June 2026 — Nabhastala

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Galactic Centre viewing is best on 13 Jun 2026, from 6:47 pm to 5:37 am, reaching 89°.

New Moon: 15 Jun
Full Moon: 1 Jun
Best dark window: 19 Jun

Current conditions

Checking the sky near South East Queensland, Australia…

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

Sky chart: 15 Jun 2026, 10 pm

South East Queensland, Australia local time.

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All-sky chart for 15 Jun 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

19 Jun5:28 pm–6:10 am12h 42m · 22% Moon
18 Jun5:28 pm–6:09 am12h 42m · 14% Moon
17 Jun5:28 pm–6:09 am12h 42m · 7% Moon

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Galactic Centre sessions

13 Jun6:47 pm–5:37 am10h 50m · core to 89°
18 Jun6:28 pm–5:18 am10h 50m · core to 89°
16 Jun6:37 pm–5:27 am10h 50m · core to 88°

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Events

1 Jun
HIP 85318 lunar occultation6:47 pm to 7:50 pm; Moon at 15° altitude for the first listed contact.
2 Jun
HIP 86317 lunar occultation2:36 am to 3:50 am; Moon at 66° altitude for the first listed contact.
30 Jun
Mercury stationary pointApparent motion changes direction.

June highlights

1 Jun
Occultations
HIP 81821 lunar occultation
1:33 am to 3:04 am; Moon at 68° altitude for the first listed contact.
13 Jun
Milky Way
Milky Way core window
10h 50m with 89° altitude.
16 Jun
Planetary events
Mercury greatest eastern elongation
Evening sky; 24.5° from the Sun.
23 Jun
Planets
Neptune
Best monthly date at 62° altitude.

Moon phases

1 Jun100%

8 Jun62%

15 Jun0%

22 Jun52%

29 Jun98%

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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