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Reynisfjara - Northern Lights - Iceland Coast

Vik, South, Iceland

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

Currently

Real-time conditions
Kp IndexKp 5 (Unsettled)
Sun Elevation-38.7° (Astronomical night)
Cloud Cover0%

Upcoming Opportunities

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Times shown in Atlantic/Reykjavik
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Next opportunity
Excellent Chance of Aurora
Reynisfjara
Today · 24:00–03:00 · 3h window
Medium confidence
55%
🌌Aurora Quality84.3%
Kp Index: Kp 5 (Unsettled)
OVATION Probability: 43%
Sun Elevation: -36.6° (Astronomical night)
Cloud Cover: 0%
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Good Chance of Aurora
Reynisfjara
Tue, Feb 24 · 03:00–07:00
🌌Aurora Quality:71.1%
Low
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Fair Chance of Aurora at Dawn
Reynisfjara
Tue, Feb 24 · 07:00–08:00
🌌Aurora Quality:59.8%
Low

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
4matching 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
Sun, Feb 15
01:000%-39°67%100%24135m
02:000%-39°44%100%24135m
03:000%-37°62%100%24135m
04:000%-33°62%100%24135m
05:000%-28°56%100%24135m
06:000%-21°18%100%24134m
07:000%-15°0%100%24134m
08:000%-7.9°0%99%24134m
09:000%-1.4°0%28%24134m
10:000%4.2°0%5.3%24134m
11:000%8.8°0%12%24134m
12:000%12°0%28%24134m
13:000%14°0%28%24135m
14:000%14°0%33%24135m
15:000%12°32%7.3%24135m
16:000%8.9°32%5%24134m
17:000%4.3°32%5%24134m
18:000%-1.3°62%5%24134m
19:0067%-7.8°64%4%24134m
20:0077%-14°63%0%24134m
21:0052%-21°34%0%24135m
22:0067%-27°43%2.3%24134m
23:0068%-33°46%0.3%24135m
Mon, Feb 16
24:0084%-37°79%0%24134m
01:0084%-39°79%0%24134m
02:0084%-39°79%0%24135m
03:0060%-37°49%0%24135m
04:0060%-33°49%0%24135m
05:0060%-27°49%0%24135m
06:0051%-21°32%0%24135m
07:0055%-14°40%0.6%24135m
08:0044%-7.6°40%4.4%24135m
09:000%-1.1°32%5%24134m
10:000%4.5°32%5%24135m
11:000%9.1°32%5%24134m
12:000%12°32%6.7%24135m
13:000%14°32%8.8%24134m
14:000%14°32%6.1%24134m
15:000%13°14%5%24135m
16:000%9.2°14%5.8%24135m
17:000%4.7°14%92%24135m
18:000%-0.9°14%100%24135m
19:000%-7.5°14%100%24134m
20:000%-14°14%100%24135m
21:000%-21°25%100%24135m
22:000%-27°25%100%24135m
23:000%-32°25%100%24135m
Tue, Feb 17
24:000%-36°32%100%24135m
01:000%-38°32%100%24134m
02:000%-38°32%100%24134m
03:000%-36°32%100%24135m
04:000%-32°32%100%24134m
05:000%-27°32%100%24134m
06:000%-21°14%100%24134m
07:000%-14°14%100%24135m
08:000%-7.3°14%100%24134m
09:000%-0.66°14%100%24135m
10:000%4.9°14%100%24135m
11:000%9.5°14%100%16948m
12:000%13°7.1%100%356m
13:000%15°7.1%100%343m
14:000%15°7.1%100%268m
15:000%13°4.6%100%185m
16:000%9.5°4.6%100%147m
17:000%4.6%100%151m
18:000%-0.48°4.6%100%156m
19:000%-7.2°4.6%100%144m
20:000%-14°4.6%100%112m
21:000%-20°14%100%99m
22:000%-27°14%100%71m
23:000%-32°14%100%69m
Wed, Feb 18
24:000%-36°40%100%69m
01:000%-38°40%100%70m
02:000%-38°40%98%91m
03:000%-36°40%98%169m
04:000%-32°40%99%148m
05:000%-27°40%100%135m
06:000%-20°40%100%146m
07:000%-14°40%100%1558m
08:000%-7°40%100%2970m
09:000%-0.16°40%100%4382m
10:000%5.2°40%100%3059m
11:000%9.8°40%100%1736m
12:000%13°40%100%413m
13:000%15°40%100%361m
14:000%15°40%100%309m
15:000%13°40%100%258m
16:000%9.9°40%100%396m
17:000%5.3°40%100%535m
18:000%0.02°40%100%673m
19:000%-6.8°40%100%567m
20:000%-14°40%100%460m
21:000%-20°40%100%354m
22:000%-26°40%100%307m
23:000%-32°40%100%260m
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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