PLANETMarsbest ~4:44 AM
LookE sky
Height21° up
Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange
SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · IRELAND
What's in the Sky Tonight — Dublin
Tonight over Dublin: 2 bright planets are out, a waxing gibbous (82% lit).
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · DUBLINAs of Jul 25, 2026, 1:24 AM
Sunset9:34 PM
Dark by11:24 PM
Sunrise5:34 AM
Moon82% · Waxing Gibbous
Sun & Moon positions computed for Dublin (53.3°, -6.3°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over Dublin
6 THINGS UPThe best of what's above Dublin right now, pulled together from every layer and ranked — tap any to go deeper.
DELTA AQUARIIDS METEORSmeteor showers →
The Delta Aquariids are active (peaks in 5d); the radiant climbs to about 20° over Dublin — well placed. Up to ~25/hr under a dark sky.
PERSEIDS METEORSmeteor showers →
The Perseids are active (peaks in 18d); the radiant climbs to about 49° over Dublin — well placed. Up to ~100/hr under a dark sky.
COMING UPevents →
The Moon meets Jupiter — The Moon passes about 1.3° from Jupiter — an easy naked-eye pairing. (in 18 days).
DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →
Ring Nebula (M57) rides about 66° up in the south-western sky — a small-telescope target from a dark spot near Dublin.
GOLDEN HOURsun moon →
Tonight's golden hour over Dublin runs roughly 8:40 PM–9:59 PM, with true dark not reached tonight.
PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →
Mars, Saturn are above the horizon over Dublin tonight — see where and when to look.
Planets visible tonight
PLANETSaturnbest ~4:44 AM
LookSSE sky
Height37° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point
The Moon tonight
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated82% · waxing
Moonrise7:34 PM
Moonset—
A bright Moon (82% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Aurora outlook
Aurora is unlikely from Dublin tonight: Kp is 0.0, below the roughly Kp 8 needed here. It takes a stronger storm to push the oval this far.
Current Kp0.0
Kp needed here8+
Storm levelQuiet
Source: NOAA SWPC (planetary Kp) · viewing threshold from Dublin's geomagnetic latitude.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for Dublin. For satellite passes we can use your exact spot — tap below to get the next ISS, Starlink-train and bright-satellite passes overhead.
SKY OVER YOU · TONIGHT
What can you see in your sky tonight?
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Dublin right now
SKY · LIVE MAPThe night side over DublinEARTH · WEATHERClouds & conditions over DublinOCEAN · SOONTides on the nearest coast
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Dublintells you whether it's worth heading out.
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SEE IT ON THE MAP
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