This natural phenomenon is caused by the rising of a full moon reflecting off the exposed mudflats in Roebuck Bay at extremely low tide, which creates a beautiful optical illusion of a staircase reaching to the moon.
The below information indicates the Staircase dates and times from March 2011. Also known as Stairway to the Moon, the Staircase to the Moon is a natural phenomenon where the full moon reflects of the tidal flats in Roebuck Bay at low tide. This event occurs for 3 nights on the full moon from March to October each year. To see the tidal movements every 6 hr or Staircase to the Moon is facinating in itself but to see it from your room is another thing all together.
Dates are as follows-
MARCH
SUNDAY 20th 6.17pm
MONDAY 21st 7.05pm
APRIL
TUESDAY 19th 6.33pm
WEDNESDAY 20th 7.29pm
THURSDAY 21st 8.28pm
MAY
WEDNESDAY 18th 6.10pm
THURSDAY 19th 7.10pm
FRIDAY 20th 8.10pm
JUNE
FRIDAY 17th 6.52pm
SATURDAY 18th 7.49pm
SUNDAY 19th 8.44pm
JULY
SATURDAY 16th 6.32pm
SUNDAY 17th 7.25pm
MONDAY 18th 8.16pm
AUGUST
MONDAY 15th 6.57pm
TUESDAY 16th 7.46pm
WEDNESDAY 17th 8.33pm
SEPTEMBER
TUESDAY 13th 6.29pm
WEDNESDAY 14th 7.17pm
THURSDAY 15th 8.05pm
OCTOBER
THURSDAY 13th 6.51pm
FRIDAY 14th 7.41pm
SATURDAY 15th 8.32pm
Dates have been provided by the Australian Government - Geoscience Australia |
Perth 26°c
Derby 34°c
Broome 33°c
Kununurra 39°c
Halls Creek 37°c
Derby 34°c
Broome 33°c
Kununurra 39°c
Halls Creek 37°c
Staircase to the moon
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