Dublin, Ireland

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

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Dublin, Ireland

That morning

Sunrise

8:39 AM

8:39 AM

7:57 AM Blue hour
8:39 AM Sunrise
9:45 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:18 PM

4:18 PM

Behind the hills at 4:08 PM, 10 min before sunset

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

3:12 PM Golden hour
4:18 PM Sunset
5:00 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 6:18 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:48 PM Dark enough
12:39 AM Moonrise
6:18 AM Best
7:09 AM Too light
Estimate
~23/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
66°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
31% lost
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

Moon

Last quarter

56% lit

12:39 AM – 11:59 AM

ESE WSW
12:39 AM Moonrise
1:06 AM 4°
6:20 AM Highest, 31°
11:32 AM 4°
11:59 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:57 AM–8:39 AM
  • Sunrise 8:39 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:39 AM–9:45 AM
  • Morning best color 8:47 AM
  • Moonset 11:51 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:12 PM–4:18 PM
  • Evening best color 4:03 PM
  • Sunset 4:18 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:18 PM–5:00 PM
  • Fully dark 6:28 PM–6:30 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:28 PM–12:48 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