Micromoons | 31st May and 30th June
You’ve probably heard about 'Supermoons', but what about 'Micromoons'? In the strictest sense, these aren't astronomy terms — 'supermoon' was coined by an astrologer, and some people are still convinced that the extra gravitational 'tug' from a supermoon is...
May the Fourth be With You! | 4th May
It's Star Wars Day. May the fourth be with you! Of course it's a wonderful turn of the phrase "May the force be with you" from the Star Wars movies! And it's a great time to get out under the stars and gaze into our wonderful Universe. On Star Wars Day, Venus is...
Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower | 6th-7th May
The Eta Aquariid meteor shower lasts from 19th April to 28th May. The peak of about 40 meteors/hour is from 3am on 7th May. Look in the east for the radiant point of this meteor shower.
The Dance of the Planets | 19th May – mid June
From 19 May to mid-June, stargazers are in for stunning evening night sky views: we think it's the best stargazing all year! The planets Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury will put on a nightly show, and if you watch from evening to evening, you'll see our Solar System's...
Blue Moon | 31st May
The term blue moon has two definitions, depending on who you ask. In the 1930s, the Maine Farmers' Almanac invented the name blue moon when it divided the year into four seasons, separating them with the equinoxes and solstices, giving a name to the three full moons...
Milky Way Season | April to October
Astrophotographers call the time of year between mid-autumn and mid-spring ‘Milky Way season’. This period gets its name because of how, in the southern hemisphere, it's the best time of year to see and photograph the Milky Way. When you look towards the centre, or...
Noongar calendar six seasons: Djeran
Noongar people are the traditional owners of the south-west of Western Australia and have been for over 45,000 years. In the Noongar calendar, the months of April and May bring the season of Djeran. Mainstream education teaches the four seasons of Spring, Summer,...
Full Moon
2 May
Rises 5:39pm (AWST)
Last Quarter
10 May
New Moon
17 May
First Quarter
23 May
Full Moon
31 May
Rises 4:58pm (AWST)