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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Dublin, Ireland (Baile Átha Cliath (Irish))

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9 hours, 45 minutes

Sun, Apr 18 at 8:31 pm - Mon, Apr 19 at 6:16 am

Visible tonight, Apr 18 – Apr 19, 2021

Venus: Until Sun 9:01 pm
Mars: Until Mon 2:03 am
Jupiter: From Mon 4:41 am
Saturn: From Mon 4:12 am
Uranus: Until Sun 9:32 pm
Neptune: From Mon 5:26 am
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Beta The Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Dublin on a date of your choice. Use it to locate a planet, the Moon, or the Sun and track their movements across the sky. The map also shows the phases of the Moon, and all solar and lunar eclipses. Need some help?

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Tonight's Sky in Dublin, Apr 18 – Apr 19, 2021 (6 planets visible)

Venus rise and set in Dublin

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.

Venus is just 6 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Sun, Apr 18 ↓9:01 pm

Apr 18, 2021
Apr 19, 2021

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Mars rise and set in Dublin

View after sunset.

Mars can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.

Mon, Apr 19 ↓2:03 am

Apr 18, 2021
Apr 19, 2021

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Jupiter rise and set in Dublin

View before sunrise.

Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Mon, Apr 19 ↑4:41 am

Apr 18, 2021
Apr 19, 2021

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Saturn rise and set in Dublin

View before sunrise.

Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Mon, Apr 19 ↑4:12 am

Apr 18, 2021
Apr 19, 2021

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Uranus rise and set in Dublin

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Uranus is just 11 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Sun, Apr 18 ↓9:32 pm

Apr 18, 2021
Apr 19, 2021

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Neptune rise and set in Dublin

Try before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Very faint, use binoculars.

Mon, Apr 19 ↑5:26 am

Apr 18, 2021
Apr 19, 2021

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Planets Visible in Dublin

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Apr 18, 2021
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 6:22 amMon 8:34 pmMon 1:26 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
VenusSun 6:36 amSun 9:01 pmSun 1:48 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 8:45 amMon 2:03 amSun 5:24 pmAverage visibility
JupiterMon 4:41 amMon 2:19 pmMon 9:30 amFairly good visibility
SaturnMon 4:12 amMon 12:58 pmMon 8:35 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 6:44 amSun 9:32 pmSun 2:08 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 5:26 amMon 4:47 pmMon 11:06 amExtremely difficult to see