Port Resolution, Tanna, Vanuatu

Thursday, October 8, 2026

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Port Resolution, Tanna, Vanuatu

That morning

Sunrise

5:17 AM

5:17 AM

4:55 AM Blue hour
5:17 AM Sunrise
5:46 AM Golden hour ends

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, SSE to E

Rose 3:26 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSE
Rising, then up to SE
When
3:26 AM
until 3:29 AM
Visible for
3m 30s
Highest
16° SE
Ends
Sets E

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Sunset

5:41 PM

5:41 PM

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

5:12 PM Golden hour
5:41 PM Sunset
6:03 PM Blue hour ends

Satellite

International Space Station

Brilliant pass, NW to SE

Rose 6:22 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to SW
When
6:22 PM
until 6:29 PM
Visible for
6m 30s
Highest
74° SW
Ends
Sets SE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Excellent viewing

Visible from 6:55 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
6:55 PM to 10:25 PM
Where to look
West-southwestern horizon, up to 54° above it
Highest at
6:55 PM
Sky fully dark
6:55 PM to 4:02 AM
Sky darkness
Excellent
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

Waning crescent

8% lit

3:24 AM – 3:27 PM

E W
3:24 AM Moonrise
3:41 AM 4°
9:25 AM Highest, 64°
3:10 PM 4°
3:27 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 3:25 AM
  • Morning blue hour 4:55 AM–5:17 AM
  • Morning best color 5:02 AM
  • Sunrise 5:17 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:17 AM–5:46 AM
  • Moonset 3:28 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:12 PM–5:41 PM
  • Sunset 5:41 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:41 PM–6:03 PM
  • Evening best color 5:57 PM
  • Fully dark 6:55 PM–4:02 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:55 PM–4:02 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Port Resolution, Tanna, Vanuatu

Orionids Active, around 6 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:14 PM Yasur, often active Activity likely by day (99%), 9° up in the W
Sun 18 Oct 2026 5:18 AM Orionids Around 15 an hour
Wed 21 Oct 2026 7:15 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:50 PM in the ENE Mon 26 Oct 2026 5:50 PM Milky Way Visible 7:07 PM to 8:47 PM with no moon, 30° above the west-southwestern horizon - 10 nights 1 Nov to 10 Nov
Sun 1 Nov 2026 7:07 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 7:22 PM Partial lunar eclipse 93% of it above your horizon
Thu 6 Jul 2028 5:20 AM Partial solar eclipse 22.3% of the Sun covered
Sat 22 Jul 2028 3:17 PM Total lunar eclipse 90% of it above your horizon
Sun 31 Dec 2028 3:51 AM Partial lunar eclipse 83% of it above your horizon
Sat 15 Jun 2030 5:33 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 66 minutes
Sun 25 Apr 2032 2:13 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Sat 8 Oct 2033 9:55 PM Partial solar eclipse 20.8% of the Sun covered
Fri 9 Mar 2035 8:48 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it