Tuesday, September 01, 2026
Thursday September 3 to Thursday September 10
The Last Quarter Moon is Friday September 4. The Moon is at perigee on September 7.
Saturn is above the north-western horizon. Mars passes close to delta Geminorum and the crescent Moon is near Mars on the 7th.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time (90 minutes before sunrise).
Venus is well above the horizon when the sky is fully dark. It is now leaving the bright star Spica behind.
Venus is a clear "Crescent Moon" shape and is increasing in size. The shape is readily visible in even small telescopes (although the brightness may make it hard to see).
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset).
Saturn is the brightest object above the eastern horizon. Saturn is rising around 8:30 pm local time, but is still best for telescopic observation in the morning, and its rings are widening.
The inset shows the telescopic view of Saturn at this time.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time.
Mercury is lost in the twilight.
Venus leaves behind the bright star Spica and is bdeoming bigger and brighter.
Mars is low in the twilight. Mars passes close to delta Geminorum and the crescent Moon is near Mars on the 7th.
Jupiter is lost in the twilight.
Saturn is in the northwest in the morning sky above Mars. It is now rising before midnight, but is best seen in the morning.
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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