Dublin, Ireland

Thursday, October 26, 2023

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Dublin, Ireland

That morning

Sunrise

8:11 AM

8:11 AM

7:35 AM Blue hour
8:11 AM Sunrise
9:02 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:06 PM

6:06 PM

Behind the hills at 6:02 PM, 4 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

5:15 PM Golden hour
6:06 PM Sunset
6:42 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:36 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:36 PM Dark enough
5:36 AM Best
6:05 AM Moonset
6:43 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
53°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
9% lost
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit

5:24 PM – 6:05 AM

E W
5:24 PM Moonrise
5:51 PM 4°
11:41 PM Highest, 38°
5:38 AM 4°
6:05 AM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:35 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:35 AM–8:11 AM
  • Sunrise 8:11 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:11 AM–9:02 AM
  • Morning best color 8:19 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:15 PM–6:06 PM
  • Moonrise 5:25 PM
  • Evening best color 5:50 PM
  • Sunset 6:06 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:06 PM–6:42 PM
  • Fully dark 8:03 PM–6:16 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:13 AM–6:16 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Dublin, Ireland

Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:01 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:01 PM International Space Station Modest pass, SSW to SSE, 19 deg up
Sat 14 Nov 2026 6:21 PM International Space Station Modest pass, S to ESE, 13 deg up
Sun 15 Nov 2026 5:34 PM Leonids Around 7 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:57 PM Full Beaver Moon Rises 3:29 PM in the NE Tue 24 Nov 2026 3:29 PM Partial solar eclipse 35.7% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 9:56 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 4:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 46.8% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 4:45 PM Total lunar eclipse 71% of it above your horizon
Sun 31 Dec 2028 4:51 PM Total lunar eclipse 70% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 4:22 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 10:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 41.4% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 6:26 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 8:03 PM Partial solar eclipse 3.8% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 7:55 PM Total lunar eclipse 47% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 8:12 PM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 3:46 AM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 2:11 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 74 minutes
Mon 11 Feb 2036 10:12 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 3:51 AM Partial solar eclipse 59.8% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 7:04 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it