Winter
July 2027
Times are computed for Coonabarabran / Siding Spring Observatory (SSO), latitude 31.27 south, longitude 149.06 east. Timezone Australia/Sydney. Early night means sunset until four hours after sunset. That is the window most guided night tours actually use.
Moon
Full Moon 19 July.
New Moon 4 July.
Dark nights 22 June to 7 July, then 22 July to 5 August.
- 22 June to 7 July
- 22 July to 5 August
Mid Month Sky Snapshot
Sunset, twilight and the Moon on the 15th, from Siding Spring Observatory (SSO).
- Sunset
- 5:18 pm
- Civil twilight
- 5:44 pm
- Astronomical twilight
- 6:44 pm
- Moon on the 15th
- Waxing Gibbous, 90% lit
- Moonrise
- 2:10 pm
- Moonset
- 4:09 am
Early night planets
Only planets that stand at least about 10 degrees above the horizon at some point between sunset and four hours after sunset. Morning-only planets are not listed.
Mars. North after sunset, west later in the evening.
Jupiter. Bright in the north-west after sunset.
Worth looking at
Short list for the same early-night window. Objects operators actually point at, not a catalogue dump.
1. Milky Way / Celestial Emu
East through the early night.
Naked eye. Best on Dark Nights.
2. Southern Cross and Pointers
South through the early night.
Naked eye.
3. Omega Centauri
South through the early night.
A glow to the naked eye. Binoculars help.
4. Carina and Eta Carinae
South-west through the early night.
Naked eye. Binoculars help with the nebula.
5. Jewel Box
South through the early night.
Binoculars or a small telescope help.
6. Lagoon and Trifid
East through the early night.
Binoculars or a small telescope help.
This page is a sky clock. Pick your time to visit. We wish you clear skies. No guarantees with the weather.
Figures are for the 15th of the month.