March 2026 — Nabhastala

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Galactic Centre viewing is best on 29 Mar 2026, from 2:56 am to 5:31 am, reaching 89°.

New Moon: 19 Mar
Full Moon: 4 Mar
Best dark window: 23 Mar

Current conditions

Checking the sky near South East Queensland, Australia…

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

Sky chart: 15 Mar 2026, 10 pm

South East Queensland, Australia local time.

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All-sky chart for 15 Mar 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

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Observing date

Best low-Moon dark periods this month

23 Mar6:20 pm–5:28 am11h 08m · 22% Moon
22 Mar6:21 pm–5:27 am11h 06m · 14% Moon
21 Mar6:22 pm–5:27 am11h 04m · 7% Moon

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Galactic Centre sessions

26 Mar12:02 am–5:29 am5h 28m · core to 88°
24 Mar12:03 am–5:28 am5h 26m · core to 88°
25 Mar12:05 am–5:29 am5h 24m · core to 88°

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Events

2 Mar
HIP 49348 lunar occultation6:56 pm to 8:05 pm; Moon at 16° altitude for the first listed contact.
3 Mar
HIP 53486 lunar occultation8:31 pm to 9:18 pm; Moon at 29° altitude for the first listed contact.
21 Mar
Mercury stationary pointApparent motion changes direction.

March highlights

1 Mar
Occultations
HIP 45510 lunar occultation
9:53 pm to 11:06 pm; Moon at 43° altitude for the first listed contact.
3 Mar
Eclipses
Total lunar eclipse
Visible at maximum; umbral magnitude 1.15.
12 Mar
Planetary events
Jupiter stationary point
Apparent motion changes direction.
19 Mar
Minor planets
7 Iris
61° altitude; magnitude 9.4.
28 Mar
Comets
Comet 43P
68° altitude; magnitude 17.2.

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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