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Viking Cafe and Guesthouse

Viking Cafe and Guesthouse

Vestrahorn, Hofn, Horn, 781

Witness spectacular views of the Northern Lights above the Vestrahorn mountains, staying at this cosy guesthouse with friendly and welcoming proprietors. Book direct for the best price!

Aurora over Vestrahorn by Neill Sanders
The Northern Lights over Vestrahorn by Neill Sanders

Overseas - this overseas stargazing location is one that you might like to visit when on holiday (overseas from the uk!)

Local light pollution

Viking Cafe and Guesthouse is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.

The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.

Light pollution map of Viking Cafe and Guesthouse

Best time to visit

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

The below chart shows when the skies will be at their darkest at this location and therefore the best time to visit. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing. See our dark sky calendar for more details.

Moon phase on Mon 3rd Mar

Mon 3rd Mar

Waxing Crescent
12 % illuminated
Dark from 01:19 to 06:12
Dark for 4h 53m
Moon phase on Tue 4th Mar

Tue 4th Mar

Waxing Crescent
21 % illuminated
Dark from 03:43 to 06:08
Dark for 2h 25m
Moon phase on Wed 5th Mar

Wed 5th Mar

First Quarter
31 % illuminated
Dark from 20:13 to 06:05
Dark for 9h 51m
Moon phase on Thu 6th Mar

Thu 6th Mar

First Quarter
42 % illuminated
Dark from 20:16 to 06:01
Dark for 9h 44m
Moon phase on Fri 7th Mar

Fri 7th Mar

First Quarter
53 % illuminated
Dark from 20:20 to 05:58
Dark for 9h 37m
Moon phase on Sat 8th Mar

Sat 8th Mar

First Quarter
64 % illuminated
Dark from 20:23 to 05:54
Dark for 9h 30m
Moon phase on Sun 9th Mar

Sun 9th Mar

Waxing Gibbous
74 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS

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If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!

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