Dublin, Ireland

Saturday, October 17, 2026

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Dublin, Ireland
High 54°F, low 41°F.

Tonight

Aurora chance

Very Low

7:12 PM – 5:36 AM

Very LowExcellent
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Aurora, cloud and light pollution around Dublin, Ireland
7:12 PM Dark enough
5:36 AM Too light

Current local time: 1:08 AM

Later today

Sunrise

Fair

7:55 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
88%
Wind
4 mph
7:20 AM Blue hour
7:55 AM Sunrise
8:03 AM Best color
8:44 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 1:08 AM

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

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 5:55 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
52°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, SSW to E

Rises 7:02 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Rising, then up to SSE
When
7:02 AM
until 7:08 AM
Visible for
5m 30s
Highest
25° SSE
Ends
Sets E

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Sunset

Good

6:24 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
55%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
82%
Wind
4 mph
5:35 PM Golden hour
6:09 PM Best color
6:24 PM Sunset
6:59 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 1:08 AM

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

Moon

First quarter

39% lit

3:26 PM – 10:05 PM

SSE SW
3:26 PM Moonrise
4:10 PM 4°
6:45 PM Highest, 10°
9:21 PM 4°
10:05 PM Moonset

Current local time: 1:08 AM

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 45°F Clear sky
0% 0% 88% 4 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 54°F Overcast
62% 0% 69% 9 mph
Evening 7 PM 48°F Mainly clear
55% 0% 82% 4 mph
Late Night 11 PM 45°F Mainly clear
38% 0% 85% 2 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:20 AM–7:55 AM
  • Sunrise 7:55 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:55 AM–8:44 AM
  • Morning best color 8:03 AM
  • Moonrise 3:26 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:35 PM–6:24 PM
  • Evening best color 6:09 PM
  • Sunset 6:24 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:24 PM–6:59 PM
  • Fully dark 8:21 PM–6:01 AM
  • Moonset 10:06 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:11 PM–6:01 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Dublin, Ireland

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 5:48 AM 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 1:02 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 5:30 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 7:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:50 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it