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Tonight's Sky from Reykjavik, Iceland

64.14°N, 21.9°W · Atlantic/Reykjavik · Sat, May 2 · 23:19 UTC

🔥 Great night for stargazing — 2 planets observable

Best right now: Jupiter. Look west — about halfway up the sky. (mostly clear, no moon interference)

Tonight's sky quality81/100

Excellent conditions

⏱Best viewing: now → next 4-5 hours (before Jupiter sets)

⏳Wait 15-30 minutes — sky nearly dark enough for good viewing.

Reykjavik, Iceland · 3 planets in the sky · 2 visible to the naked eye

Best object right now

Jupiter

Jupiter is very bright and well-positioned — easy to spot.

Excellent
Where to look
Look west
When
Visible now
Visibility score
89/100

Also worth watching

1 object
  • Venusmag -3.9
    Low on horizon

    Venus is extremely bright but low near the horizon — buildings or haze may block it.

    Look northwest — very low, near the horizon·Find a spot with a clear view toward the horizon.
1 planet in the sky, but not visible to the naked eye
  • Uranus — Uranus is too faint for current sky conditions.
4 planets below the horizon — Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Neptune
  • Mercury — Below horizon
  • Mars — Below horizon
  • Saturn — Below horizon
  • Neptune — Below horizon

Sky map

Zenith at center · Horizon at edge
Tonight's sky from your location30°60°ISSVenusJupiterUranus ⛅NESW

Observing conditions

Cloud cover
11%
Mostly clear
Moon
Full Moon
99% lit — No impact — moon is below the horizon
Light pollution
Suburban
Bortle 5 — measured

Light pollution

Bortle scale · catalogued
5/9
Suburban
1 · Pristine5 · Suburban9 · Inner city

Suburban sky. Milky Way washed out near horizon. M31 and M33 only with averted vision. Most galaxies lost.

Naked-eye limit
mag 6.0

Next eclipse

Solar · total
102
days away

A total solar eclipse on Wednesday, 12 August 2026.

Visible: Greenland, Iceland, Spain, North Africa. Confirm viewability from Reykjavik on the detail page.

Duration
2m 18s
Magnitude
1.04

Targets tonight

Ranked by altitude × aperture reach

What this means

It is still daylight — check back after sunset.

Skies are mostly clear.

The Moon is below the horizon and will not interfere.

Sun

Nautical twilight
Altitude
−6.7°
Nautical twilight — stars emerging
Azimuth
330° NNW
Next sunrise
Sun, May 3 · 04:53 UTC
Next sunset
Sun, May 3 · 21:58 UTC

Moon

Below horizon
Phase
Full Moon
98.6% illuminated
Altitude
−5.6°
Next moonrise
Sun, May 3 · 00:57 UTC

ISS passes (next 48 h)

1 pass
  • Mon, May 4 · 03:38 UTC
    peak 10°
    tomorrowrises SSW → sets S43s

Active meteor showers

1 active

  • Eta Aquariids

    ~50/hr

    Halley's Comet debris; favors the Southern Hemisphere.

    Peak: 05-06

Advanced — raw altitude, azimuth, magnitude for all planets

Planets

2 currently observable
  • Mercury
    Below horizon
  • Venusmag -3.9
    8.7°Visible
  • Mars
    Below horizon
  • Jupitermag -2.0
    25.3°Visible
  • Saturn
    Below horizon
  • Uranusmag 5.8
    2.4°Not visible
  • Neptune
    Below horizon
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