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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Carrigaline, IE

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Dublin · 51.81°N, 8.40°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:44 AM
Sunset6:57 PM
Day length11 h 13 min
End of civil twilight7:31 PM
End of nautical twilight8:09 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:49 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 48 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 05 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:54 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:39 AM
Moonset5:44 PM
Illumination9.6%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.65°N, 121.33°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:38 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:16 AM7:24 PM2:51 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:36 AM6:46 PM2:41 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:07 AM4:55 PM9:01 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 51° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:38 AM5:26 PM10:02 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:59 PM7:28 AM1:15 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 40° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Carrigaline is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 1.0. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA OVATION aurora forecast map

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast

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