Next usable light
Dublin
7:40 PM – 8:49 PM
Solar noonDaytime46.4° · 180° S
Light windows
Fri, Aug 28 · Europe · DublinMorning
- Golden hour
- 6:05 AM – 7:15 AM1 hr 10 min of warm light
- Blue hour
- 5:51 AM – 6:05 AM15 min of deep blue twilight
Evening
- Golden hour
- 7:40 PM – 8:49 PM1 hr 10 min of warm light
- Blue hour
- 8:49 PM – 9:04 PM15 min of deep blue twilight
- Sunrise
- 6:28 AM
- Sunset
- 8:27 PM
- Day length
- 13 hr 59 min
- Solar noon
- 1:27 PM
Where to point the camera
Solar path and bearing
On this selected date, the sun reaches 46° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 288° WNW.
Pick the month before the day
Light through 2026 in Dublin
Plan around the season: Dublin's sampled golden window stretches to 1 hr 34 min in December and compresses to 1 hr 7 min by March. Where to stand changes with the calendar: 230° SW in December swings to 313° NW by June, 83° of horizon between them. Day length spans 7 hr 32 min in December to 16 hr 58 min in June.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:33 AM | 4:37 PM | 8 hr 3 min | 3:35 PM · 1 hr 27 min | 234° SW |
| February | 7:45 AM | 5:35 PM | 9 hr 51 min | 4:45 PM · 1 hr 13 min | 250° WSW |
| March | 6:41 AM | 6:29 PM | 11 hr 48 min | 5:43 PM · 1 hr 7 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:27 AM | 8:25 PM | 13 hr 58 min | 7:38 PM · 1 hr 10 min | 288° WNW |
| May | 5:26 AM | 9:18 PM | 15 hr 52 min | 8:26 PM · 1 hr 19 min | 304° NW |
| June | 4:57 AM | 9:55 PM | 16 hr 58 min | 8:58 PM · 1 hr 28 min | 313° NW |
| July | 5:16 AM | 9:47 PM | 16 hr 31 min | 8:52 PM · 1 hr 24 min | 310° NW |
| August | 6:05 AM | 8:56 PM | 14 hr 50 min | 8:07 PM · 1 hr 13 min | 295° WNW |
| September | 6:59 AM | 7:43 PM | 12 hr 44 min | 6:58 PM · 1 hr 7 min | 276° W |
| October | 7:52 AM | 6:31 PM | 10 hr 39 min | 5:43 PM · 1 hr 10 min | 257° WSW |
| November | 7:51 AM | 4:31 PM | 8 hr 40 min | 3:33 PM · 1 hr 21 min | 239° WSW |
| December | 8:35 AM | 4:07 PM | 7 hr 32 min | 3:00 PM · 1 hr 34 min | 230° SW |
Find the months when sunset faces your spot
Pick the direction your subject faces the sky. Months whose sunset lands within ±10° light up in the table above. Disabled shortcuts have no matching row in this visible mid-month sample.
Each row samples the 15th of the month at these coordinates, so dates near a month boundary can differ from the printed row — around here day length moves up to ~4 min per day in the fastest season. Clock times follow Europe · Dublin, including any daylight-saving change.
Full light and twilight schedule
Midnight to midnight
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 4:11 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 5:04 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 5:51 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 6:05 AM |
| Sunrise | 6:28 AM |
| Solar noon | 1:27 PM |
| Sunset | 8:27 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 7:40 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 8:49 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 9:50 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 10:44 PM |
Seven local days in Dublin
The week ahead
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 28 | 6:05 AM – 7:15 AM | 6:28 AM | 8:27 PM | 7:40 PM – 8:49 PM |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 6:07 AM – 7:17 AM | 6:30 AM | 8:24 PM | 7:37 PM – 8:47 PM |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 6:09 AM – 7:18 AM | 6:32 AM | 8:22 PM | 7:35 PM – 8:44 PM |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 6:11 AM – 7:20 AM | 6:33 AM | 8:20 PM | 7:33 PM – 8:42 PM |
| Tue, Sep 1 | 6:13 AM – 7:22 AM | 6:35 AM | 8:17 PM | 7:31 PM – 8:40 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 6:15 AM – 7:23 AM | 6:37 AM | 8:15 PM | 7:28 PM – 8:37 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 6:16 AM – 7:25 AM | 6:38 AM | 8:13 PM | 7:26 PM – 8:35 PM |
Moon and candidate vantage points
Context to verify
Moon on the selected date
The moon over Dublin is a Full Moon, 100% lit. Treat this as lighting context, not a visibility forecast.
Candidate vantage points
The list supplies map-search starting points, not ranked recommendations. Confirm access, closures, permits, safety, and horizon obstructions yourself before setting out. For the selected date, the mathematical sunset bearing is 288° WNW. If the composition faces differently, use the bearing planner in the month table above to identify sampled months; the result remains a planning aid and does not prove visibility.
Plan and calculation notes
Assumptions and limits
Plan this specific light
In Dublin, the evening golden hour window runs 1 hr 10 min on the selected date and approaches from 288° WNW. Arrive 15 minutes before its start when that window occurs, then choose a position with an open view toward that bearing. Don't rely on the generic “one hour before sunset” rule here — the real window shifts with the season, so check the computed times for your date.
See the calculation method and limits before relying on the estimate in terrain-sensitive or safety-critical conditions.
Common questions
Golden hour FAQ for Dublin
- When is golden hour in Dublin?
- Twice a day on most dates: a morning window that contains sunrise and an evening window that contains sunset, defined by the sun sitting between +6° and −4° of the horizon. In Dublin the representative monthly window is 67 minutes in March and 94 minutes in December. The light-windows panel above gives the exact start and end for any date.
- Which direction does the sun set in Dublin?
- Roughly west, but the useful number changes with the season: 230° SW in December versus 313° NW in June in Dublin. That 83° difference decides whether a street or shoreline actually faces the light on your date.
- How much does day length change in Dublin?
- Enough to reshape a shoot plan in Dublin: 7 hr 32 min of daylight in December versus 16 hr 58 min in June. See the table above for the month you're planning.
- Does Dublin get blue hour right after golden hour?
- Yes, with no gap: blue hour is simply the next slice of the same sunset, defined by the sun dropping from −4° to −6° after the golden band (+6° to −4°) closes. Planning a December shoot in Dublin? Budget 1 hr 34 min of gold, then the blue window follows immediately — both computed per date in the light-windows panel.