Uluru, Australia

Friday, October 18, 2024

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Uluru, Australia

That morning

Sunrise

6:08 AM

6:08 AM

Clears the hills at 6:17 AM, 9 min after sunrise

5:45 AM Blue hour
6:08 AM Sunrise
6:39 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:53 PM

6:53 PM

Behind the hills at 6:42 PM, 11 min before sunset

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

6:22 PM Golden hour
6:53 PM Sunset
7:16 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 3:38 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:23 PM Dark enough
3:38 AM Best
4:37 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
43°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
70% lost
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

The estimate 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

7:53 PM – 7:04 AM

ENE WNW
7:53 PM Moonrise
8:12 PM 4°
1:28 AM Highest, 46°
6:45 AM 4°
7:04 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 5:45 AM–6:08 AM
  • Sunrise 6:08 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:08 AM–6:39 AM
  • Morning best color 6:19 AM
  • Moonset 6:22 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:22 PM–6:53 PM
  • Evening best color 6:35 PM
  • Sunset 6:53 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:53 PM–7:16 PM
  • Moonrise 7:53 PM
  • Fully dark 8:12 PM–4:48 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Uluru, Australia

Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 8:37 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 8:37 PM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, SW to NE, 87 deg up
Thu 12 Nov 2026 4:49 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 12 Nov 2026 8:38 PM Leonids A few an hour
Tue 17 Nov 2026 8:42 PM Full Beaver Moon Rises 7:05 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 7:05 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 Total solar eclipse Totality here
Mon 13 Jul 2037 11:47 AM Partial solar eclipse 86.1% of the Sun covered
Sun 26 Dec 2038 9:13 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it