June 2026 — Nabhastala

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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
Full Moon: 1 Jun
Best dark window: 19 Jun

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.

Observing date

Best low-Moon dark periods this month

19 Jun5:19 pm–7:07 am13h 49m · 22% Moon
18 Jun5:18 pm–7:07 am13h 48m · 14% Moon
17 Jun5:18 pm–7:07 am13h 48m · 7% Moon

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Galactic Centre sessions

14 Jun6:38 pm–6:28 am11h 50m · core to 76°
19 Jun6:19 pm–6:09 am11h 50m · core to 76°
16 Jun6:28 pm–6:18 am11h 50m · core to 76°

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Events

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

June highlights

1 Jun
Occultations
HIP 81821 lunar occultation
1:34 am to 2:22 am; Moon at 68° altitude for the first listed contact.
6 Jun
Comets
Comet 24P
51° altitude; magnitude 17.8.
11 Jun
Milky Way
Milky Way core window
9h 06m with 76° altitude.
14 Jun
Planets
Neptune
Best monthly date at 47° altitude.
16 Jun
Planetary events
Mercury greatest eastern elongation
Evening sky; 24.5° from the Sun.

Moon phases

1 Jun100%

8 Jun62%

15 Jun0%

22 Jun52%

29 Jun98%

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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