Dublin, Ireland

Thursday, October 8, 2026

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Dublin, Ireland
High 60°F, low 44°F.

Meteor shower

Draconids

Around 7 an hour

Best around 8:15 PM

The night8:15 PM – 6:11 AM+1

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
68°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
20 km/s

The rate at the top 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.

Best in the early evening, unlike most showers, which are best before dawn. Usually quiet, but it has produced storms of thousands an hour, in 1933 and 1946. Comes from comet Giacobini-Zinner.

That night

Aurora chance

Very Low

7:33 PM – 6:52 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:33 PM Dark enough
6:52 AM Too light

That morning

Sunrise

Excellent

7:39 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
99%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
83%
Wind
7 mph
7:04 AM Blue hour
7:39 AM Sunrise
7:46 AM Best color
8:26 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 4 well-rated past sunrises here.

Sunset

Very Low

6:45 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain
0.7 mmaround 7 PM
Humidity
94%
Wind
18 mph
5:58 PM Golden hour
6:30 PM Best color
6:45 PM Sunset
7:20 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 46 camera photos of past sunsets here.

Moon

Waning crescent

5% lit

4:50 AM – 5:48 PM

E W
4:50 AM Moonrise
5:18 AM 4°
11:23 AM Highest, 40°
5:22 PM 4°
5:48 PM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 48°F Overcast
99% dry 83% 7 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 50°F Moderate drizzle
100% 0.6 mm 83% 7 mph
Evening 7 PM 55°F Moderate drizzle
100% 0.7 mm 94% 18 mph
Late Night 11 PM 60°F Light drizzle
100% 0.1 mm 95% 19 mph

Timetable

  • Moonrise 4:51 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:04 AM–7:39 AM
  • Sunrise 7:39 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:39 AM–8:26 AM
  • Morning best color 7:46 AM
  • Moonset 5:49 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:58 PM–6:45 PM
  • Evening best color 6:30 PM
  • Sunset 6:45 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:45 PM–7:20 PM
  • Fully dark 8:41 PM–5:45 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:41 PM–5:45 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Dublin, Ireland

Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:55 PM International Space Station Modest pass, SSW to ESE, 19 deg up
Sun 18 Oct 2026 6:16 AM 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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 5:30 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 7:01 AM 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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