December 2026 — Nabhastala

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Geminids peak on 14 Dec 2026 under 22% Moon, with the radiant reaching about 60° before dawn.

New Moon: 9 Dec
Full Moon: 24 Dec
Best dark window: 14 Dec

Current conditions

Checking the sky near Malabar Coast, India…

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

Sky chart: 15 Dec 2026, 10 pm

Malabar Coast, India local time.

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All-sky chart for 15 Dec 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.

Observing date

Best low-Moon dark periods this month

14 Dec6:29 pm–6:13 am11h 45m · 22% Moon
13 Dec6:28 pm–6:13 am11h 44m · 15% Moon
12 Dec6:28 pm–6:12 am11h 44m · 10% Moon

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Galactic Centre sessions

No Galactic Centre session available this month.

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Events

1 Dec
HIP 51036 lunar occultation3:41 am to 4:52 am; Moon at 52° altitude for the first listed contact.
2 Dec
HIP 55137 lunar occultation5:57 am; Moon at 72° altitude for the first listed contact.
13 Dec
Neptune stationary pointApparent motion changes direction.

December highlights

1 Dec
Occultations
HIP 51008 lunar occultation
3:36 am to 4:35 am; Moon at 51° altitude for the first listed contact.
5 Dec
Planets
Jupiter
Best monthly date at 88° altitude.
11 Dec
Planetary events
Saturn stationary point
Apparent motion changes direction.
14 Dec
Meteor showers
Geminids
Peak conditions: 22% Moon illumination; 60° altitude predawn.

Moon phases

1 Dec60%

8 Dec4%

15 Dec30%

22 Dec93%

29 Dec75%

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

Saturn29 Dec · 6:30 pm80° · Excellent
Neptune22 Dec · 6:30 pm78° · Excellent

Overnight

Uranus28 Dec · 10:00 pm81° · Excellent

Predawn

Mars25 Dec · 5:00 am90° · Excellent
Jupiter5 Dec · 5:30 am88° · Excellent
Venus28 Dec · 6:30 am42° · Good
Mercury1 Dec · 6:00 am9° · Poor

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Data and downloads

Twilight CSV ↓Moon phases CSV ↓Dark windows CSV ↓Milky Way CSV ↓Planets CSV ↓Eclipses and planetary events CSV ↓Events CSV ↓ Browse all datasets →