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Tonight's Sky from Reykjavik, Iceland

64.14°N, 21.9°W · Atlantic/Reykjavik · Sat, Aug 1 · 02:12 UTC

🌙 1 planet observable tonight

Best right now: Saturn. Look southeast — low in the sky. (clear sky)

Tonight's sky quality37/100

Limited — only brightest objects

⏱Best viewing: now → next 10-11 hours (before Saturn sets)

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

Reykjavik, Iceland · 4 planets in the sky · 1 visible to the naked eye

Best object right now

Saturn

Saturn is dim — requires dark-adapted eyes.

Fair
Where to look
Look southeast
When
Visible now
Visibility score
32/100
3 planets in the sky, but none visible to the naked eye
  • Mars — Mars is at the edge of naked-eye detection.
  • Uranus — Uranus is too faint for current sky conditions.
  • Neptune — Neptune is too faint for the naked eye (mag 7.7).
3 planets below the horizon — Mercury, Venus, Jupiter
  • Mercury — Below horizon
  • Venus — Below horizon
  • Jupiter — Below horizon

Sky map

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

Observing conditions

Cloud cover
8%
Clear
Moon
Waning Gibbous
94% lit — Strong — only brightest objects
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
11
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 almost fully clear.

A nearly full Moon is dominating the sky — expect reduced contrast.

Sun

Nautical twilight
Altitude
−7.5°
Nautical twilight — stars emerging
Azimuth
9° N
Next sunrise
Sat, Aug 1 · 04:34 UTC
Next sunset
Sat, Aug 1 · 22:31 UTC

Moon

Visible
Phase
Waning Gibbous
94% illuminated
Altitude
15.6°
Azimuth
162° SSE
Next moonrise
Sat, Aug 1 · 22:26 UTC

ISS passes (next 48 h)

1 pass
  • Sun, Aug 2 · 15:37 UTC
    peak 10°
    in 2 daysrises SSW → sets S1m 8s

Active meteor showers

1 active

  • Perseids

    ~100/hr

    The most popular shower; warm summer nights, reliable rates.

    Peak: 08-12

Advanced — raw altitude, azimuth, magnitude for all planets

Planets

1 currently observable
  • Mercury
    Below horizon
  • Venus
    Below horizon
  • Marsmag 1.3
    8.5°Barely visible
  • Jupiter
    Below horizon
  • Saturnmag 0.6
    18.3°Visible
  • Uranusmag 5.8
    13.7°Not visible
  • Neptunemag 7.7
    18.9°Needs telescope
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