March 2026 — Nabhastala

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Galactic Centre viewing is best on 27 Mar 2026, from 1:29 am to 6:51 am, reaching 76°.

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

Current conditions

Checking the sky near Southern Tasmania, Australia…

Weather: Open-MeteoForecast point: 42.750° S, 146.980° E

Sky chart: 15 Mar 2026, 10 pm

Southern Tasmania, Australia local time.

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All-sky chart for 15 Mar 2026 at 10 pm, Southern Tasmania, 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 Mar7:49 pm–6:47 am10h 58m · 22% Moon
22 Mar7:51 pm–6:45 am10h 55m · 14% Moon
21 Mar7:53 pm–6:44 am10h 52m · 7% Moon

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Galactic Centre sessions

26 Mar12:54 am–6:50 am5h 57m · core to 76°
25 Mar12:54 am–6:49 am5h 56m · core to 76°
24 Mar1:03 am–6:48 am5h 45m · core to 76°

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Events

1 Mar
HIP 45648 lunar occultation11:59 pm; Moon at 29° altitude for the first listed contact.
2 Mar
HIP 45510 lunar occultation12:12 am; 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
10:54 pm; Moon at 27° 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.
23 Mar
Minor planets
7 Iris
45° altitude; magnitude 9.5.
31 Mar
Comets
Comet 43P
53° 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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