July 2026 — Nabhastala

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Galactic Centre viewing is best on 16 Jul 2026, from 5:37 pm to 3:27 am, reaching 89°.

New Moon: 15 Jul
Full Moon: 30 Jul
Best dark window: 11 Jul

Current conditions

Checking the sky near South East Queensland, Australia…

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

Sky chart: 15 Jul 2026, 10 pm

South East Queensland, Australia local time.

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All-sky chart for 15 Jul 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

11 Jul5:35 pm–6:11 am12h 36m · 24% Moon
12 Jul5:36 pm–6:11 am12h 35m · 15% Moon
13 Jul5:36 pm–6:11 am12h 35m · 8% Moon

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Galactic Centre sessions

11 Jul5:35 pm–3:45 am10h 10m · core to 88°
12 Jul5:36 pm–3:46 am10h 10m · core to 88°
14 Jul5:36 pm–3:36 am10h 00m · core to 89°

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Events

1 Jul
HIP 97944 lunar occultation8:21 pm to 9:07 pm; Moon at 27° altitude for the first listed contact.
1 Jul
HIP 98024 lunar occultation8:50 pm to 9:40 pm; Moon at 33° altitude for the first listed contact.
24 Jul
Mercury stationary pointApparent motion changes direction.

July highlights

1 Jul
Occultations
HIP 94643 lunar occultation
5:29 am; Moon at 24° altitude for the first listed contact.
2 Jul
Comets
Comet 3D
76° altitude; magnitude 16.3.
3 Jul
Planets
Saturn
Best monthly date at 59° altitude.
8 Jul
Planetary events
Neptune stationary point
Apparent motion changes direction.
16 Jul
Milky Way
Milky Way core window
9h 50m with 89° altitude.

Moon phases

1 Jul100%

8 Jul55%

15 Jul1%

22 Jul56%

29 Jul99%

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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