The Grand Drawing In

That's it! #ZeroStretch. The Grand Drawing In is over, but the Grand Stretch doesn't start, like the party celebrating it, until tomorrow.

Today is 2026-10-26, the sun sets at 17:04:32 GMT and the grand auld stretch tonight was 58 mins and 49 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

PSA: we have only 7 weeks to the start of the Grand Auld Sthretch for 2027. The light at the end of the tunnel is small and faint, but it's visible. We're getting there, and it won't be long before we can really start looking forward to it!

Today is 2026-10-25, the sun sets at 17:06:38 GMT and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 00 mins and 55 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-10-24, the sun sets at 17:08:45 GMT (18:08:45 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 03 mins and 02 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-10-23, the sun sets at 17:10:54 GMT (18:10:54 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 05 mins and 11 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-10-22, the sun sets at 17:13:03 GMT (18:13:03 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 07 mins and 20 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-10-21, the sun sets at 17:15:13 GMT (18:15:13 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 09 mins and 30 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-10-20, the sun sets at 17:17:25 GMT (18:17:25 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 11 mins and 42 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

It bugs me when people talk about autumn clock change as if causing the darker evenings. It's an abrupt change, but here there's about 4h45 natural difference in the time of sunset (or rise); DST adds 1h to sunset time change, takes 1h away from sunrise time change. brendanhalpin.net/apps/suncalc

Today is 2026-10-19, the sun sets at 17:19:38 GMT (18:19:38 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 13 mins and 55 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-10-18, the sun sets at 17:21:51 GMT (18:21:51 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 16 mins and 08 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-10-17, the sun sets at 17:24:06 GMT (18:24:06 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 18 mins and 23 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-10-16, the sun sets at 17:26:21 GMT (18:26:21 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 20 mins and 38 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-10-15, the sun sets at 17:28:37 GMT (18:28:37 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 22 mins and 54 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-10-14, the sun sets at 17:30:54 GMT (18:30:54 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 25 mins and 11 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-10-13, the sun sets at 17:33:12 GMT (18:33:12 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 27 mins and 29 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

The view from Dollymount this morning

Today is 2026-10-12, the sun sets at 17:35:31 GMT (18:35:31 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 29 mins and 48 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-10-11, the sun sets at 17:37:50 GMT (18:37:50 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 32 mins and 07 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-10-10, the sun sets at 17:40:10 GMT (18:40:10 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 34 mins and 27 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-10-09, the sun sets at 17:42:30 GMT (18:42:30 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 36 mins and 47 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-10-08, the sun sets at 17:44:52 GMT (18:44:52 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 39 mins and 09 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-10-07, the sun sets at 17:47:13 GMT (18:47:13 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 41 mins and 30 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-10-06, the sun sets at 17:49:36 GMT (18:49:36 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 43 mins and 53 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-10-05, the sun sets at 17:51:58 GMT (18:51:58 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 46 mins and 15 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-10-04, the sun sets at 17:54:22 GMT (18:54:22 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 48 mins and 39 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-10-03, the sun sets at 17:56:45 GMT (18:56:45 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 51 mins and 02 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-10-02, the sun sets at 17:59:09 GMT (18:59:09 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 53 mins and 26 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-10-01, the sun sets at 18:01:34 GMT (19:01:34 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 55 mins and 51 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-09-30, the sun sets at 18:03:59 GMT (19:03:59 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 58 mins and 16 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-09-29, the sun sets at 18:06:24 GMT (19:06:24 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 2 hours, 00 mins and 41 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-09-28, the sun sets at 18:08:49 GMT (19:08:49 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 2 hours, 03 mins and 06 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-09-27, the sun sets at 18:11:15 GMT (19:11:15 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 2 hours, 05 mins and 32 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-09-26, the sun sets at 18:13:41 GMT (19:13:41 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 2 hours, 07 mins and 58 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-09-25, the sun sets at 18:16:07 GMT (19:16:07 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 2 hours, 10 mins and 24 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-09-24, the sun sets at 18:18:33 GMT (19:18:33 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 2 hours, 12 mins and 50 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-09-23, the sun sets at 18:20:59 GMT (19:20:59 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 2 hours, 15 mins and 16 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

The September equinox is today, 23rd September, 2026. Today the sun will be directly above the equator for a moment as it makes its way south. And that moment is now, 01:04 Dublin time (i.e. 01:04 IST, 00:04 UTC).

Today is 2026-09-22, the sun sets at 18:23:26 GMT (19:23:26 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 2 hours, 17 mins and 43 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-09-21, the sun sets at 18:25:52 GMT (19:25:52 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 2 hours, 20 mins and 09 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-09-20, the sun sets at 18:28:19 GMT (19:28:19 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 2 hours, 22 mins and 36 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-09-19, the sun sets at 18:30:45 GMT (19:30:45 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 2 hours, 25 mins and 02 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-09-18, the sun sets at 18:33:12 GMT (19:33:12 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 2 hours, 27 mins and 29 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-09-17, the sun sets at 18:35:38 GMT (19:35:38 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 2 hours, 29 mins and 55 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow

Today is 2026-09-16, the sun sets at 18:38:05 GMT (19:38:05 Irish Standard Time!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 2 hours, 32 mins and 22 secs. #GrandStretch #GrandDrawingInNow