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Galactic Centre viewing is best on 11 Jul 2026, from 7:18 pm to 2:58 am, reaching 50°.

New Moon
15 Jul
Darkest skies
Full Moon
30 Jul
Brightest skies
Best dark window
18 Jul
10h 31m

Current conditions

Checking the sky near Malabar Coast, India…

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

Sky chart: 15 Jul 2026, 10 pm

Malabar Coast, India local time.

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All-sky chart for 15 Jul 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

Choose a date to see astronomical darkness, Moon interference, Galactic Centre visibility, and planet altitudes and times.

Best low-Moon dark periods this month

  1. 7:17 pm–5:48 am10h 31m · 19% Moon
  2. 7:17 pm–5:48 am10h 31m · 11% Moon
  3. 7:17 pm–5:48 am10h 30m · 5% Moon
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Galactic Centre sessions

  1. 7:18 pm–2:58 am7h 40m · core to 50°
  2. 7:18 pm–2:58 am7h 40m · core to 50°
  3. 7:18 pm–2:48 am7h 30m · core to 50°
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Events

  • HIP 99229 lunar occultation10:43 pm; Moon at 31° altitude for the first listed contact.
  • HIP 99229 lunar occultation12:03 am; Moon at 45° altitude for the first listed contact.
  • Mercury stationary pointApparent motion changes direction.

July highlights

  1. Occultations

    HIP 95177 lunar occultation

    2:57 am to 3:42 am; Moon at 45° altitude for the first listed contact.

  2. Milky Way

    Milky Way core window

    4h 50m with 50° altitude.

  3. Planetary events

    Neptune stationary point

    Apparent motion changes direction.

  4. Planets

    Neptune

    Best monthly date at 79° altitude.

  5. Minor planets

    2 Pallas

    80° altitude; magnitude 9.6.

Moon phases

100%
55%
1%
56%
99%

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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Planet visibility

Evening

  • Venus11 Jul · 7:30 pm31° · Good
  • Jupiter1 Jul · 7:30 pm11° · Poor

Predawn

  • Saturn21 Jul · 5:30 am82° · Excellent
  • Neptune11 Jul · 5:30 am79° · Excellent
  • Uranus31 Jul · 6:00 am59° · Excellent
  • Mars31 Jul · 6:00 am41° · Good
  • Mercury31 Jul · 6:00 am15° · Poor
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