Dublin, Ireland

Sunday, January 2, 2028

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Dublin, Ireland

That morning

Sunrise

8:40 AM

8:40 AM

7:57 AM Blue hour
8:40 AM Sunrise
9:46 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:17 PM

4:17 PM

Behind the hills at 4:07 PM, 10 min before sunset

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

3:11 PM Golden hour
4:17 PM Sunset
4:59 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 6:17 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:47 PM Dark enough
10:42 PM Moonset
6:17 AM Best
7:09 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
66°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

Moon

Waxing crescent

26% lit

10:49 AM – 10:42 PM

ESE W
10:49 AM Moonrise
11:16 AM 4°
4:44 PM Highest, 34°
10:14 PM 4°
10:42 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:57 AM–8:40 AM
  • Sunrise 8:40 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:40 AM–9:46 AM
  • Morning best color 8:47 AM
  • Moonrise 10:50 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:11 PM–4:17 PM
  • Evening best color 4:02 PM
  • Sunset 4:17 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:17 PM–4:59 PM
  • Fully dark 6:27 PM–6:30 AM
  • Moonset 10:42 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:47 PM–6:30 AM

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