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Tonight's Sky from Reykjavik, Iceland

64.14°N, 21.9°W · Atlantic/Reykjavik · Sat, Aug 1 · 03:06 UTC

🌅 Twilight — Saturn appearing

Look southeast as the sky darkens.

Tonight's sky quality61/100

Good — worth going outside

⏱Best viewing: now → next 9-10 hours (before Saturn sets)

⏳Wait 30-60 minutes — planets will become visible as the sky darkens.

Reykjavik, Iceland · 5 planets in the sky · 2 visible to the naked eye

Best object right now

Saturn

Saturn is bright and clearly visible.

High
Where to look
Look southeast
When
Visible now
Visibility score
67/100

Also worth watching

1 object
  • Marsmag 1.3
    Low on horizon

    Mars is moderately bright but low near the horizon — buildings or haze may block it.

    Look northeast — low in the sky·Find a spot with a clear view toward the horizon.
3 planets in the sky, but none visible to the naked eye
  • Mercury — Sky still too bright during twilight for Mercury.
  • Uranus — Sky still too bright during twilight for Uranus.
  • Neptune — Sky still too bright during twilight for Neptune.
2 planets below the horizon — Venus, Jupiter
  • Venus — Below horizon
  • Jupiter — Below horizon

Sky map

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

Observing conditions

Cloud cover
14%
Mostly clear
Moon
Waning Gibbous
94% lit — Moon visible, but no impact in daylight
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 mostly clear.

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

Sun

Civil twilight
Altitude
−5.9°
Civil twilight — sky still bright
Azimuth
22° NNE
Next sunrise
Sat, Aug 1 · 04:34 UTC
Next sunset
Sat, Aug 1 · 22:31 UTC

Moon

Visible
Phase
Waning Gibbous
93.8% illuminated
Altitude
16.9°
Azimuth
175° S
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

2 currently observable
  • Mercurymag 0.3
    0.5°Not visible
  • Venus
    Below horizon
  • Marsmag 1.3
    13.5°Visible
  • Jupiter
    Below horizon
  • Saturnmag 0.6
    22.8°Visible
  • Uranusmag 5.8
    19.4°Not visible
  • Neptunemag 7.7
    22.6°Not visible
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