Northern lights diary – January 6th 2026

Sunrise: 11:19  UTC

Sunset: 15:46 UTC

Kp : 2/9

Moon status: 40.5 % illuminated

Forecast: fully clear sky, tonight’s tour is on!

Comment: Comment: Today the forecast for seeing the aurora was good. It was a cold winter day, but with a cloudless sky, essential for seeing the auroras. The KB index was not very high, although this condition is not necessary in Iceland, as there have been many times where it was possible to see the auroras with a minimum KB of 0 or 1. This time the wait was long, and in the end, luck was not on our side: we did not manage to see them. However, we are not discouraged. We know that these are things that are part of an uncontrollable nature.

Guide: Isabella