February 2026 — Nabhastala

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Galactic Centre viewing is best on 28 Feb 2026, from 2:57 am to 5:14 am, reaching 65°.

New Moon: 18 Feb
Full Moon: 2 Feb
Best dark window: 21 Feb

Current conditions

Checking the sky near South East Queensland, Australia…

Weather: Open-MeteoForecast point: 27.500° S, 153.000° E

Sky chart: 15 Feb 2026, 10 pm

South East Queensland, Australia local time.

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All-sky chart for 15 Feb 2026 at 10 pm, South East Queensland, Australia — 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

21 Feb6:52 pm–5:09 am10h 17m · 16% Moon
20 Feb6:53 pm–5:09 am10h 15m · 9% Moon
19 Feb6:54 pm–5:08 am10h 14m · 4% Moon

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Galactic Centre sessions

27 Feb1:50 am–5:14 am3h 24m · core to 65°
25 Feb1:49 am–5:12 am3h 24m · core to 63°
26 Feb1:52 am–5:13 am3h 21m · core to 64°

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Events

1 Feb
HIP 37704 lunar occultation1:05 am; Moon at 28° altitude for the first listed contact.
1 Feb
HIP 42806 lunar occultation11:27 pm; Moon at 41° altitude for the first listed contact.
5 Feb
Uranus stationary pointApparent motion changes direction.

February highlights

1 Feb
Planets
Neptune
Best monthly date at 28° altitude.
19 Feb
Occultations
Mercury lunar occultation
7:47 am; Moon at 10° altitude for the first listed contact.
20 Feb
Planetary events
Mercury greatest eastern elongation
Evening sky; 18.1° from the Sun.
28 Feb
Milky Way
Milky Way core window
3h 24m with 65° altitude.

Moon phases

1 Feb98%

8 Feb70%

15 Feb12%

22 Feb25%

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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