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Sydney · Sun, Oct 25

The Milky Way over Sydney

Not tonight

The Moon (99% lit) is up while the core is, and its light hides the Milky Way.

Next good night: Wed, Oct 28, from 8:55 PM.

Calculated for the city centre; clouds and local light pollution are not included. Times are local (GMT+11).

The next 60 nights

Each bar is one night: the taller, the longer the core is up in a dark, moonless sky.

  1. Sun, Oct 25: Not tonight
  2. Mon, Oct 26: Not tonight
  3. Tue, Oct 27: Not tonight
  4. Wed, Oct 28: 1.3 h
  5. Thu, Oct 29: 2.0 h
  6. Fri, Oct 30: 1.8 h
  7. Sat, Oct 31: 1.5 h
  8. Sun, Nov 1: 1.5 h
  9. Mon, Nov 2: 1.3 h
  10. Tue, Nov 3: 1.3 h
  11. Wed, Nov 4: 1.3 h
  12. Thu, Nov 5: 1.3 h
  13. Fri, Nov 6: 1.0 h
  14. Sat, Nov 7: 1.0 h
  15. Sun, Nov 8: 1.0 h
  16. Mon, Nov 9: 1.0 h
  17. Tue, Nov 10: 0.8 h
  18. Wed, Nov 11: 0.5 h
  19. Thu, Nov 12: 0.5 h
  20. Fri, Nov 13: 0.5 h
  21. Sat, Nov 14: 0.3 h
  22. Sun, Nov 15: Not tonight
  23. Mon, Nov 16: Not tonight
  24. Tue, Nov 17: Not tonight
  25. Wed, Nov 18: Not tonight
  26. Thu, Nov 19: Not tonight
  27. Fri, Nov 20: Not tonight
  28. Sat, Nov 21: Not tonight
  29. Sun, Nov 22: Not tonight
  30. Mon, Nov 23: Not tonight
  31. Tue, Nov 24: Not tonight
  32. Wed, Nov 25: Not tonight
  33. Thu, Nov 26: Not tonight
  34. Fri, Nov 27: Not tonight
  35. Sat, Nov 28: Not tonight
  36. Sun, Nov 29: Not tonight
  37. Mon, Nov 30: Not tonight
  38. Tue, Dec 1: Not tonight
  39. Wed, Dec 2: Not tonight
  40. Thu, Dec 3: Not tonight
  41. Fri, Dec 4: Not tonight
  42. Sat, Dec 5: Not tonight
  43. Sun, Dec 6: Not tonight
  44. Mon, Dec 7: Not tonight
  45. Tue, Dec 8: Not tonight
  46. Wed, Dec 9: Not tonight
  47. Thu, Dec 10: Not tonight
  48. Fri, Dec 11: Not tonight
  49. Sat, Dec 12: Not tonight
  50. Sun, Dec 13: Not tonight
  51. Mon, Dec 14: Not tonight
  52. Tue, Dec 15: Not tonight
  53. Wed, Dec 16: Not tonight
  54. Thu, Dec 17: Not tonight
  55. Fri, Dec 18: Not tonight
  56. Sat, Dec 19: Not tonight
  57. Sun, Dec 20: Not tonight
  58. Mon, Dec 21: Not tonight
  59. Tue, Dec 22: Not tonight
  60. Wed, Dec 23: Not tonight

Best nights

  • Wed, Oct 288:55 PM–10:10 PM · 1.3 h
  • Thu, Oct 298:55 PM–10:55 PM · 2.0 h
  • Fri, Oct 308:55 PM–10:40 PM · 1.8 h
  • Sat, Oct 319:10 PM–10:40 PM · 1.5 h
  • Sun, Nov 19:10 PM–10:40 PM · 1.5 h

Milky Way season

Hours of dark sky with the core up, on each month's new-moon night.

  1. NovNovember 2026: 1.0 h
  2. DecDecember 2026: 0.0 h
  3. JanJanuary 2027: 0.0 h
  4. FebFebruary 2027: 1.8 h
  5. MarMarch 2027: 4.3 h
  6. AprApril 2027: 6.5 h
  7. MayMay 2027: 8.8 h
  8. JunJune 2027: 11.0 h
  9. JulJuly 2027: 10.8 h
  10. AugAugust 2027: 8.8 h
  11. SepSeptember 2027: 4.3 h
  12. OctOctober 2027: 2.0 h

How to see it

  • Get away from city lights: even an hour's drive makes a huge difference. Under a city sky it stays invisible.
  • Give your eyes 20 minutes in the dark, and use a red light, not your phone screen.
  • Look low towards the south (north from the southern hemisphere), towards Sagittarius and Scorpius.
  • Phone: night mode on a tripod or propped steady, 10 s or more. Camera: wide lens, f/2.8, ISO 3200, 15–20 s.

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Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).