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What's in the Sky Tonight — Reykjavík
Tonight over Reykjavík: no naked-eye planets are well placed, a waxing gibbous (83% lit).
Sun & Moon positions computed for Reykjavík (64.1°, -21.9°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over Reykjavík
2 THINGS UPThe best of what's above Reykjavík right now, pulled together from every layer and ranked — tap any to go deeper.
Planets visible tonight
None of the bright naked-eye planets (Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn) climb high into a dark sky over Reykjavík tonight. They drift in and out of view over weeks — check back, or see where they are now on the live map.
The Moon tonight
A bright Moon (83% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Aurora outlook
Aurora is unlikely from Reykjavík tonight: Kp is 0.0, below the roughly Kp 1 needed here. It takes a stronger storm to push the oval this far.
Source: NOAA SWPC (planetary Kp) · viewing threshold from Reykjavík's geomagnetic latitude.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for Reykjavík. For satellite passes we can use your exact spot — tap below to get the next ISS, Starlink-train and bright-satellite passes overhead.
What can you see in your sky tonight?
We can work out the next passes of the Space Station, a fresh Starlink “train” and other bright satellites over your exact spot — plus which naked-eye planets are out tonight and where to look. Your location is used only in your browser to do the maths and is never sent anywhere.
Reykjavík right now
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Reykjavíktells you whether it's worth heading out.
Go deeper on the sky over Reykjavík
SEE IT ON THE MAP
The live sky map shows the auroral oval and the day/night line in real time.