Uluru, Australia

Thursday, October 8, 2026

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Uluru, Australia
High 93°F, low 64°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:19 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
33%
Wind
7 mph
5:55 AM Blue hour
6:04 AM Best color
6:19 AM Sunrise
6:49 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 21 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Satellite

International Space Station

Brilliant pass, SW to NE

Rose 5:02 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to W
When
5:02 AM
until 5:07 AM
Visible for
4m 40s
Highest
86° W
Ends
Sets NE

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

Sunset

Good

6:48 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
39%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
23%
Wind
2 mph
6:18 PM Golden hour
6:48 PM Sunset
7:04 PM Best color
7:11 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 19 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, WNW to SSE

Rose 8:01 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to SW
When
8:01 PM
until 8:07 PM
Visible for
6m 10s
Highest
47° SW
Ends
Sets SSE

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

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, SW to S

Rose 8:18 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to S
When
8:18 PM
until 8:20 PM
Visible for
2m 0s
Highest
27° S
Ends
Fades at 27°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Excellent viewing

Visible from 8:05 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:05 PM to 11:45 PM
Where to look
West-southwestern horizon, up to 54° above it
Highest at
8:05 PM
Sky fully dark
8:05 PM to 5:00 AM
Sky darkness
Very good
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

7% lit

4:36 AM – 4:35 PM

E W
4:36 AM Moonrise
4:53 AM 4°
10:34 AM Highest, 59°
4:17 PM 4°
4:35 PM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 77°F Clear sky
0% dry 33% 7 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 93°F Overcast
86% dry 15% 10 mph
Evening 7 PM 84°F Mainly clear
39% dry 23% 2 mph
Late Night 11 PM 76°F Overcast
97% dry 37% 3 mph

Timetable

  • Moonrise 4:36 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:55 AM–6:19 AM
  • Morning best color 6:04 AM
  • Sunrise 6:19 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:19 AM–6:49 AM
  • Moonset 4:35 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:18 PM–6:48 PM
  • Sunset 6:48 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:48 PM–7:11 PM
  • Evening best color 7:04 PM
  • Fully dark 8:05 PM–5:00 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:05 PM–5:00 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Uluru, Australia

Orionids Active, around 5 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 8:22 PM Orionids Around 13 an hour
Wed 21 Oct 2026 8:24 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 7:10 PM in the ENE Mon 26 Oct 2026 7:10 PM Milky Way Visible 8:22 PM to 10:12 PM with no moon, 30° above the west-southwestern horizon - 10 nights 1 Nov to 10 Nov
Sun 1 Nov 2026 8:22 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 8:33 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:40 PM to 4:20 AM Mon 9 Nov 2026 4:31 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it