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Galactic Centre viewing is best on 14 Jun 2026, from 6:38 pm to 6:28 am, reaching 76°.

New Moon
15 Jun
Darkest skies
Full Moon
1 Jun
Brightest skies
Best dark window
19 Jun
13h 49m

Current conditions

Checking the sky near Southern Tasmania, Australia…

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

Sky chart: 15 Jun 2026, 10 pm

Southern Tasmania, Australia local time.

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All-sky chart for 15 Jun 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

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. 5:19 pm–7:07 am13h 49m · 22% Moon
  2. 5:18 pm–7:07 am13h 48m · 14% Moon
  3. 5:18 pm–7:07 am13h 48m · 7% Moon
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Galactic Centre sessions

  1. 6:38 pm–6:28 am11h 50m · core to 76°
  2. 6:19 pm–6:09 am11h 50m · core to 76°
  3. 6:28 pm–6:18 am11h 50m · core to 76°
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Events

  • HIP 81910 lunar occultation2:07 am to 3:04 am; Moon at 63° altitude for the first listed contact.
  • HIP 82397 lunar occultation5:49 am to 6:22 am; Moon at 24° altitude for the first listed contact.
  • Mercury stationary pointApparent motion changes direction.

June highlights

  1. Occultations

    HIP 81821 lunar occultation

    1:34 am to 2:22 am; Moon at 68° altitude for the first listed contact.

  2. Comets

    Comet 24P

    51° altitude; magnitude 17.8.

  3. Milky Way

    Milky Way core window

    9h 06m with 76° altitude.

  4. Planets

    Neptune

    Best monthly date at 47° altitude.

  5. Planetary events

    Mercury greatest eastern elongation

    Evening sky; 24.5° from the Sun.

Moon phases

100%
62%
0%
52%
98%

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

  • Venus30 Jun · 5:30 pm22° · Fair
  • Jupiter1 Jun · 5:30 pm19° · Fair
  • Mercury22 Jun · 5:30 pm9° · Poor

Predawn

  • Neptune14 Jun · 7:00 am47° · Excellent
  • Saturn23 Jun · 7:00 am44° · Good
  • Mars1 Jun · 7:00 am19° · Fair
  • Uranus30 Jun · 7:00 am16° · Fair
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