Uluru, Australia

Thursday, April 30, 2026

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Uluru, Australia Thursday 30 April 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 9 an hour

Best around 5:33 AM

Radiant climbs to
38°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
25% lost
Speed
66 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

That morning

Sunrise

7:07 AM

7:07 AM

6:44 AM Blue hour
7:07 AM Sunrise
7:39 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:18 PM

6:18 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

5:46 PM Golden hour
6:18 PM Sunset
6:41 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit

5:12 PM – 6:29 AM

ESE WSW
5:12 PM Moonrise
5:30 PM 4°
11:49 PM Highest, 79°
6:11 AM 4°
6:29 AM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:36 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:44 AM–7:07 AM
  • Morning best color 6:53 AM
  • Sunrise 7:07 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:07 AM–7:39 AM
  • Moonrise 5:13 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:46 PM–6:18 PM
  • Sunset 6:18 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:18 PM–6:41 PM
  • Evening best color 6:33 PM
  • Fully dark 7:36 PM–5:50 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Upcoming celestial events for Uluru, Australia

New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 4:50 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 1:20 AM International Space Station Modest pass, W to SSE, 23 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 7:16 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, W to NW, 19 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 8:34 PM Milky Way Visible 8:28 PM to 11:28 PM with no moon, 46° above the west-southwestern horizon - 4 nights 10 Oct to 13 Oct
Mon 12 Oct 2026 8:28 PM Orionids Around 13 an hour
Wed 21 Oct 2026 4:24 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 7:10 PM in the ENE Mon 26 Oct 2026 7:10 PM Partial lunar eclipse 38% of the Moon in shadow
Thu 6 Jul 2028 3:50 AM Partial solar eclipse 86.1% of the Sun covered
Sat 22 Jul 2028 12:48 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 71 minutes
Sun 31 Dec 2028 2:21 AM Partial lunar eclipse 50% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 15 Jun 2030 4:03 AM Partial solar eclipse 73.4% of the Sun covered
Mon 25 Nov 2030 5:57 PM Partial solar eclipse 20.2% of the Sun covered
Wed 21 May 2031 6:05 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 66 minutes
Sun 25 Apr 2032 12:43 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 4:33 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 48 minutes
Thu 14 Apr 2033 4:42 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Sat 8 Oct 2033 8:25 PM Partial solar eclipse 33.8% of the Sun covered
Fri 9 Mar 2035 6:44 AM

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