SAAO Observing Rota for December 2026
Month	Day	Date	Moon%	1.9-m	1.0-m	Lesedi	IRSF
Dec	Wed	2	32
Dec	Thu	3	23	Dennison-Farrar		Queue
Dec	Fri	4	15			Schedule
Dec	Sat	5	9
Dec	Sun	6	4
Dec	Mon	7	1	SpUpNIC/FibrePol		Mookodi
Dec	Tue	8	0
Dec	Wed	9	1
Dec	Thu	10	3	Winkler	Burleigh	Burleigh
Dec	Fri	11	7
Dec	Sat	12	13
Dec	Sun	13	19
Dec	Mon	14	27	SpUpNIC	SHOC	Mookodi
Dec	Tue	15	37
Dec	Wed	16	46
Dec	Thu	17	57	Burleigh		Queue
Dec	Fri	18	67		Sickafoose (SHOC)	Schedule
Dec	Sat	19	77
Dec	Sun	20	86
Dec	Mon	21	93	SHOC		Mookodi
Dec	Tue	22	98
Dec	Wed	23	100
Dec	Thu	24	99	Koen		Queue
Dec	Fri	25	95			Schedule
Dec	Sat	26	88
Dec	Sun	27	79
Dec	Mon	28	69	SHOC		Mookodi
Dec	Tue	29	59
Dec	Wed	30	48
Dec	Thu	31	38	Koen		Queue
Jan	Fri	1	29			Schedule
Jan	Sat	2	20
Jan	Sun	3	13
Jan	Mon	4	8	SHOC		Mookodi
Jan	Tue	5	3
The percentage of Moon illuminated at local midnight is shown in column 4. Names in square brackets are visitor support astronomers. Dates of Public Holidays are highlighted and marked in Bold.  16 December: Day of Reconciliation; 25 December: Christmas Day; 26 December: Day of Goodwill