The night sky over Amsterdam on the night Dana won Eurovision
On 21 March 1970, the Eurovision Song Contest took place at the RAI congress centre in Amsterdam. Ireland's singer was Dana, a teenager from Derry, with the gentle song 'All Kinds of Everything'.
Dana won the contest. It was Ireland's first Eurovision win, and the start of a long run of Irish success in the contest.
The sky above Amsterdam, Netherlands on 21 March 1970
The sky was fully dark. There was a waxing gibbous Moon in the sky, 99% lit. It stood 36° above the horizon in the south-east, in the constellation Leo. Mars was above the horizon and could be seen without a telescope.
- Local time
- 10:00 PM
- Time in UTC
- 21 March 1970 at 9:00 PM UTC
- Sun
- Night
- Sun position
- 27° below the horizon
- Moon phase
- waxing gibbous Moon
- Moon lit
- 99%
- Moon position
- 36° above the horizon in the south-east
| Planet | Visible | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | No | north-west | -29° |
| Venus | No | north-west | -16° |
| Mars | Yes | west | 6° |
| Jupiter | No | east | 1° |
| Saturn | No | west | 2° |
| Uranus | With a telescope | south-east | 22° |
| Neptune | No | east | -20° |
| Star | Constellation | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sirius | Canis Major | south-west | 14° |
| Arcturus | Boötes | east | 24° |
| Capella | Auriga | west | 51° |
| Rigel | Orion | south-west | 11° |
| Procyon | Canis Minor | south-west | 39° |
| Betelgeuse | Orion | south-west | 29° |
| Aldebaran | Taurus | west | 25° |
| Pollux | Gemini | south-west | 60° |
| Regulus | Leo | south | 49° |
| Castor | Gemini | south-west | 62° |
38 constellations are above the horizon. Highest in the sky: Lynx, Ursa Major, Leo Minor, Cancer, Leo, Canes Venatici, Camelopardalis, Gemini, Ursa Minor, Auriga, Coma Berenices, and Canis Minor.
What happened that night
Dana was 18 years old. The song lists small, ordinary things that remind the singer of someone she loves.
The Netherlands hosted because Lenny Kuhr had shared the 1969 win for the Dutch, in a four-way tie.
Why people remember it
'All Kinds of Everything' went to number one in Ireland and in the United Kingdom. For many Irish families, it is a song from childhood.
A star map of this night makes a gift for an Irish couple, a fan of the contest, or someone who sang this song at a wedding.
Questions about this night
It shows 10:00pm Central European Time on 21 March 1970, when the contest went on the air, according to Dutch television listings of that day. Dana's win came at the end of the voting, later that night.
'All Kinds of Everything', sung by Dana for Ireland.
Four countries shared the 1969 win. The Netherlands, one of the four, won a draw to host the 1970 contest.