Dublin, Ireland

Monday, April 20, 2026

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Dublin, Ireland Monday 20 April 2026

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Active, around 9 an hour

Best around 5:22 AM

Radiant climbs to
70°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
49 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.

Usually steady, but now and then it has a short burst of many more.

That morning

Sunrise

6:13 AM

6:13 AM

5:35 AM Blue hour
6:13 AM Sunrise
7:01 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:34 PM

8:34 PM

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

7:46 PM Golden hour
8:34 PM Sunset
9:12 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

12% lit

7:05 AM – 1:45 AM

NE NW
7:05 AM Moonrise
7:43 AM 4°
4:19 PM Highest, 64°
1:04 AM 4°
1:45 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 12:21 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:35 AM–6:13 AM
  • Sunrise 6:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:13 AM–7:01 AM
  • Morning best color 6:21 AM
  • Moonrise 7:06 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:46 PM–8:34 PM
  • Evening best color 8:19 PM
  • Sunset 8:34 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:34 PM–9:12 PM
  • Fully dark 10:58 PM–3:46 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:48 AM–3:46 AM
← Previous day Sunday Sun, Apr 19
Next day → Tuesday Tue, Apr 21

Upcoming celestial events for Dublin, Ireland

Northern lights possible Kp 5 (G1) - low in the northern sky
Fri 9 Oct 2026 5:13 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:40 PM to 5:40 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 4:50 PM Northern lights possible Kp 5 (G1) - low in the northern sky
Sun 11 Oct 2026 11:30 PM Orionids Around 15 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:48 AM 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 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

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