Rule
Northern Lights
Borgarfjordur Eystri - Northern Lights - Iceland Coast
Egilsstaðir, East, Iceland
Northern Lights photography conditions - combines aurora activity levels with clear skies and proper darkness for optimal viewing.
Currently
Real-time conditionsKp IndexKp 2 (Quiet)
Sun Elevation-30.8° (Astronomical night)
Cloud Cover5%
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Times shown in Atlantic/Reykjavik
Next opportunity
Good Chance of Aurora
Borgarfjordur Eystri
Tomorrow · 21:00–24:00 · 3h window
Low confidence
33%
🌌Aurora Quality59.8-63%
Kp Index: Kp 4 (Unsettled)
Sun Elevation: -16.2° (Astronomical twilight)
Cloud Cover: 4%
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72-hour requirements breakdown
What passed or failed, hour by hourAND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time Atlantic/Reykjavik | Aurora Quality ≥ 50.0% | Solar Elevation ≤ -8.0° | Aurora Activity ≥ 50.0% | Total Cloud Coverage ≤ 30.0% | Visibility ≥ 8000.0m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Mar 4 | |||||
| 01:00 | 0% | -31° | 100% | 100% | 426m |
| 02:00 | 0% | -31° | 100% | 100% | 1546m |
| 03:00 | 0% | -28° | 37% | 95% | 1124m |
| 04:00 | 0% | -24° | 37% | 100% | 1680m |
| 05:00 | 0% | -19° | 37% | 60% | 16885m |
| 06:00 | 0% | -13° | 17% | 94% | 24134m |
| 07:00 | 0% | -6.7° | 0% | 97% | 24135m |
| 08:00 | 0% | 0.009° | 17% | 17% | 24135m |
| 09:00 | 0% | 5.5° | 0% | 92% | 21887m |
| 10:00 | 0% | 11° | 0% | 25% | 24135m |
| 11:00 | 0% | 15° | 0% | 74% | 24134m |
| 12:00 | 0% | 17° | 0% | 5.2% | 24134m |
| 13:00 | 0% | 18° | 0% | 5% | 24134m |
| 14:00 | 0% | 18° | 0% | 0% | 24134m |
| 15:00 | 0% | 16° | 0% | 0% | 24135m |
| 16:00 | 0% | 12° | 8% | 0% | 24135m |
| 17:00 | 0% | 7.2° | 11% | 5.2% | 24135m |
| 18:00 | 0% | 1.8° | 14% | 4% | 24135m |
| 19:00 | 0% | -4.6° | 18% | 4.1% | 24135m |
| 20:00 | 0% | -11° | 21% | 93% | 24134m |
| 21:00 | 0% | -17° | 28% | 99% | 24134m |
| 22:00 | 43% | -22° | 31% | 23% | 24135m |
| 23:00 | 49% | -27° | 28% | 3.7% | 24135m |
| Thu, Mar 5 | |||||
| 24:00 | 50% | -30° | 30% | 3.7% | 24134m |
| 01:00 | 50% | -31° | 30% | 5% | 24135m |
| 02:00 | 50% | -30° | 30% | 5% | 24135m |
| 03:00 | 41% | -28° | 12% | 3.7% | 24134m |
| 04:00 | 41% | -24° | 12% | 5% | 24134m |
| 05:00 | 41% | -19° | 12% | 5.6% | 24135m |
| 06:00 | 0% | -13° | 1.7% | 77% | 24134m |
| 07:00 | 0% | -6.4° | 1.7% | 93% | 24135m |
| 08:00 | 0% | 0.32° | 1.7% | 88% | 24135m |
| 09:00 | 0% | 5.8° | 3.3% | 33% | 24134m |
| 10:00 | 0% | 11° | 3.3% | 5% | 24134m |
| 11:00 | 0% | 15° | 3.3% | 5% | 24134m |
| 12:00 | 0% | 18° | 1.7% | 5% | 24135m |
| 13:00 | 0% | 19° | 1.7% | 0% | 24134m |
| 14:00 | 0% | 18° | 1.7% | 0% | 24134m |
| 15:00 | 0% | 16° | 12% | 5.3% | 24134m |
| 16:00 | 0% | 12° | 12% | 65% | 24135m |
| 17:00 | 0% | 7.5° | 12% | 17% | 24135m |
| 18:00 | 0% | 2.1° | 12% | 76% | 24135m |
| 19:00 | 0% | -4.3° | 12% | 98% | 24134m |
| 20:00 | 32% | -11° | 12% | 23% | 24134m |
| 21:00 | 50% | -17° | 29% | 5% | 24134m |
| 22:00 | 50% | -22° | 29% | 2.3% | 24134m |
| 23:00 | 50% | -26° | 29% | 5% | 24135m |
| Fri, Mar 6 | |||||
| 24:00 | 0% | -29° | 56% | 100% | 24134m |
| 01:00 | 0% | -30° | 56% | 82% | 24135m |
| 02:00 | 0% | -30° | 56% | 100% | 24135m |
| 03:00 | 0% | -27° | 56% | 100% | 24134m |
| 04:00 | 0% | -23° | 56% | 100% | 1437m |
| 05:00 | 0% | -18° | 56% | 98% | 730m |
| 06:00 | 50% | -12° | 29% | 9.6% | 24135m |
| 07:00 | 0% | -6° | 29% | 14% | 24134m |
| 08:00 | 0% | 0.64° | 29% | 16% | 24135m |
| 09:00 | 0% | 6.2° | 29% | 5.5% | 24134m |
| 10:00 | 0% | 11° | 29% | 5% | 24134m |
| 11:00 | 0% | 15° | 29% | 5.3% | 24135m |
| 12:00 | 0% | 18° | 22% | 36% | 13875m |
| 13:00 | 0% | 19° | 22% | 73% | 2436m |
| 14:00 | 0% | 19° | 22% | 64% | 10568m |
| 15:00 | 0% | 16° | 17% | 45% | 18182m |
| 16:00 | 0% | 13° | 17% | 100% | 3163m |
| 17:00 | 0% | 7.9° | 17% | 100% | 2091m |
| 18:00 | 0% | 2.4° | 22% | 100% | 1674m |
| 19:00 | 0% | -3.9° | 22% | 100% | 1815m |
| 20:00 | 40% | -10° | 22% | 12% | 24134m |
| 21:00 | 63% | -16° | 56% | 4% | 24134m |
| 22:00 | 60% | -22° | 56% | 15% | 24134m |
| 23:00 | 63% | -26° | 56% | 5.3% | 24135m |
| Sat, Mar 7 | |||||
| 24:00 | 39% | -29° | 8.5% | 1.6% | 24135m |
| 01:00 | 39% | -30° | 8.5% | 5.3% | 23680m |
| 02:00 | 39% | -29° | 8.5% | 5.3% | 24135m |
| 03:00 | 33% | -27° | 8.5% | 23% | 24134m |
| 04:00 | 39% | -23° | 8.5% | 0% | 24135m |
| 05:00 | 39% | -18° | 8.5% | 1% | 24134m |
| 06:00 | 39% | -12° | 8.5% | 0% | 24135m |
| 07:00 | 0% | -5.6° | 8.5% | 33% | 24135m |
| 08:00 | 0% | 0.98° | 8.5% | 67% | 24135m |
| 09:00 | 0% | 6.6° | 8.5% | 100% | 24135m |
| 10:00 | 0% | 12° | 8.5% | 79% | 24135m |
| 11:00 | 0% | 16° | 8.5% | 57% | 24135m |
| 12:00 | 0% | 18° | 8.5% | 36% | 24135m |
| 13:00 | 0% | 20° | 8.5% | 48% | 24135m |
| 14:00 | 0% | 19° | 8.5% | 60% | 24135m |
| 15:00 | 0% | 17° | 8.5% | 73% | 24135m |
| 16:00 | 0% | 13° | 8.5% | 50% | 24135m |
| 17:00 | 0% | 8.2° | 8.5% | 28% | 24135m |
| 18:00 | 0% | 2.7° | 8.5% | 5% | 24135m |
| 19:00 | 0% | -3.6° | 8.5% | 17% | 24135m |
| 20:00 | 29% | -9.9° | 8.5% | 30% | 24135m |
| 21:00 | 24% | -16° | 8.5% | 42% | 24135m |
| 22:00 | 33% | -21° | 8.5% | 30% | 24135m |
| 23:00 | 37% | -26° | 8.5% | 17% | 24135m |
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