Is tonight good for stargazing in Uluru?

Drop everything — go outside

Near-perfect conditions. Nights like this are rare.

Uluru

Tonight's score

9.1

out of 10

Sun ↓ 18:51Dark 20:10–04:5215% cloud, 20:10–04:52

Best 2 hours

9.503:00–04:52

Evening, 21–01

9.121:00–01:00

Best this week

9.7Fri, Oct 16

Parts of the night. The score above covers the whole dark window.

Moon

Waxing Crescent

23% lit

Moon doesn’t interfere — perfect darkness

Moon up: 08:52–23:14

Visible in daylight from 08:52 until sunset

Full moon: Oct 26

Best 2 hours: 03:00–04:52

This week’s nights

Australia/Darwin

60% weight

Cloud cover

Averaged over the whole dark window, layer by layer. Low cloud blocks everything; thin high cirrus still lets bright stars through.

40% weight

Moon darkness

A new moon boosts the score. A bright Moon only costs points while it is actually above the horizon in the dark hours, and more the higher it stands.