March 2026 — Nabhastala

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Galactic Centre viewing is best on 26 Mar 2026, from 2:09 am to 6:05 am, reaching 50°.

New Moon: 19 Mar
Full Moon: 4 Mar
Best dark window: 16 Mar

Current conditions

Checking the sky near Malabar Coast, India…

Weather: Open-MeteoForecast point: 11.259° N, 75.780° E

Sky chart: 15 Mar 2026, 10 pm

Malabar Coast, India local time.

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All-sky chart for 15 Mar 2026 at 10 pm, Malabar Coast, India — North is at the top; east is at the left. Solar System objects shown are above the horizon at 10 pm.

Night planner

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Observing date

Best low-Moon dark periods this month

16 Mar6:59 pm–6:12 am11h 13m · 18% Moon
17 Mar6:59 pm–6:11 am11h 12m · 10% Moon
18 Mar6:59 pm–6:10 am11h 12m · 5% Moon

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Galactic Centre sessions

24 Mar2:08 am–6:07 am3h 59m · core to 50°
26 Mar2:09 am–6:05 am3h 57m · core to 50°
25 Mar2:11 am–6:06 am3h 56m · core to 50°

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Events

4 Mar
HIP 58093 lunar occultation10:16 pm to 11:32 pm; Moon at 40° altitude for the first listed contact.
5 Mar
HIP 58769 lunar occultation5:50 am; Moon at 26° altitude for the first listed contact.
21 Mar
Mercury stationary pointApparent motion changes direction.

March highlights

1 Mar
Planets
Uranus
Best monthly date at 67° altitude.
1 Mar
Occultations
HIP 46149 lunar occultation
8:07 pm to 8:45 pm; Moon at 44° altitude for the first listed contact.
12 Mar
Planetary events
Jupiter stationary point
Apparent motion changes direction.
26 Mar
Milky Way
Milky Way core window
3h 56m with 50° altitude.

Moon phases

1 Mar92%

8 Mar84%

15 Mar26%

22 Mar13%

29 Mar82%

For faint deep-sky objects, observe when the Moon is below the horizon or weakly illuminated. For lunar relief, observe near the terminator; full Moon is best suited to ray systems and albedo features.

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