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Monthly field almanac

December 2026

Observing horizon
Southern Tasmania, Australia
Site ID
SOUTHERN_TASMANIA
Year
2026

Neptune: Best monthly date at 48° altitude.

New Moon
9 Dec
Darkest skies
Full Moon
24 Dec
Brightest skies
Best dark window
5 Dec
7h 36m

Current conditions

Checking the sky near Southern Tasmania, Australia…

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

Sky chart: 15 Dec 2026, 10 pm

Southern Tasmania, Australia local time.

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All-sky chart for 15 Dec 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. 9:14 pm–4:50 am7h 36m · 22% Moon
  2. 9:15 pm–4:50 am7h 35m · 14% Moon
  3. 9:16 pm–4:50 am7h 33m · 9% Moon
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Galactic Centre sessions

No Galactic Centre session available this month.

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Events

  • Neptune stationary pointApparent motion changes direction.
  • Jupiter stationary pointApparent motion changes direction.
  • HIP 106199 lunar occultation9:39 pm to 10:12 pm; Moon at 26° altitude for the first listed contact.

December highlights

  1. Planets

    Neptune

    Best monthly date at 48° altitude.

  2. Occultations

    HIP 65239 lunar occultation

    3:51 am; Moon at 10° 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; 14° altitude predawn.

  5. Comets

    Comet 11P

    41° altitude; magnitude 17.8.

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

  • Neptune1 Dec · 9:00 pm48° · Excellent
  • Saturn2 Dec · 9:00 pm46° · Excellent

Overnight

  • Uranus31 Dec · 10:30 pm27° · Good

Predawn

  • Mars31 Dec · 5:00 am36° · Good
  • Jupiter23 Dec · 5:00 am34° · Good
  • Venus31 Dec · 5:00 am21° · Fair
  • Mercury3 Dec · 5:00 am2° · 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 →