Rare Chance to Spot Venus as a Morning and Evening Star
Skywatchers in northern latitudes can witness the rare event of Venus being visible in both the evening and morning sky on the same night.
Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Reykjavik. The Moon and planets have been enlarged slightly for clarity. On mobile devices, tap to steer the map by pointing your device at the sky. Need some help?
Tonight's Sky in Reykjavik, Mar 20 – Mar 21, 2025
Mercury rise and set in Reykjavik
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Mercury is just 8 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Thu, Mar 20 ↓8:52 pm
Fri, Mar 21 ↑6:56 am
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Mars rise and set in Reykjavik
View in the early morning.
Mars can be seen for more than 11 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.
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Jupiter rise and set in Reykjavik
View after sunset.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Fri, Mar 21 ↓4:24 am
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Uranus rise and set in Reykjavik
View after sunset. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. You may need binoculars.
Fri, Mar 21 ↓2:04 am
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Planets Visible in Reykjavik
Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Mar 21, 2025 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Thu 7:00 am | Thu 8:52 pm | Thu 1:57 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Venus | Thu 6:10 am | Thu 8:59 pm | Thu 1:36 pm | Not visible |
Mars | Thu 9:49 am | Fri 8:13 am | Thu 9:03 pm | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Thu 8:27 am | Fri 4:24 am | Thu 6:25 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Fri 7:41 am | Fri 6:36 pm | Fri 1:08 pm | Not visible |
Uranus | Thu 7:59 am | Fri 2:04 am | Thu 5:01 pm | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Fri 7:37 am | Fri 7:24 pm | Fri 1:31 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |