Dublin, Ireland

Thursday, December 16, 2027

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Dublin, Ireland

That morning

Sunrise

8:34 AM

8:34 AM

7:52 AM Blue hour
8:34 AM Sunrise
9:41 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:06 PM

4:06 PM

Behind the hills at 3:55 PM, 11 min before sunset

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

2:59 PM Golden hour
4:06 PM Sunset
4:49 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Geminids

Best around 2:21 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:36 PM Dark enough
7:39 PM Moonrise
2:21 AM Best
7:05 AM Too light
Estimate
~26/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
69°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
68% lost
Speed
35 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 3200 Phaethon

One of only two major showers from an asteroid, not a comet: 3200 Phaethon, a 'rock comet' that sheds dust when it passes close to the Sun. Its dust is denser than most, which is why Geminids are bright and slow.

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 strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

Moon

Waning gibbous

89% lit

7:39 PM – 11:18 AM

ENE WNW
7:39 PM Moonrise
8:10 PM 4°
3:36 AM Highest, 53°
10:49 AM 4°
11:18 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 7:52 AM–8:34 AM
  • Sunrise 8:34 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:34 AM–9:41 AM
  • Morning best color 8:42 AM
  • Moonset 10:58 AM
  • Evening golden hour 2:59 PM–4:06 PM
  • Evening best color 3:51 PM
  • Sunset 4:06 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:06 PM–4:49 PM
  • Fully dark 6:17 PM–6:24 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:17 PM–7:47 PM
  • Moonrise 7:39 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Dublin, Ireland

Winter solstice Shortest day, 7h 30m of light · sunset 4:08 PM in the SW Wed 22 Dec 2027 2:42 AM Ursids A few an hour
Wed 22 Dec 2027 5:38 PM First day of Hanukkah First day of Hanukkah in Dublin - sunset at 4:10 PM Sat 25 Dec 2027 4:10 PM Christmas Day Christmas night in Dublin - waning crescent moon Sat 25 Dec 2027 4:10 PM St Stephen's Day St Stephen's Day in Dublin - sunset at 4:11 PM Sun 26 Dec 2027 4:11 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 6:20 AM Mon 27 Dec 2027 8:14 PM 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