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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
Darkest skies
Full Moon
30 Jul
Brightest skies
Best dark window
11 Jul
12h 36m

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.

Best low-Moon dark periods this month

  1. 5:35 pm–6:11 am12h 36m · 24% Moon
  2. 5:36 pm–6:11 am12h 35m · 15% Moon
  3. 5:36 pm–6:11 am12h 35m · 8% Moon
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Galactic Centre sessions

  1. 5:35 pm–3:45 am10h 10m · core to 88°
  2. 5:36 pm–3:46 am10h 10m · core to 88°
  3. 5:36 pm–3:36 am10h 00m · core to 89°
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Events

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

July highlights

  1. Occultations

    HIP 94643 lunar occultation

    5:29 am; Moon at 24° altitude for the first listed contact.

  2. Comets

    Comet 3D

    76° altitude; magnitude 16.3.

  3. Planets

    Saturn

    Best monthly date at 59° altitude.

  4. Planetary events

    Neptune stationary point

    Apparent motion changes direction.

  5. Milky Way

    Milky Way core window

    9h 50m with 89° altitude.

Moon phases

100%
55%
1%
56%
99%

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

  • Venus22 Jul · 5:30 pm38° · Good
  • Jupiter1 Jul · 5:30 pm13° · Poor
  • Mercury1 Jul · 5:30 pm10° · Poor

Overnight

  • Neptune31 Jul · 3:30 am62° · Excellent

Predawn

  • Saturn3 Jul · 6:00 am59° · Excellent
  • Uranus31 Jul · 6:00 am37° · Good
  • Mars31 Jul · 6:00 am26° · Good
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