Warrumbungle National Park stargazing in May 2027

Australia's first Dark Sky Park, next to Siding Spring Observatory.

Sat 1 May to Mon 31 May 2027

Best night: Sat 8 May 2027

Dark from 18:45 to 05:16 · 10.7 h without the moon · Milky Way core: 9.0 h

Night of	Moon	Dark hours	Moon-free	Milky Way core	Score
Sat 1 May	25%	10.5	7.3	5.2 h	94
Sun 2 May	17%	10.5	8.3	6.3 h	97
Mon 3 May	10%	10.5	9.3	7.3 h	99
Tue 4 May	5%	10.5	10.3	8.3 h	100
Wed 5 May	1%	10.5	10.5	8.7 h	100
Thu 6 May	0%	10.5	10.5	8.7 h	100
Fri 7 May	2%	10.7	10.7	8.8 h	100
Sat 8 May	6%	10.7	10.7	9.0 h	100
Sun 9 May	12%	10.7	9.8	9.0 h	99
Mon 10 May	21%	10.7	8.7	8.7 h	97
Tue 11 May	31%	10.7	7.5	7.5 h	92
Wed 12 May	43%	10.7	6.2	6.2 h	85
Thu 13 May	55%	10.7	5.0	5.0 h	75
Fri 14 May	66%	10.7	4.0	4.0 h	65
Sat 15 May	76%	10.7	2.8	2.8 h	52
Sun 16 May	85%	10.8	2.0	2.0 h	41
Mon 17 May	92%	10.8	0.8	0.8 h	28
Tue 18 May	97%	10.8	0.0	moonlit only	18
Wed 19 May	99%	10.8	0.0	moonlit only	16
Thu 20 May	100%	10.8	0.0	moonlit only	15
Fri 21 May	98%	10.8	0.0	moonlit only	16
Sat 22 May	95%	10.8	0.0	moonlit only	19
Sun 23 May	90%	10.8	0.7	moonlit only	28
Mon 24 May	84%	10.8	1.7	0.8 h	40
Tue 25 May	76%	10.8	2.7	2.0 h	51
Wed 26 May	68%	10.8	3.5	2.8 h	61
Thu 27 May	59%	11.0	4.5	3.8 h	70
Fri 28 May	49%	11.0	5.5	5.0 h	79
Sat 29 May	39%	11.0	6.3	5.8 h	86
Sun 30 May	30%	11.0	7.3	6.8 h	92
Mon 31 May	21%	11.0	8.3	8.0 h	96

Questions

The best nights are Sat 8 May, Fri 7 May, Wed 5 May, Thu 6 May, Tue 4 May, when the sky is fully dark and the moon is down for most of the night.

Yes, on 25 nights the galactic centre is above 10° during moon-free darkness, up to 9.0 hours a night.

Weather is not included. Times are local (Australia/Sydney).