Next usable light
4:19 PM – 6:08 PM
Solar noonDaytime13.8° · 180° S
Reykjavik, Capital Region · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 4:19 PM – 6:08 PM
Weather, terrain, buildings, local access, and elevation are not included.
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Morning
Evening
Where to point the camera
On this selected date, the sun reaches 14° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 243° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
January is the generous sample in Reykjavik — 6 hr 50 min of golden light — while March tightens the window to about 1 hr 33 min. That 131° of seasonal travel — 209° SSW at the December extreme, 340° NNW at the June one — is why a bearing beats a compass direction when you scout. June days run 21 hr 2 min; by December they shrink to 4 hr 14 min.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10:56 AM | 4:19 PM | 5 hr 23 min | Merged · 10:13 AM · 6 hr 50 min | 217° SW |
| February | 9:25 AM | 6:01 PM | 8 hr 36 min | 4:42 PM · 1 hr 51 min | 242° WSW |
| March | 7:48 AM | 7:27 PM | 11 hr 39 min | 6:23 PM · 1 hr 33 min | 267° W |
| April | 5:57 AM | 9:00 PM | 15 hr 3 min | 7:54 PM · 1 hr 39 min | 295° WNW |
| May | 4:14 AM | 10:36 PM | 18 hr 22 min | 9:12 PM · 2 hr 16 min | 321° NW |
| June | 2:58 AM | 12:00 AM | 21 hr 2 min | Overnight · 10:05 PM · 6 hr 49 min | 340° NNW |
| July | 3:41 AM | 11:27 PM | 19 hr 46 min | 9:50 PM · 3 hr 7 min | 331° NNW |
| August | 5:19 AM | 9:47 PM | 16 hr 28 min | 8:36 PM · 1 hr 49 min | 306° NW |
| September | 6:51 AM | 7:57 PM | 13 hr 6 min | 6:54 PM · 1 hr 33 min | 279° W |
| October | 8:18 AM | 6:11 PM | 9 hr 53 min | 5:01 PM · 1 hr 40 min | 252° WSW |
| November | 9:57 AM | 4:30 PM | 6 hr 34 min | 2:32 PM · 2 hr 36 min | 226° SW |
| December | 11:17 AM | 3:30 PM | 4 hr 14 min | Merged · 10:26 AM · 5 hr 56 min | 209° SSW |
Find the months when sunset faces your spot
Pick the direction your subject faces the sky. Months whose sunset lands within ±10° light up in the table above. Disabled shortcuts have no matching row in this visible mid-month sample.
Each row samples the 15th of the month at these coordinates, so dates near a month boundary can differ from the printed row — around here day length moves up to ~7 min per day in the fastest season. Clock times follow Atlantic · Reykjavik, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 6:07 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 7:02 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 7:58 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 8:17 AM |
| Sunrise | 8:49 AM |
| Solar noon | 1:13 PM |
| Sunset | 5:36 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 4:19 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 6:08 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 7:23 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 8:18 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 8:17 AM – 10:06 AM | 8:49 AM | 5:36 PM | 4:19 PM – 6:08 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 8:20 AM – 10:10 AM | 8:52 AM | 5:33 PM | 4:15 PM – 6:05 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 8:23 AM – 10:14 AM | 8:55 AM | 5:30 PM | 4:11 PM – 6:02 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 8:26 AM – 10:18 AM | 8:58 AM | 5:26 PM | 4:06 PM – 5:59 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 8:29 AM – 10:23 AM | 9:01 AM | 5:23 PM | 4:02 PM – 5:56 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 8:32 AM – 10:27 AM | 9:04 AM | 5:20 PM | 3:57 PM – 5:53 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 8:35 AM – 10:32 AM | 9:08 AM | 5:17 PM | 3:53 PM – 5:50 PM |
The moon over Reykjavik is a Full Moon, 99% lit. Treat this as lighting context, not a visibility forecast.
They are map-search starting points, not ranked recommendations; current access, closures, permits, safety, and unobstructed views have not been verified. The selected-date sunset bearing is 243° WSW; if a composition faces elsewhere, use the bearing planner in the month table above to find sampled months that align. This mathematical bearing is a planning aid and does not prove visibility.
In Reykjavik, the evening golden hour window runs 1 hr 49 min on the selected date and approaches from 243° WSW. Arrive 15 minutes before its start when that window occurs, then choose a position with an open view toward that bearing. Don't rely on the generic “one hour before sunset” rule here — the real window shifts with the season, so check the computed times for your date.
See the calculation method and limits before relying on the estimate in terrain-sensitive or safety-critical conditions.
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