Thu, May 6
Eta Aquariids meteor shower 2027 from Melbourne
Best 4:05 AM–5:50 AM (radiant up to 43°).
Up to about 50 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 0% lit on the peak night.
in 186 days 9 h
Times are local (GMT+10).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Melbourne: a very bright ISS pass, a Starlink train, a meteor shower peak, planets together, a supermoon or eclipse, or a bright comet. Only the city is stored, not your location.
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Plan your night
☁️ Clouds through the night
The hour-by-hour cloud forecast appears about five days before.
🌑 Find a dark sky
City light hides most of the show. Drive until the sky looks clearly darker (often 30–60 minutes out), away from streetlights, with an open view.
🛰️ Also crossing the sky that night
Bright ISS and Starlink passes during the best hours appear about five days before.
Shooting stars streak across the sky: up to about 50 an hour from a dark place.
How to watch
- Find a dark place away from city lights and give your eyes 20 minutes to adjust.
- Lie back and look at a wide part of the sky; you do not need to face the radiant.
- Rates are highest in the hours before dawn.
Other cities
- SydneyBest 3:40 AM–5:25 AM (radiant up to 46°)
- BrisbaneBest 3:17 AM–5:17 AM (radiant up to 49°)
- PerthBest 4:01 AM–5:46 AM (radiant up to 47°)
- AucklandBest 4:05 AM–5:50 AM (radiant up to 43°)
- Bali (Denpasar)Best 3:49 AM–5:19 AM (radiant up to 50°)
- JakartaBest 3:22 AM–4:52 AM (radiant up to 50°)
- GuamBest 3:51 AM–5:06 AM (radiant up to 45°)
- CebuBest 3:14 AM–4:29 AM (radiant up to 46°)
- SingaporeBest 4:34 AM–6:04 AM (radiant up to 50°)
- ManilaBest 3:26 AM–4:26 AM (radiant up to 41°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).