Rule
Northern Lights
Arnarstapi - Northern Lights - Iceland Coast
Hellnar, West, Iceland
Northern Lights photography conditions - combines aurora activity levels with clear skies and proper darkness for optimal viewing.
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Northern Lights
Arnarstapi
Today · 18:00–20:00 · 2h window
Medium confidence
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Northern Lights
Arnarstapi
Wed, Jan 14 · 24:00–01:00
Medium
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72-hour requirements breakdown
What passed or failed, hour by hourAND logic: all conditions required
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Time Atlantic/Reykjavik | Solar Elevation ≤ -8.0° | Aurora Activity ≥ 50.0% | Total Cloud Coverage ≤ 30.0% | Visibility ≥ 8000.0m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Jan 11 | ||||
| 18:00 | -9.4° | 58% | 5% | 31020m |
| 19:00 | -15° | 58% | 7% | 50000m |
| 20:00 | -21° | 58% | 97% | 1880m |
| 21:00 | -28° | 36% | 28% | 34660m |
| 22:00 | -34° | 36% | 100% | 2820m |
| 23:00 | -39° | 36% | 22% | 50000m |
| Mon, Jan 12 | ||||
| 24:00 | -44° | 36% | 28% | 50000m |
| 01:00 | -46° | 36% | 100% | 50000m |
| 02:00 | -47° | 36% | 1% | 38840m |
| 03:00 | -45° | 22% | 3% | 50000m |
| 04:00 | -41° | 22% | 2% | 44300m |
| 05:00 | -36° | 22% | 1% | 44820m |
| 06:00 | -30° | 22% | 1% | 44900m |
| 07:00 | -24° | 22% | 1% | 45940m |
| 08:00 | -18° | 22% | 1% | 45560m |
| 09:00 | -12° | 22% | 4% | 44880m |
| 10:00 | -6.2° | 22% | 10% | 50000m |
| 11:00 | -1.7° | 22% | 14% | 50000m |
| 12:00 | 1.7° | 22% | 6% | 50000m |
| 13:00 | 3.5° | 22% | 30% | 43600m |
| 14:00 | 3.8° | 22% | 100% | 45680m |
| 15:00 | 2.7° | 36% | 99% | 47760m |
| 16:00 | 0.26° | 36% | 100% | 50000m |
| 17:00 | -4.1° | 36% | 10% | 50000m |
| 18:00 | -9.2° | 28% | 42% | 50000m |
| 19:00 | -15° | 28% | 9% | 45920m |
| 20:00 | -21° | 28% | 24% | 46540m |
| 21:00 | -28° | 28% | 17% | 45760m |
| 22:00 | -34° | 28% | 14% | 45880m |
| 23:00 | -39° | 28% | 4% | 50000m |
| Tue, Jan 13 | ||||
| 24:00 | -44° | 22% | 2% | 50000m |
| 01:00 | -46° | 22% | 2% | 50000m |
| 02:00 | -47° | 22% | 0% | 50000m |
| 03:00 | -45° | 36% | 0% | 50000m |
| 04:00 | -41° | 36% | 0% | 50000m |
| 05:00 | -36° | 36% | 0% | 50000m |
| 06:00 | -30° | 28% | 1% | 45900m |
| 07:00 | -24° | 28% | 28% | 50000m |
| 08:00 | -18° | 28% | 71% | 50000m |
| 09:00 | -12° | 22% | 48% | 51230m |
| 10:00 | -6.1° | 22% | 34% | 52460m |
| 11:00 | -1.5° | 22% | 42% | 55955m |
| 12:00 | 1.9° | 8.1% | 62% | 54340m |
| 13:00 | 3.6° | 8.1% | 98% | 50040m |
| 14:00 | 4° | 8.1% | 100% | 43560m |
| 15:00 | 2.8° | 8.1% | 100% | 43180m |
| 16:00 | 0.42° | 8.1% | 100% | 46240m |
| 17:00 | -3.9° | 8.1% | 100% | 42140m |
| 18:00 | -9° | 28% | 100% | 48080m |
| 19:00 | -15° | 28% | 88% | 52760m |
| 20:00 | -21° | 28% | 28% | 54800m |
| 21:00 | -27° | 28% | 0% | 55180m |
| 22:00 | -34° | 28% | 5% | 55200m |
| 23:00 | -39° | 28% | 38% | 51440m |
| Wed, Jan 14 | ||||
| 24:00 | -43° | 100% | 19% | 55260m |
| 01:00 | -46° | 100% | 46% | 55320m |
| 02:00 | -46° | 100% | 47% | 58680m |
| 03:00 | -45° | 100% | 100% | 62260m |
| 04:00 | -41° | 100% | 100% | 62340m |
| 05:00 | -36° | 100% | 92% | 58880m |
| 06:00 | -30° | 100% | 99% | 58920m |
| 07:00 | -24° | 100% | 100% | 58940m |
| 08:00 | -17° | 100% | 100% | 58980m |
| 09:00 | -11° | 100% | 100% | 59000m |
| 10:00 | -6° | 100% | 100% | 55740m |
| 11:00 | -1.4° | 100% | 100% | 55760m |
| 12:00 | 2° | 100% | 100% | 55780m |
| 13:00 | 3.8° | 100% | 100% | 55800m |
| 14:00 | 4.1° | 100% | 100% | 59180m |
| 15:00 | 3° | 100% | 92% | 59240m |
| 16:00 | 0.58° | 100% | 87% | 55980m |
| 17:00 | -3.7° | 100% | 94% | 56000m |
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