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Monthly field almanac

December 2026

Observing horizon
South East Queensland, Australia
Site ID
SE_QLD
Year
2026

Geminids peak on 14 Dec 2026 under 22% Moon, with the radiant reaching about 23° before dawn.

New Moon
9 Dec
Darkest skies
Full Moon
24 Dec
Brightest skies
Best dark window
5 Dec
9h 17m

Current conditions

Checking the sky near South East Queensland, Australia…

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

Sky chart: 15 Dec 2026, 10 pm

South East Queensland, Australia local time.

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All-sky chart for 15 Dec 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. 6:59 pm–4:17 am9h 17m · 22% Moon
  2. 7:00 pm–4:17 am9h 16m · 14% Moon
  3. 7:01 pm–4:17 am9h 16m · 9% Moon
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Galactic Centre sessions

No Galactic Centre session available this month.

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Events

  • HIP 97602 lunar occultation7:08 pm; Moon at 25° altitude for the first listed contact.
  • Neptune stationary pointApparent motion changes direction.
  • HIP 101922 lunar occultation7:12 pm; Moon at 32° altitude for the first listed contact.

December highlights

  1. Planets

    Saturn

    Best monthly date at 62° altitude.

  2. Occultations

    HIP 73588 lunar occultation

    4:01 am; Moon at 12° altitude for the first listed contact.

  3. Planetary events

    Saturn stationary point

    Apparent motion changes direction.

  4. Meteor showers

    Geminids

    Peak conditions: 22% Moon illumination; 23° altitude predawn.

  5. Comets

    Comet 11P

    55° altitude; magnitude 17.5.

Moon phases

60%
4%
30%
93%
75%

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

  • Neptune5 Dec · 7:00 pm63° · Excellent
  • Saturn4 Dec · 7:30 pm62° · Excellent
  • Uranus26 Dec · 9:30 pm42° · Good

Predawn

  • Mars31 Dec · 4:00 am52° · Excellent
  • Jupiter18 Dec · 4:00 am49° · Excellent
  • Venus31 Dec · 4:30 am32° · Good
  • Mercury13 Dec · 4:30 am5° · Poor
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Data and downloads

Twilight CSV ↓Moon phases CSV ↓Dark windows CSV ↓Milky Way CSV ↓Planets CSV ↓Eclipses and planetary events CSV ↓Events CSV ↓ Browse all datasets →