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Tonight over Reykjavík · Capital Region, IS · Thu 12 Nov

Go out now, look N, but thick cloud will probably hide it.

Good chance of aurora tonight. Kp could reach 1.7. Look north from somewhere dark.

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The real sky over Reykjavík at 18:34, facing north. Gold dots are planets, white dots the brightest stars.
Moon
Waxing crescent, 11% lit. Full Moon Tue 24 Nov.
Planets
  • Saturn in the evening, from 17:41 until 03:26, 27° up in the south · in Cetus
  • Mars before dawn, best around 07:46, 41° up in the south · in Leo
  • Jupiter before dawn, best around 07:51, 40° up in the south · in Leo
  • Venus before dawn, best around 09:16, 12° up in the south-east · in Virgo
  • Mercury before dawn, best around 09:16, 8° up in the south-east · in Virgo
Space Station
No visible pass tonight.
Meteors
Leonids peak on the night of 17–18 Nov (in 5 nights), and a few are already about. Up to about 15 an hour under a perfectly dark sky, Moon 56% lit at the peak. TimeandDate gives the peak as 17–18 Nov; the American Meteor Society says 16–17 Nov.
Cloud

Taller bars mean more cloud. 100% at the time above. Clearest around 08:00 (33%).

Aurora
Good chance of aurora tonight. Kp could reach 1.7. Look north from somewhere dark.
Sun
Sunset 16:36 · properly dark 18:34 · first light 07:50 · sunrise 09:49