Dublin, Ireland

Wednesday, January 2, 2030

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Dublin, Ireland

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 6:18 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:48 PM Dark enough
6:18 AM Best
7:09 AM Too light
Estimate
~30/hour
from a dark spot here
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.

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

4:18 PM

4:18 PM

Behind the hills at 4:08 PM, 10 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

3:12 PM Golden hour
4:18 PM Sunset
5:00 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

4% lit

7:06 AM – 2:36 PM

SE SW
7:06 AM Moonrise
7:45 AM 4°
10:51 AM Highest, 13°
1:57 PM 4°
2:36 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 7:06 AM
  • 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
  • Moonset 2:36 PM
  • Evening golden hour 3:12 PM–4:18 PM
  • Evening best color 4:02 PM
  • Sunset 4:18 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:18 PM–5:00 PM
  • Fully dark 6:27 PM–6:30 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:27 PM–6:30 AM

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