Rule
Northern Lights
Dyrhólaey - Northern Lights - Iceland Coast
Vik, South, Iceland
Northern Lights photography conditions - combines aurora activity levels with clear skies and proper darkness for optimal viewing.
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Times shown in Atlantic/Reykjavik
Next opportunity
Northern Lights
Dyrhólaey
Today · 18:00–21:00 · 3h window
Medium confidence
49%
Northern Lights
Dyrhólaey
Wed, Jan 14 · 24:00–05:00
Medium
Northern Lights
Dyrhólaey
Sat, Jan 17 · 24:00–07:00
Medium
Northern Lights
Dyrhólaey
Tue, Jan 20 · 19:00–24:00
Low
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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 | Solar Elevation ≤ -8.0° | Aurora Activity ≥ 50.0% | Total Cloud Coverage ≤ 30.0% | Visibility ≥ 8000.0m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Jan 11 | ||||
| 18:00 | -10° | 51% | 0% | 50000m |
| 19:00 | -17° | 51% | 0% | 50000m |
| 20:00 | -23° | 51% | 0% | 50000m |
| 21:00 | -30° | 32% | 0% | 50000m |
| 22:00 | -36° | 32% | 0% | 50000m |
| 23:00 | -42° | 32% | 0% | 50000m |
| Mon, Jan 12 | ||||
| 24:00 | -46° | 32% | 0% | 50000m |
| 01:00 | -48° | 32% | 35% | 50000m |
| 02:00 | -48° | 32% | 46% | 50000m |
| 03:00 | -45° | 19% | 100% | 50000m |
| 04:00 | -41° | 19% | 100% | 50000m |
| 05:00 | -35° | 19% | 92% | 50000m |
| 06:00 | -29° | 19% | 85% | 50000m |
| 07:00 | -22° | 19% | 86% | 50000m |
| 08:00 | -15° | 19% | 88% | 50000m |
| 09:00 | -9.2° | 19% | 50% | 50000m |
| 10:00 | -3.8° | 19% | 1% | 50000m |
| 11:00 | 0.83° | 19% | 2% | 50000m |
| 12:00 | 3.6° | 19% | 3% | 50000m |
| 13:00 | 5° | 19% | 51% | 50000m |
| 14:00 | 4.9° | 19% | 64% | 50000m |
| 15:00 | 3.2° | 32% | 3% | 50000m |
| 16:00 | 0.24° | 32% | 1% | 50000m |
| 17:00 | -4.7° | 32% | 0% | 50000m |
| 18:00 | -10° | 25% | 0% | 50000m |
| 19:00 | -16° | 25% | 0% | 50000m |
| 20:00 | -23° | 25% | 0% | 50000m |
| 21:00 | -30° | 25% | 0% | 50000m |
| 22:00 | -36° | 25% | 0% | 50000m |
| 23:00 | -42° | 25% | 0% | 50000m |
| Tue, Jan 13 | ||||
| 24:00 | -46° | 19% | 0% | 50000m |
| 01:00 | -48° | 19% | 0% | 50000m |
| 02:00 | -48° | 19% | 0% | 50000m |
| 03:00 | -45° | 32% | 0% | 50000m |
| 04:00 | -41° | 32% | 0% | 50000m |
| 05:00 | -35° | 32% | 0% | 50000m |
| 06:00 | -29° | 25% | 0% | 50000m |
| 07:00 | -22° | 25% | 0% | 50000m |
| 08:00 | -15° | 25% | 0% | 50000m |
| 09:00 | -9.1° | 19% | 4% | 52425m |
| 10:00 | -3.7° | 19% | 0% | 53410m |
| 11:00 | 0.95° | 19% | 10% | 52610m |
| 12:00 | 3.7° | 7.1% | 20% | 9480m |
| 13:00 | 5.2° | 7.1% | 21% | 17620m |
| 14:00 | 5° | 7.1% | 33% | 36380m |
| 15:00 | 3.4° | 7.1% | 66% | 2800m |
| 16:00 | 0.4° | 7.1% | 84% | 45320m |
| 17:00 | -4.5° | 7.1% | 33% | 55980m |
| 18:00 | -10° | 25% | 4% | 75420m |
| 19:00 | -16° | 25% | 1% | 75360m |
| 20:00 | -23° | 25% | 0% | 75340m |
| 21:00 | -30° | 25% | 0% | 75340m |
| 22:00 | -36° | 25% | 0% | 75340m |
| 23:00 | -41° | 25% | 0% | 75340m |
| Wed, Jan 14 | ||||
| 24:00 | -46° | 72% | 30% | 75340m |
| 01:00 | -48° | 72% | 4% | 75340m |
| 02:00 | -47° | 72% | 8% | 75340m |
| 03:00 | -45° | 72% | 13% | 75340m |
| 04:00 | -41° | 72% | 2% | 75340m |
| 05:00 | -35° | 72% | 84% | 75340m |
| 06:00 | -28° | 72% | 98% | 75400m |
| 07:00 | -22° | 72% | 96% | 75400m |
| 08:00 | -15° | 72% | 99% | 75400m |
| 09:00 | -9° | 72% | 100% | 75400m |
| 10:00 | -3.5° | 72% | 99% | 75480m |
| 11:00 | 1.1° | 72% | 99% | 60340m |
| 12:00 | 3.9° | 72% | 99% | 50520m |
| 13:00 | 5.3° | 72% | 95% | 36520m |
| 14:00 | 5.2° | 72% | 100% | 12640m |
| 15:00 | 3.5° | 72% | 100% | 18600m |
| 16:00 | 0.57° | 72% | 100% | 4100m |
| 17:00 | -4.3° | 72% | 100% | 2060m |
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