Dublin, Ireland

Thursday, December 21, 2028

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Dublin, Ireland

Meteor shower

Ursids

Best around 6:23 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:38 PM Dark enough
10:34 PM Moonset
6:23 AM Best
7:08 AM Too light
Estimate
~6/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
64°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
33 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Tuttle (8P/Tuttle)

Dust from Comet Tuttle, which comes round every 13.6 years. A quiet shower most years, around the winter solstice, with now and then a burst of much higher rates.

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.

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

Equinox or solstice

Winter solstice

The moment itself, 8:20 AM

Sunrise
8:38 AM, SE (132°)
Sunset
4:08 PM, SW (228°)
Daylight
7h 30m

That morning

Sunrise

8:38 AM

8:38 AM

7:55 AM Blue hour
8:38 AM Sunrise
9:46 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:08 PM

4:08 PM

Behind the hills at 3:55 PM, 13 min before sunset

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

3:00 PM Golden hour
4:08 PM Sunset
4:51 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

28% lit

11:14 AM – 10:34 PM

ESE WSW
11:14 AM Moonrise
11:41 AM 4°
4:52 PM Highest, 31°
10:06 PM 4°
10:34 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:55 AM–8:38 AM
  • Sunrise 8:38 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:38 AM–9:46 AM
  • Morning best color 8:46 AM
  • Moonrise 11:15 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:00 PM–4:08 PM
  • Evening best color 3:52 PM
  • Sunset 4:08 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:08 PM–4:51 PM
  • Fully dark 6:19 PM–6:28 AM
  • Moonset 10:34 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:39 PM–6:28 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Dublin, Ireland

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