Dark skies over Dublin, Ireland
The next moonless night in Dublin is Fri 6 Nov, dark from 18:43 to 05:34. 7 of the next 30 nights have no Moon at all during full darkness.
Dark here means astronomical darkness (the Sun at least 18° below the horizon) with the Moon below the horizon: the best conditions for faint stars, the Milky Way and astrophotography. Light pollution and weather aren’t included.
| Night of | Moon-free dark hours | Total | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3 Nov | 18:47–01:38 | 6 h 50 min | 27% lit |
| Wed 4 Nov | 18:46–02:59 | 8 h 13 min | 18% lit |
| Thu 5 Nov | 18:44–04:18 | 9 h 34 min | 11% lit |
| Fri 6 Nov | 18:43–05:34 | 10 h 52 min | 5% lit |
| Sat 7 Nov | 18:41–05:36 | 10 h 55 min | 2% lit |
| Sun 8 Nov | 18:40–05:38 | 10 h 58 min | 0% lit |
| Mon 9 Nov | 18:38–05:39 | 11 h 01 min | 1% lit |
| Tue 10 Nov | 18:37–05:41 | 11 h 04 min | 3% lit |
| Wed 11 Nov | 18:35–05:42 | 11 h 07 min | 7% lit |
| Thu 12 Nov | 18:34–05:44 | 11 h 10 min | 13% lit |
| Fri 13 Nov | 18:54–05:45 | 10 h 52 min | 19% lit |
| Sat 14 Nov | 20:04–05:47 | 9 h 43 min | 27% lit |
| Sun 15 Nov | 21:19–05:48 | 8 h 30 min | 36% lit |
| Mon 16 Nov | 22:34–05:50 | 7 h 15 min | 45% lit |
| Tue 17 Nov | 23:50–05:51 | 6 h 01 min | 55% lit |
| Wed 18 Nov | 01:07–05:53 | 4 h 46 min | 65% lit |
| Thu 19 Nov | 02:25–05:54 | 3 h 29 min | 74% lit |
| Fri 20 Nov | 03:47–05:56 | 2 h 08 min | 83% lit |
| Sat 21 Nov | 05:14–05:57 | 0 h 43 min | 91% lit |
| Sun 22 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 96% lit |
| Mon 23 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 99% lit |
| Tue 24 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 100% lit |
| Wed 25 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 97% lit |
| Thu 26 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 92% lit |
| Fri 27 Nov | 18:20–18:55 | 0 h 35 min | 84% lit |
| Sat 28 Nov | 18:19–20:28 | 2 h 09 min | 74% lit |
| Sun 29 Nov | 18:19–21:59 | 3 h 40 min | 64% lit |
| Mon 30 Nov | 18:18–23:26 | 5 h 08 min | 53% lit |
| Tue 1 Dec | 18:18–00:48 | 6 h 30 min | 42% lit |
| Wed 2 Dec | 18:17–02:07 | 7 h 50 min | 32% lit |
Times are local to Dublin (Europe/Dublin). Each bar runs from midday to midday: grey is full darkness with the Moon up, dark blue is full darkness with no Moon.
Also for Dublin: when the ISS passes over.
Computed with astronomy-engine from the Sun’s and Moon’s positions; moonrise and moonset follow the standard almanac definition. Checked against timeanddate.com and the US Naval Observatory for London, November 2026. Updated twice a day.