Dublin, Ireland

Monday, October 28, 2024

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Dublin, Ireland

That morning

Sunrise

7:17 AM

7:17 AM

6:40 AM Blue hour
7:17 AM Sunrise
8:08 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:00 PM

5:00 PM

Behind the hills at 4:56 PM, 4 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

4:08 PM Golden hour
5:00 PM Sunset
5:36 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 1:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:30 PM Dark enough
1:00 AM Best
3:49 AM Moonrise
5:49 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
51°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
27 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

Dust from Comet Encke, which goes round the Sun every 3.3 years, the shortest of any bright comet. Its stream is old and spread wide, so the Taurids last for weeks and carry larger pieces than most: the 'Halloween fireballs'.

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.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:30 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:30 PM Dark enough
3:49 AM Moonrise
4:30 AM Best
5:49 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
No interference
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.

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 1:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:30 PM Dark enough
1:00 AM Best
3:49 AM Moonrise
5:49 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
57°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
29 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

The other half of Comet Encke's wide, old stream: the same dust as the Southern Taurids, met a little later and from a little further north. Known, with them, for slow, bright fireballs.

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.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Event

October bank holiday

Irish bank holiday

October bank holiday in Dublin - sunset at 5:00 PM

Evening from 5:00 PM

Sunset and evening sky: not known yet

Sunset
5:00 PM
Sun toward WSW
Cloud this evening
Not known yet
Rain chance
Not known yet
This evening
Moon
13% lit
Rises 3:50 AM (after midnight)
Where the Sun is
WSW, 3° up
at 4:30 PM

Ireland's October bank holiday, the last Monday of October, began in 1977. It falls just before Halloween - Samhain, the Gaelic festival that marked the end of the harvest and the start of winter.

Moon

Waning crescent

14% lit

2:38 AM – 3:52 PM

E W
2:38 AM Moonrise
3:05 AM 4°
9:19 AM Highest, 42°
3:26 PM 4°
3:52 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:38 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:40 AM–7:17 AM
  • Sunrise 7:17 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:17 AM–8:08 AM
  • Morning best color 7:25 AM
  • Moonset 3:52 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:08 PM–5:00 PM
  • Evening best color 4:44 PM
  • Sunset 5:00 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:00 PM–5:36 PM
  • Fully dark 6:57 PM–5:21 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:57 PM–3:57 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Dublin, Ireland

Northern lights possible Kp 5 (G1) - low in the northern sky
Mon 9 Nov 2026 9:00 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 9 Nov 2026 6:08 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 9 Nov 2026 6:08 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:05 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:05 PM Leonids Around 7 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:57 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