Dublin, Ireland

Monday, December 21, 2026

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Dublin, Ireland Monday 21 December 2026

Meteor shower

Ursids

Around 6 an hour

Best around 7:40 AM

Radiant climbs to
67°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
33 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.

From most of the Northern Hemisphere it never sets, so you can watch it all night.

Equinox or solstice

Winter solstice

The moment itself, 8:50 PM

Sunrise
8:38 AM, SE (132°)
Sunset
4:07 PM, SW (228°)
Daylight
7h 30m

That morning

Sunrise

8:38 AM

8:38 AM

7:55 AM Blue hour
8:38 AM Sunrise
9:45 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:07 PM

4:07 PM

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

3:00 PM Golden hour
4:07 PM Sunset
4:50 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

90% lit

1:22 PM – 7:15 AM

NE NW
1:22 PM Moonrise
1:57 PM 4°
10:10 PM Highest, 62°
6:37 AM 4°
7:15 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:43 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:55 AM–8:38 AM
  • Sunrise 8:38 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:38 AM–9:45 AM
  • Morning best color 8:46 AM
  • Moonrise 1:23 PM
  • Evening golden hour 3:00 PM–4:07 PM
  • Evening best color 3:53 PM
  • Sunset 4:07 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:07 PM–4:50 PM
  • Fully dark 6:18 PM–6:27 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
← Previous day Sunday Sun, Dec 20
Next day → Tuesday Tue, Dec 22

Upcoming celestial events for Dublin, Ireland

Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 2:58 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 2:58 PM Quadrantids Around 7 an hour
Sun 3 Jan 2027 7:03 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 6:20 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 8:23 PM Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:50 PM in the NE Fri 22 Jan 2027 4:50 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 6:00 AM Sat 6 Feb 2027 3:55 PM Snow Moon Rises 5:23 PM in the ENE Sat 20 Feb 2027 5:23 PM Partial solar eclipse 35.7% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 9:56 AM

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