tonight
17:00clouds, % of sky7:00
Aurora reach
Kp 1 needed
Magnetic latitude 64.2° N. Look north. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.7. Live map →
Moon
42% lit
First Quarter. Up for 0% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit

Next visible space station passes

No visible passes in the next day or so. They come in runs of several days, a few times a month.

Launches within view

No scheduled launches within 1,000 km in the next week or so.

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Reykjavík, Iceland · 64.14°, -21.90° · population 118,918 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.