Sunset and sunrise times in Dublin, Ireland
In Dublin, Ireland the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 20:30 and rises at 06:22. Daylight lasts 14h 8m; evening golden hour runs from 19:43 to 20:53.
Today, Tuesday 25 August
- First light
- 05:44
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Solar noon
- 13:27
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Last light
- 21:08
- Day length
- 14h 8m
1h 10m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 19:43 – 20:53
- Blue hour
- 20:53 – 21:08
- Max sun altitude
- 47.3°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 19:40 / 02:43
The sun sets at 289° — face west-northwest
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August
Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 20:28 Golden hour 19:41 – 20:51 Day length 14h 4m vs today 4 minutes shorterWhere Dublin is
- Coordinates
- 53.3331° N, 6.2489° W
- Time zone
- Europe/Dublin
- Current offset
- UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 17 m
- Population
- 1,024,027
Sunrise and sunset in Dublin, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 04:57 | 05:41 | 13:31 | 21:20 | 22:03 | 15h 39m | −3:23 | 20:28–21:46 | 🌖 93% |
| Sun 2 | 04:59 | 05:42 | 13:31 | 21:18 | 22:01 | 15h 35m | −3:26 | 20:27–21:44 | 🌖 86% |
| Mon 3 | 05:01 | 05:44 | 13:31 | 21:16 | 21:59 | 15h 32m | −3:28 | 20:25–21:42 | 🌖 78% |
| Tue 4 | 05:03 | 05:46 | 13:31 | 21:14 | 21:57 | 15h 28m | −3:30 | 20:24–21:40 | 🌖 68% |
| Wed 5 | 05:05 | 05:47 | 13:31 | 21:13 | 21:55 | 15h 25m | −3:33 | 20:22–21:38 | 🌖 57% |
| Thu 6 | 05:07 | 05:49 | 13:30 | 21:11 | 21:52 | 15h 21m | −3:35 | 20:20–21:36 | 🌗 45% |
| Fri 7 | 05:09 | 05:51 | 13:30 | 21:09 | 21:50 | 15h 18m | −3:37 | 20:19–21:34 | 🌘 34% |
| Sat 8 | 05:11 | 05:52 | 13:30 | 21:07 | 21:48 | 15h 14m | −3:39 | 20:17–21:32 | 🌘 23% |
| Sun 9 | 05:13 | 05:54 | 13:30 | 21:05 | 21:46 | 15h 10m | −3:41 | 20:15–21:29 | 🌘 14% |
| Mon 10 | 05:15 | 05:56 | 13:30 | 21:03 | 21:44 | 15h 7m | −3:42 | 20:13–21:27 | 🌘 7% |
| Tue 11 | 05:17 | 05:57 | 13:30 | 21:01 | 21:41 | 15h 3m | −3:44 | 20:11–21:25 | 🌘 2% |
| Wed 12 | 05:19 | 05:59 | 13:30 | 20:59 | 21:39 | 14h 59m | −3:46 | 20:10–21:23 | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 05:21 | 06:01 | 13:29 | 20:57 | 21:37 | 14h 55m | −3:47 | 20:08–21:21 | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | 05:23 | 06:03 | 13:29 | 20:55 | 21:34 | 14h 51m | −3:49 | 20:06–21:19 | 🌒 4% |
| Sat 15 | 05:25 | 06:04 | 13:29 | 20:52 | 21:32 | 14h 48m | −3:50 | 20:04–21:16 | 🌒 9% |
| Sun 16 | 05:27 | 06:06 | 13:29 | 20:50 | 21:30 | 14h 44m | −3:51 | 20:02–21:14 | 🌒 16% |
| Mon 17 | 05:28 | 06:08 | 13:29 | 20:48 | 21:27 | 14h 40m | −3:53 | 20:00–21:12 | 🌒 25% |
| Tue 18 | 05:30 | 06:10 | 13:28 | 20:46 | 21:25 | 14h 36m | −3:54 | 19:58–21:10 | 🌒 34% |
| Wed 19 | 05:32 | 06:11 | 13:28 | 20:44 | 21:22 | 14h 32m | −3:55 | 19:56–21:07 | 🌒 44% |
| Thu 20 | 05:34 | 06:13 | 13:28 | 20:42 | 21:20 | 14h 28m | −3:56 | 19:54–21:05 | 🌓 53% |
| Fri 21 | 05:36 | 06:15 | 13:28 | 20:39 | 21:18 | 14h 24m | −3:57 | 19:52–21:03 | 🌔 62% |
| Sat 22 | 05:38 | 06:16 | 13:27 | 20:37 | 21:15 | 14h 20m | −3:58 | 19:50–21:00 | 🌔 71% |
| Sun 23 | 05:40 | 06:18 | 13:27 | 20:35 | 21:13 | 14h 16m | −3:59 | 19:47–20:58 | 🌔 79% |
| Mon 24 | 05:42 | 06:20 | 13:27 | 20:33 | 21:10 | 14h 12m | −4:00 | 19:45–20:56 | 🌔 86% |
| Tue 25 | 05:44 | 06:22 | 13:27 | 20:30 | 21:08 | 14h 8m | −4:01 | 19:43–20:53 | 🌔 92% |
| Wed 26 | 05:46 | 06:23 | 13:26 | 20:28 | 21:05 | 14h 4m | −4:01 | 19:41–20:51 | 🌔 97% |
| Thu 27 | 05:48 | 06:25 | 13:26 | 20:26 | 21:03 | 14h 0m | −4:02 | 19:39–20:48 | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 05:50 | 06:27 | 13:26 | 20:23 | 21:01 | 13h 56m | −4:03 | 19:37–20:46 | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 05:51 | 06:29 | 13:25 | 20:21 | 20:58 | 13h 52m | −4:03 | 19:34–20:44 | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 05:53 | 06:30 | 13:25 | 20:19 | 20:56 | 13h 48m | −4:04 | 19:32–20:41 | 🌖 95% |
| Mon 31 | 05:55 | 06:32 | 13:25 | 20:16 | 20:53 | 13h 44m | −4:05 | 19:30–20:39 | 🌖 89% |
More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 02:15 | 03:57 | 05:41 | 21:20 | 23:03 | 00:40 | 8h 22m | 54.6° | 302° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 02:23 | 04:00 | 05:42 | 21:18 | 23:00 | 00:32 | 8h 25m | 54.3° | 302° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 02:30 | 04:02 | 05:44 | 21:16 | 22:57 | 00:26 | 8h 29m | 54.1° | 301° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 02:36 | 04:05 | 05:46 | 21:14 | 22:54 | 00:20 | 8h 32m | 53.8° | 301° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 02:42 | 04:08 | 05:47 | 21:13 | 22:51 | 00:14 | 8h 36m | 53.5° | 300° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 02:47 | 04:10 | 05:49 | 21:11 | 22:49 | 00:09 | 8h 40m | 53.3° | 300° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 02:53 | 04:13 | 05:51 | 21:09 | 22:46 | 00:04 | 8h 43m | 53.0° | 299° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 02:58 | 04:15 | 05:52 | 21:07 | 22:43 | 23:59 | 8h 47m | 52.7° | 299° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 03:02 | 04:18 | 05:54 | 21:05 | 22:40 | 23:54 | 8h 50m | 52.4° | 298° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 03:07 | 04:20 | 05:56 | 21:03 | 22:37 | 23:49 | 8h 54m | 52.1° | 298° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 03:11 | 04:23 | 05:57 | 21:01 | 22:35 | 23:45 | 8h 58m | 51.8° | 297° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 03:15 | 04:25 | 05:59 | 20:59 | 22:32 | 23:40 | 9h 2m | 51.5° | 297° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 03:19 | 04:28 | 06:01 | 20:57 | 22:29 | 23:36 | 9h 5m | 51.2° | 296° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 03:23 | 04:30 | 06:03 | 20:55 | 22:26 | 23:32 | 9h 9m | 50.9° | 295° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 03:27 | 04:33 | 06:04 | 20:52 | 22:23 | 23:28 | 9h 13m | 50.6° | 295° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 03:31 | 04:35 | 06:06 | 20:50 | 22:20 | 23:24 | 9h 17m | 50.3° | 294° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 03:34 | 04:38 | 06:08 | 20:48 | 22:18 | 23:20 | 9h 21m | 50.0° | 294° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 03:38 | 04:40 | 06:10 | 20:46 | 22:15 | 23:16 | 9h 25m | 49.7° | 293° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 03:41 | 04:42 | 06:11 | 20:44 | 22:12 | 23:12 | 9h 29m | 49.3° | 293° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 03:45 | 04:45 | 06:13 | 20:42 | 22:09 | 23:08 | 9h 33m | 49.0° | 292° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 03:48 | 04:47 | 06:15 | 20:39 | 22:06 | 23:04 | 9h 37m | 48.7° | 291° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 03:51 | 04:49 | 06:16 | 20:37 | 22:04 | 23:01 | 9h 41m | 48.3° | 291° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 03:54 | 04:52 | 06:18 | 20:35 | 22:01 | 22:57 | 9h 44m | 48.0° | 290° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 03:58 | 04:54 | 06:20 | 20:33 | 21:58 | 22:54 | 9h 48m | 47.7° | 290° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 04:01 | 04:56 | 06:22 | 20:30 | 21:55 | 22:50 | 9h 52m | 47.3° | 289° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 04:04 | 04:59 | 06:23 | 20:28 | 21:52 | 22:46 | 9h 57m | 47.0° | 288° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 04:07 | 05:01 | 06:25 | 20:26 | 21:50 | 22:43 | 10h 1m | 46.6° | 288° WNW |
| Fri 28 | 04:10 | 05:03 | 06:27 | 20:23 | 21:47 | 22:40 | 10h 5m | 46.3° | 287° WNW |
| Sat 29 | 04:12 | 05:05 | 06:29 | 20:21 | 21:44 | 22:36 | 10h 9m | 45.9° | 287° WNW |
| Sun 30 | 04:15 | 05:07 | 06:30 | 20:19 | 21:41 | 22:33 | 10h 13m | 45.5° | 286° WNW |
| Mon 31 | 04:18 | 05:10 | 06:32 | 20:16 | 21:38 | 22:29 | 10h 17m | 45.2° | 285° WNW |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 05:57 | 06:34 | 13:25 | 20:14 | 20:51 | 13h 40m | −4:05 | 19:28–20:36 | 🌖 81% |
| Wed 2 | 05:59 | 06:35 | 13:24 | 20:12 | 20:48 | 13h 36m | −4:06 | 19:25–20:34 | 🌖 71% |
| Thu 3 | 06:01 | 06:37 | 13:24 | 20:09 | 20:46 | 13h 32m | −4:06 | 19:23–20:31 | 🌖 60% |
| Fri 4 | 06:03 | 06:39 | 13:24 | 20:07 | 20:43 | 13h 28m | −4:07 | 19:21–20:29 | 🌗 48% |
| Sat 5 | 06:05 | 06:41 | 13:23 | 20:05 | 20:41 | 13h 23m | −4:07 | 19:18–20:26 | 🌘 37% |
| Sun 6 | 06:06 | 06:42 | 13:23 | 20:02 | 20:38 | 13h 19m | −4:07 | 19:16–20:24 | 🌘 26% |
| Mon 7 | 06:08 | 06:44 | 13:23 | 20:00 | 20:36 | 13h 15m | −4:08 | 19:14–20:22 | 🌘 16% |
| Tue 8 | 06:10 | 06:46 | 13:22 | 19:57 | 20:33 | 13h 11m | −4:08 | 19:11–20:19 | 🌘 9% |
| Wed 9 | 06:12 | 06:48 | 13:22 | 19:55 | 20:31 | 13h 7m | −4:08 | 19:09–20:17 | 🌘 3% |
| Thu 10 | 06:14 | 06:49 | 13:21 | 19:53 | 20:28 | 13h 3m | −4:09 | 19:07–20:14 | 🌘 0% |
| Fri 11 | 06:16 | 06:51 | 13:21 | 19:50 | 20:25 | 12h 59m | −4:09 | 19:04–20:12 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 06:17 | 06:53 | 13:21 | 19:48 | 20:23 | 12h 54m | −4:09 | 19:02–20:09 | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 06:19 | 06:54 | 13:20 | 19:45 | 20:20 | 12h 50m | −4:10 | 18:59–20:07 | 🌒 7% |
| Mon 14 | 06:21 | 06:56 | 13:20 | 19:43 | 20:18 | 12h 46m | −4:10 | 18:57–20:04 | 🌒 13% |
| Tue 15 | 06:23 | 06:58 | 13:20 | 19:40 | 20:15 | 12h 42m | −4:10 | 18:55–20:02 | 🌒 20% |
| Wed 16 | 06:25 | 07:00 | 13:19 | 19:38 | 20:13 | 12h 38m | −4:10 | 18:52–19:59 | 🌒 28% |
| Thu 17 | 06:26 | 07:01 | 13:19 | 19:36 | 20:10 | 12h 34m | −4:10 | 18:50–19:57 | 🌒 37% |
| Fri 18 | 06:28 | 07:03 | 13:19 | 19:33 | 20:08 | 12h 29m | −4:10 | 18:47–19:54 | 🌓 46% |
| Sat 19 | 06:30 | 07:05 | 13:18 | 19:31 | 20:05 | 12h 25m | −4:11 | 18:45–19:52 | 🌔 56% |
| Sun 20 | 06:32 | 07:07 | 13:18 | 19:28 | 20:03 | 12h 21m | −4:11 | 18:42–19:49 | 🌔 65% |
| Mon 21 | 06:33 | 07:08 | 13:18 | 19:26 | 20:00 | 12h 17m | −4:11 | 18:40–19:47 | 🌔 74% |
| Tue 22 | 06:35 | 07:10 | 13:17 | 19:23 | 19:58 | 12h 13m | −4:11 | 18:37–19:45 | 🌔 82% |
| Wed 23 | 06:37 | 07:12 | 13:17 | 19:21 | 19:56 | 12h 9m | −4:11 | 18:35–19:42 | 🌔 88% |
| Thu 24 | 06:39 | 07:14 | 13:17 | 19:18 | 19:53 | 12h 4m | −4:11 | 18:33–19:40 | 🌔 94% |
| Fri 25 | 06:41 | 07:15 | 13:16 | 19:16 | 19:51 | 12h 0m | −4:11 | 18:30–19:37 | 🌔 98% |
| Sat 26 | 06:42 | 07:17 | 13:16 | 19:14 | 19:48 | 11h 56m | −4:11 | 18:28–19:35 | 🌕 100% |
| Sun 27 | 06:44 | 07:19 | 13:16 | 19:11 | 19:46 | 11h 52m | −4:11 | 18:25–19:32 | 🌖 99% |
| Mon 28 | 06:46 | 07:21 | 13:15 | 19:09 | 19:43 | 11h 48m | −4:11 | 18:23–19:30 | 🌖 97% |
| Tue 29 | 06:48 | 07:22 | 13:15 | 19:06 | 19:41 | 11h 43m | −4:11 | 18:20–19:27 | 🌖 91% |
| Wed 30 | 06:49 | 07:24 | 13:14 | 19:04 | 19:38 | 11h 39m | −4:11 | 18:18–19:25 | 🌖 84% |
Longest and shortest day in Dublin
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 17h 0m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 7h 29m.
Between them the day length swings by 9h 30m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:06 on 13 December; the latest is 21:57 on 24 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 04:56 on 17 June to 08:40 on 30 December.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 16m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Dublin different
Sitting on the western side of its time zone puts solar noon at 12:27, a full 27 minutes after twelve o'clock, and drags the whole day — sunrise, noon and sunset — along with it. Daylight saving adds another hour on top, so today the sun peaks at 13:27.
At 53.3°N the sun cuts through the twilight band at an angle, so darkness takes 38 minutes to arrive: 14 minutes longer than today's 24-minute median.
Evening golden hour runs 70 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — at 53.3° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.
The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it SW, June swings it 84° round to NW. Tonight, WNW.
Sunset drifts 2 minutes earlier each day this month — 63 minutes from the first of August to the last.
Expect a one-off hour-long step in these times on 25 October 2026: sunset goes from 18:09 the evening before to 17:07 that evening.
Planning a sunset photo in Dublin
Arrive by 19:28. Golden hour opens at 19:43 and the sun is down by 20:30, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 289° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.
Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 20:53 and runs to 21:08, the end of civil twilight and 37m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Dublin today?
The sun sets in Dublin at 20:30 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Dublin?
It takes 37m. Civil twilight ends at 21:08 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Dublin?
Evening golden hour runs 19:43 to 20:53 today, lasting 1h 9m. Full golden hour times for Dublin covers the morning window and the coming week.