Reykjavík Iceland Star Map Print — The Winter Solstice Sky, December 2026

Iceland's sky on the darkest days of the year, when Reykjavík sees barely four hours of daylight.

This is the moment two seasons of sky overlap. In the west, the Summer Triangle is going down — Altair is already scraping the horizon at under 4°. In the east, Capella rides high at 61° and Orion is climbing, with Betelgeuse and Rigel just clear of the skyline. Regulus sits exactly on the horizon, neither risen nor set. Polaris stands 65° up, almost two thirds of the way to the zenith: this is what the sky looks like near the top of the world.

Built from real astronomical data.

Every star on this print is placed using its actual catalogued position from the Hipparcos star catalogue, then calculated for the exact date, time and coordinates shown at the bottom of the poster. Star sizes reflect real apparent magnitude, and the constellation lines follow official IAU figures. East appears on the left, as it does on any proper sky chart — because you are looking up, not down.

Printed on heavyweight 200 g/m² matte paper. Ships from the United States.