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Djúpalónssandur - Northern Lights - Iceland Coast

Hellissandur, West, Iceland

Northern Lights photography conditions - combines aurora activity levels with clear skies and proper darkness for optimal viewing.

Currently

Real-time conditions
Kp IndexKp 2 (Quiet)
Sun Elevation-27.5° (Astronomical night)
Cloud Cover100%

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Times shown in Atlantic/Reykjavik
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Next opportunity
Excellent Chance of Aurora
Djúpalónssandur
Tomorrow · 24:00–02:00 · 2h window
Medium confidence
56%
🌌Aurora Quality95%
Kp Index: Kp 5 (Unsettled)
Sun Elevation: -24.9° (Astronomical night)
Cloud Cover: 6%

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
2matching hours in the next 95 hoursJump to next match
AND 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
Thu, Mar 12
01:000%-28°42%100%24134m
02:000%-28°39%100%24135m
03:000%-27°28%100%19892m
04:000%-24°18%100%24135m
05:000%-19°16%100%24134m
06:000%-14°14%100%24135m
07:000%-7.7°14%100%24134m
08:000%-1.2°8.2%100%24134m
09:000%0%100%14200m
10:000%11°0%100%9038m
11:000%16°0%100%9714m
12:000%19°0%100%9205m
13:000%21°11%100%5804m
14:000%22°14%100%4499m
15:000%21°20%100%5644m
16:000%18°20%100%12424m
17:000%13°18%100%24135m
18:000%8.1°18%100%17277m
19:000%2.2°24%100%24134m
20:000%-4.3°23%100%24135m
21:000%-11°27%100%24135m
22:000%-16°36%100%24134m
23:000%-21°43%100%9429m
Fri, Mar 13
24:000%-25°40%100%259m
01:000%-28°40%100%24135m
02:000%-28°40%99%24135m
03:000%-27°3.2%100%3181m
04:000%-23°3.2%100%2621m
05:000%-19°3.2%100%4034m
06:000%-13°3.2%100%17550m
07:000%-7.3°3.2%100%23001m
08:000%-0.69°3.2%100%21809m
09:000%5.4°16%100%21616m
10:000%11°16%100%23273m
11:000%16°16%63%24135m
12:000%20°28%94%24135m
13:000%22°28%99%24134m
14:000%22°28%94%24135m
15:000%21°100%31%24134m
16:000%18°100%57%24134m
17:000%14°100%80%24135m
18:000%8.4°55%100%24135m
19:000%2.5°55%100%19208m
20:000%-3.9°55%100%24135m
21:000%-10°55%92%24134m
22:000%-16°55%100%24134m
23:000%-21°55%57%24134m
Sat, Mar 14
24:0095%-25°100%5.9%24135m
01:0095%-27°100%6.5%24135m
02:000%-28°100%100%24135m
03:0049%-26°45%23%24135m
04:0057%-23°45%7%24134m
05:000%-19°45%93%24134m
06:0049%-13°45%24%24135m
07:000%-6.9°45%100%24134m
08:000%-0.11°45%41%24135m
09:000%5.8°22%100%24135m
10:000%11°22%86%24134m
11:000%16°22%36%24135m
12:000%20°16%5.9%24134m
13:000%22°16%93%24135m
14:000%23°16%99%24135m
15:000%21°12%100%24135m
16:000%18°12%100%24134m
17:000%14°12%100%24135m
18:000%8.7°12%100%24134m
19:000%2.9°12%100%24134m
20:000%-3.6°12%100%24135m
21:000%-9.9°36%100%24135m
22:000%-16°36%100%24134m
23:000%-21°36%100%24135m
Sun, Mar 15
24:000%-25°45%100%24134m
01:000%-27°45%100%24135m
02:000%-27°45%100%24135m
03:000%-26°45%100%24135m
04:000%-23°45%100%12201m
05:000%-18°45%100%10407m
06:000%-13°45%100%3851m
07:000%-6.6°45%100%10612m
08:000%0.27°45%100%17374m
09:000%6.1°45%100%24135m
10:000%12°45%100%24135m
11:000%17°45%100%24135m
12:000%20°45%100%24135m
13:000%23°45%92%24135m
14:000%23°45%84%24135m
15:000%22°45%76%24135m
16:000%19°45%73%24135m
17:000%14°45%70%24135m
18:000%9.1°45%67%24135m
19:000%3.2°45%77%24135m
20:000%-3.3°45%87%24135m
21:000%-9.6°45%97%24135m
22:000%-15°45%98%21308m
23:000%-20°45%99%18482m
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

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