Tonight
Good early
Astronomical dark 19:14 to 04:28. Moon rises 00:21, so deep-sky work is best before midnight.
2027 observing cockpit
Generated for South East Queensland, Australia. Times shown in Australia/Brisbane.
Moon
45%
Waning. Sets 13:06, rises after midnight. Mild interference late.
Milky Way
Pre-dawn
Core window emerging. Best dates this month cluster around the New Moon.
Validation
7/9
Sun, Moon, planets, and dark windows generated. Occultations and Saturn moons pending import.
Best upcoming opportunities
New Moon dark-sky window
Excellent Moon-free astronomical darkness. Best nightscape and broadband DSO opportunity.
Jupiter observing window
High evening altitude. Generate Galilean moon strip chart for this night.
Minor planet: Vesta
Bright enough for easy imaging. Moon separation favourable before midnight.
Planner
Calendar viewMilky Way visibility
Chart placeholder Milky Way core window chart
Date vs local time, with bands for Galactic Centre above 20°/25° and Moon-free astronomical darkness.
Date vs local time, with bands for Galactic Centre above 20°/25° and Moon-free astronomical darkness.
Planet focus
Imaging| Planet | Best | Alt. | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jupiter | Jan-Feb | 72° | Excellent |
| Saturn | Aug-Oct | 58° | Good |
| Mars | Not favourable | 29° | Poor |
Reference tables
Expandable raw dataMoon and darkness summary
| Date | Dusk | Dawn | Moon | Moonrise | Moonset | Dark score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 01 | 19:14 | 04:28 | 45% | 00:21 | 13:06 | Good early |
Jupiter moon maps
Generated moon strip charts will appear here from the local pipeline outputs.
Jupiter moon strip chart placeholder
Minor planets and lunar occultations
Recommended minor planets and imported occultation events are filtered for local usefulness and presented here.
Source and method: Sun/twilight and Moon data generated locally for the selected site. Planet, moon, comet, and minor-planet ephemerides sourced from local outputs. Raw CSV/JSON outputs remain downloadable under each year/site bundle.