Occultation of Antares, 31May 2026

The eastern sky at 17:19 ACST Sunday, May 31, as seen from Adelaide. The moon is about to occult the bright star Antares. The inset shows the telescopic view at the time. (click to embiggen). Click to embiggen	The eastern sky at 17:31 AEST Sunday, May 31, as seen from Sydney. The moon is about to occult the bright star Antares. The inset shows the telescopic view at the time. (click to embiggen). Click to embiggen	The eastern sky at 17:48 AEST Sunday, May 31, as seen from Melbourne. The moon is about to occult the bright star Antares. The inset shows the telescopic view at the time. (click to embiggen). Click to embiggen

The occultation of Antares, the brightest start in Scorpio, on the 31st of May by the Full (blue) Moon will be difficult, low on the horizon starting at twilight. Telescope only, unaided eye and binoculars will not be enough. The occultation is mostly visible from the east coast. Times for major cities are shown in the table below. This will also be an apogee full Moon, so you can take images to compare with the November and December perigee Moons. 

Place	Disappears Bright  Limb	Reappears Dark Limb	Sun Set
Adelaide ACST	17:19	17:35	17:20
Brisbane  AEST	17:17	18:10	17:07
Canberra AEST	17:36	18:13	17:07
Darwin ACST	-	-	18:30
Hobart AEST	-	-	16:58
Melbourne AEDST	17:48	18:10	17:18
Perth AWST	-	-	17:27
Sydney AEST	17:31	18:4	17:02