Dublin, Ireland

Sunday, December 14, 2025

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Dublin, Ireland

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 110 an hour

Best around 2:21 AM

Radiant climbs to
69°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
35 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.

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

That morning

Sunrise

8:33 AM

8:33 AM

7:50 AM Blue hour
8:33 AM Sunrise
9:40 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:06 PM

4:06 PM

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
4:48 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

25% lit

2:46 AM – 1:04 PM

ESE WSW
2:46 AM Moonrise
3:14 AM 4°
7:55 AM Highest, 26°
12:35 PM 4°
1:04 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:46 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:50 AM–8:33 AM
  • Sunrise 8:33 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:33 AM–9:40 AM
  • Morning best color 8:41 AM
  • Moonset 1:04 PM
  • 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–4:48 PM
  • Fully dark 6:16 PM–6:23 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:16 PM–4:06 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Dublin, Ireland

International Space Station Modest pass, SSW to E, 25 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:02 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