Dublin, Ireland

Monday, August 16, 2027

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Dublin, Ireland

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 45 an hour

Best around 4:37 AM

Radiant climbs to
70°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
24% lost
Speed
59 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 most dependable shower of the year, on warm summer nights in the north.

That morning

Sunrise

6:06 AM

6:06 AM

5:27 AM Blue hour
6:06 AM Sunrise
6:55 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:52 PM

8:52 PM

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

8:03 PM Golden hour
8:52 PM Sunset
9:31 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Sturgeon Moon

Rises 8:31 PM in the ESE

8:31 PM – 6:11 AM

Named for the lake sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer.

ESE WSW
8:31 PM Moonrise
9:00 PM 4°
1:19 AM Highest, 23°
5:41 AM 4°
6:11 AM Moonset

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

Rises
8:31 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
8:32 AM
Distance
251,446 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:58 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:27 AM–6:06 AM
  • Sunrise 6:06 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:06 AM–6:55 AM
  • Morning best color 6:14 AM
  • Evening golden hour 8:03 PM–8:52 PM
  • Moonrise 8:31 PM
  • Evening best color 8:37 PM
  • Sunset 8:52 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:52 PM–9:31 PM
  • Fully dark 11:26 PM–3:34 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Dublin, Ireland

Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 10:40 PM to 4:20 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 6:40 PM Full Harvest Moon Rises 7:11 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 7:11 PM Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 7:22 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 7:01 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:10 PM to 5:20 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 3:33 AM Draconids Around 6 an hour
Fri 8 Oct 2027 8:16 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:53 PM in the ENE Fri 15 Oct 2027 5:53 PM 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