Uluru, Australia

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

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Uluru, Australia Wednesday 6 May 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Around 11 an hour

Best around 5:29 AM

Radiant climbs to
42°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
62% 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

7:10 AM

7:10 AM

6:47 AM Blue hour
7:10 AM Sunrise
7:43 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:14 PM

6:14 PM

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

5:41 PM Golden hour
6:14 PM Sunset
6:38 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

83% lit

9:29 PM – 11:49 AM

ESE WSW
9:29 PM Moonrise
9:50 PM 4°
4:40 AM Highest, 88°
11:28 AM 4°
11:49 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:47 AM–7:10 AM
  • Morning best color 6:56 AM
  • Sunrise 7:10 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:10 AM–7:43 AM
  • Moonset 11:02 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:41 PM–6:14 PM
  • Sunset 6:14 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:14 PM–6:38 PM
  • Evening best color 6:29 PM
  • Fully dark 7:32 PM–5:52 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:32 PM–9:32 PM
  • Moonrise 9:30 PM
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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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