Rule
Northern Lights
Hvítserkur - Northern Lights - Iceland Coast
Hvammstangi, Northwest, 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
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Northern Lights
Hvítserkur
Today · 18:00–19:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
56%
Northern Lights
Hvítserkur
Wed, Jan 14 · 01:00–06:00
High
Northern Lights
Hvítserkur
Wed, Jan 14 · 23:00–24:00
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 | -11° | 59% | 24% | 34880m |
| 19:00 | -16° | 59% | 73% | 50000m |
| 20:00 | -23° | 59% | 77% | 50000m |
| 21:00 | -29° | 37% | 19% | 37840m |
| 22:00 | -35° | 37% | 16% | 50000m |
| 23:00 | -40° | 37% | 18% | 50000m |
| Mon, Jan 12 | ||||
| 24:00 | -44° | 37% | 49% | 50000m |
| 01:00 | -46° | 37% | 86% | 3020m |
| 02:00 | -46° | 37% | 86% | 4120m |
| 03:00 | -44° | 23% | 98% | 2580m |
| 04:00 | -40° | 23% | 75% | 6680m |
| 05:00 | -35° | 23% | 74% | 7340m |
| 06:00 | -29° | 23% | 100% | 42340m |
| 07:00 | -23° | 23% | 98% | 41840m |
| 08:00 | -17° | 23% | 100% | 37440m |
| 09:00 | -11° | 23% | 28% | 33640m |
| 10:00 | -5.8° | 23% | 100% | 50000m |
| 11:00 | -1.5° | 23% | 100% | 7580m |
| 12:00 | 1.6° | 23% | 100% | 6500m |
| 13:00 | 3° | 23% | 100% | 3440m |
| 14:00 | 3.1° | 23% | 97% | 5420m |
| 15:00 | 1.7° | 37% | 45% | 37460m |
| 16:00 | -1.2° | 37% | 100% | 2300m |
| 17:00 | -5.4° | 37% | 100% | 2320m |
| 18:00 | -10° | 29% | 99% | 50000m |
| 19:00 | -16° | 29% | 100% | 6860m |
| 20:00 | -22° | 29% | 100% | 44100m |
| 21:00 | -29° | 29% | 100% | 44600m |
| 22:00 | -34° | 29% | 100% | 46680m |
| 23:00 | -40° | 29% | 100% | 50000m |
| Tue, Jan 13 | ||||
| 24:00 | -44° | 23% | 95% | 50000m |
| 01:00 | -46° | 23% | 28% | 50000m |
| 02:00 | -46° | 23% | 9% | 50000m |
| 03:00 | -44° | 37% | 21% | 50000m |
| 04:00 | -40° | 37% | 53% | 50000m |
| 05:00 | -35° | 37% | 21% | 50000m |
| 06:00 | -29° | 29% | 14% | 46260m |
| 07:00 | -23° | 29% | 2% | 50000m |
| 08:00 | -17° | 29% | 0% | 50000m |
| 09:00 | -11° | 23% | 18% | 53240m |
| 10:00 | -5.7° | 23% | 30% | 56280m |
| 11:00 | -1.4° | 23% | 37% | 23810m |
| 12:00 | 1.7° | 8.5% | 19% | 2160m |
| 13:00 | 3.2° | 8.5% | 13% | 1280m |
| 14:00 | 3.3° | 8.5% | 7% | 1560m |
| 15:00 | 1.9° | 8.5% | 11% | 2400m |
| 16:00 | -0.97° | 8.5% | 11% | 58240m |
| 17:00 | -5.2° | 8.5% | 5% | 58860m |
| 18:00 | -10° | 29% | 16% | 57980m |
| 19:00 | -16° | 29% | 45% | 52740m |
| 20:00 | -22° | 29% | 66% | 46760m |
| 21:00 | -28° | 29% | 70% | 8660m |
| 22:00 | -34° | 29% | 70% | 37760m |
| 23:00 | -39° | 29% | 82% | 37140m |
| Wed, Jan 14 | ||||
| 24:00 | -43° | 100% | 43% | 42800m |
| 01:00 | -46° | 100% | 14% | 50260m |
| 02:00 | -46° | 100% | 4% | 57640m |
| 03:00 | -44° | 100% | 0% | 61580m |
| 04:00 | -40° | 100% | 1% | 61580m |
| 05:00 | -35° | 100% | 0% | 61580m |
| 06:00 | -29° | 100% | 35% | 2100m |
| 07:00 | -23° | 100% | 93% | 480m |
| 08:00 | -16° | 100% | 100% | 460m |
| 09:00 | -11° | 100% | 100% | 380m |
| 10:00 | -5.5° | 100% | 100% | 420m |
| 11:00 | -1.2° | 100% | 100% | 640m |
| 12:00 | 1.9° | 100% | 100% | 5980m |
| 13:00 | 3.4° | 100% | 100% | 45960m |
| 14:00 | 3.4° | 100% | 100% | 44500m |
| 15:00 | 2.1° | 100% | 100% | 29680m |
| 16:00 | -0.73° | 100% | 100% | 26800m |
| 17:00 | -5° | 100% | 100% | 25740m |
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