Dublin, Ireland

Thursday, August 27, 2026

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Dublin, Ireland

Lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse

93% of it above your horizon

Best around 5:13 AM

Moon in shadow
93%
Moon's height
11°
Above horizon
93%
2:25 AM Penumbral begins 25° up
3:34 AM Partial begins 21° up
5:13 AM Greatest eclipse 11° up
6:51 AM Partial ends Moon down
8:00 AM Penumbral ends Moon down

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

That morning

Sunrise

6:26 AM

6:26 AM

5:48 AM Blue hour
6:26 AM Sunrise
7:13 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:27 PM

8:27 PM

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

7:40 PM Golden hour
8:27 PM Sunset
9:04 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Sturgeon Moon

Rises 8:13 PM in the ESE

8:13 PM – 6:38 AM

Named for the lake sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer.

ESE WSW
8:13 PM Moonrise
8:41 PM 4°
1:24 AM Highest, 26°
6:09 AM 4°
6:38 AM Moonset

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

Rises
8:13 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
5:20 AM
Distance
242,499 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:19 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:48 AM–6:26 AM
  • Sunrise 6:26 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:26 AM–7:13 AM
  • Morning best color 6:33 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:40 PM–8:27 PM
  • Evening best color 8:12 PM
  • Moonrise 8:13 PM
  • Sunset 8:27 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:27 PM–9:04 PM
  • Fully dark 10:44 PM–4:10 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Dublin, Ireland

International Space Station Modest pass, SSE to ESE, 14 deg up
Mon 19 Oct 2026 5:30 AM Orionids Active, around 9 an hour
Sun 18 Oct 2026 7:52 PM Northern lights possible Kp 5 (G1) - low in the northern sky
Mon 19 Oct 2026 9:00 PM Orionids Around 15 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:48 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:20 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:20 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:17 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

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