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Galactic Centre viewing is best on 14 Jul 2026, from 5:30 pm to 4:30 am, reaching 76°.

New Moon
15 Jul
Darkest skies
Full Moon
30 Jul
Brightest skies
Best dark window
11 Jul
13h 38m

Current conditions

Checking the sky near Southern Tasmania, Australia…

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

Sky chart: 15 Jul 2026, 10 pm

Southern Tasmania, Australia local time.

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All-sky chart for 15 Jul 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. 5:28 pm–7:06 am13h 38m · 24% Moon
  2. 5:29 pm–7:06 am13h 37m · 15% Moon
  3. 5:30 pm–7:05 am13h 35m · 8% Moon
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Galactic Centre sessions

  1. 5:28 pm–4:38 am11h 10m · core to 76°
  2. 5:29 pm–4:39 am11h 10m · core to 76°
  3. 5:30 pm–4:30 am11h 00m · core to 76°
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Events

  • HIP 94643 lunar occultation4:58 am to 6:02 am; Moon at 37° altitude for the first listed contact.
  • HIP 98752 lunar occultation2:26 am to 3:33 am; Moon at 68° altitude for the first listed contact.
  • Mercury stationary pointApparent motion changes direction.

July highlights

  1. Occultations

    HIP 93963 lunar occultation

    12:27 am to 1:19 am; Moon at 73° altitude for the first listed contact.

  2. Planetary events

    Neptune stationary point

    Apparent motion changes direction.

  3. Comets

    Comet 3D

    61° altitude; magnitude 16.4.

  4. Milky Way

    Milky Way core window

    11h 00m with 76° altitude.

  5. Planets

    Neptune

    Best monthly date at 47° 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

  • Venus29 Jul · 5:30 pm34° · Good
  • Jupiter1 Jul · 5:30 pm8° · Poor

Predawn

  • Neptune31 Jul · 4:00 am47° · Excellent
  • Saturn1 Jul · 6:30 am44° · Good
  • Uranus31 Jul · 7:00 am25° · Good
  • Mars31 Jul · 7:00 am18° · Fair
  • Mercury31 Jul · 7:00 am7° · Poor
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