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Saturn reaches opposition on 5 Oct 2026 and is highest around 12:30 am.

New Moon
11 Oct
Darkest skies
Full Moon
26 Oct
Brightest skies
Best dark window
15 Oct
11h 23m

Current conditions

Checking the sky near Malabar Coast, India…

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

Sky chart: 15 Oct 2026, 10 pm

Malabar Coast, India local time.

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All-sky chart for 15 Oct 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. 6:30 pm–5:54 am11h 23m · 20% Moon
  2. 6:31 pm–5:54 am11h 23m · 14% Moon
  3. 6:31 pm–5:54 am11h 22m · 8% Moon
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Galactic Centre sessions

  1. 6:38 pm–9:38 pm3h 00m · core to 47°
  2. 6:38 pm–9:28 pm2h 50m · core to 46°
  3. 6:37 pm–9:27 pm2h 50m · core to 46°
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Events

  • HIP 18046 lunar occultation12:27 am; Moon at 42° altitude for the first listed contact.
  • HIP 18201 lunar occultation12:52 am to 2:08 am; Moon at 47° altitude for the first listed contact.
  • Mercury greatest eastern elongationEvening sky; 25.2° from the Sun.

October highlights

  1. Planets

    Neptune

    Best monthly date at 79° altitude.

  2. Occultations

    HIP 18106 lunar occultation

    12:05 am to 12:33 am; Moon at 37° altitude for the first listed contact.

  3. Milky Way

    Milky Way core window

    3h 00m with 47° altitude.

  4. Planetary events

    Saturn opposition

    Visible for most of the night.

  5. Meteor showers

    Orionids

    Peak conditions: 71% Moon illumination; 77° altitude predawn.

Moon phases

82%
14%
20%
80%
92%

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

  • Venus2 Oct · 6:30 pm15° · Fair
  • Mercury6 Oct · 6:30 pm14° · Poor

Overnight

  • Saturn2 Oct · 12:30 am81° · Excellent
  • Uranus31 Oct · 2:00 am80° · Excellent
  • Neptune1 Oct · 12:00 am79° · Excellent

Predawn

  • Mars31 Oct · 6:00 am71° · Excellent
  • Jupiter31 Oct · 6:00 am66° · Excellent
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