SAAO Observing Rota for April 2026
	Month	Day	Date	Moon%	1.9-m	1.0-m	Lesedi	IRSF	SALT
	Apr	Wed	1	100
	Apr	Thu	2	99	Groot		Queue
	Apr	Fri	3	97			Schedule
	Apr	Sat	4	92
	Apr	Sun	5	86
	Apr	Mon	6	79	SpUpNIC		Mookodi
	Apr	Tue	7	71
	Apr	Wed	8	62
	Apr	Thu	9	52	Groot		Queue
	Apr	Fri	10	42			Schedule
	Apr	Sat	11	33
	Apr	Sun	12	24
	Apr	Mon	13	15	HIPPO		Mookodi
	Apr	Tue	14	8
	Apr	Wed	15	3		Sickafoose
	Apr	Thu	16	1	Angarita Arenas	SHOC	Queue
	Apr	Fri	17	0		Kilkenny	Schedule
	Apr	Sat	18	3
	Apr	Sun	19	8
	Apr	Mon	20	16	HIPPO		Mookodi
	Apr	Tue	21	25
	Apr	Wed	22	36		SHOC
	Apr	Thu	23	47	Angarita Arenas		Queue
	Apr	Fri	24	58			Schedule
	Apr	Sat	25	69
	Apr	Sun	26	78
	Apr	Mon	27	86	HIPPO		Mookodi
	Apr	Tue	28	92
	The percentage of Moon illuminated at local midnight is shown in column 4. Names in square brackets are visitor support astronomers. Public Holidays are highlighted and marked in Bold. 03 April: Good Friday; 06 April: Family Day; 27 April: Freedom Day