The Moon and Sky in June
Highlights for this month include a Venus-Jupiter-Moon-Mercury line-up around June 16–18, and a Micro Full Moon on June 29.
Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Akureyri. 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?
Currently showing previous night. For planet visibility in the coming night, please check again after 12 noon.
Tonight's Sky in Akureyri, Jun 10
Mercury rise and set in Akureyri
View just after sunset.
Mercury is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.
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Venus rise and set in Akureyri
View after sunset.
Venus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
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Jupiter rise and set in Akureyri
View after sunset.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
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Planets Visible in Akureyri
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jun 10, 2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Up, doesn’t set | Wed 2:56 pm | Slightly difficult to see | |
| Venus | Tue 4:43 am | Wed 2:49 am | Tue 3:50 pm | Good visibility |
| Mars | Wed 2:06 am | Wed 7:44 pm | Wed 10:54 am | Not visible |
| Jupiter | Tue 5:39 am | Wed 2:03 am | Tue 3:51 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Wed 2:17 am | Wed 3:20 pm | Wed 8:48 am | Not visible |
| Uranus | Wed 2:06 am | Wed 9:52 pm | Wed 11:59 am | Not visible |
| Neptune | Wed 2:06 am | Wed 2:23 pm | Wed 8:15 am | Not visible |