Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Thursday March 26 to Thursday April 2
The Full Moon is Thursday April 2. Venus climbs higher in the twilight. Jupiter dominates the northern sky. It forms a broad triangle with the bright stars Betelgeuse and Procyon, and a narrower triangle with the stars Castor and Pollux. In the morning Mercury is in a excellent position to view well above the eastern horizon with are Mars below it.
The Full Moon is Thursday April 2.
Mercury is visible with Mars below it low to the horizon.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time (45 minutes before sunrise).
Venus is visible just above the western horizon, you will need a level, unobscured horizon to see it.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time (30 minutes after sunset).
Mercury climbs higher in the morning twilight.
Venus returns to the evening twilight.
Mars is low in the twilight below Mercury.
Jupiter is seen throughout the evening, setting after midnight. Jupiter was at opposition, when it is biggest and brightest as seen from Earth, on January the 10th. Jupiter forms a broad triangle with the bright stars Betelgeuse and Procyon, and a narrower triangle with the stars Castor and Pollux.
Saturn is lost in the twilight
Star Map via Virtual sky. Use your mouse to scroll around and press 8 when your pointer is in the map to set to the current time.
Cloud cover predictions can be found at SkippySky.
Here is the near-real time satellite view of the clouds (day and night) http://satview.bom.gov.au/
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