SAAO Observing Rota for March 2026
	Month	Day	Date	Moon%	1.9-m	1.0-m	Lesedi	IRSF	SALT
	Mar	Wed	4	98
	Mar	Thu	5	94	Rawat		Queue
	Mar	Fri	6	88			Schedule
	Mar	Sat	7	80
	Mar	Sun	8	72
	Mar	Mon	9	63	SHOC		Mookodi
	Mar	Tue	10	54
	Mar	Wed	11	44
	Mar	Thu	12	35	Rawat		Queue
	Mar	Fri	13	26			Schedule
	Mar	Sat	14	18
	Mar	Sun	15	11
	Mar	Mon	16	5	SHOC		Mookodi
	Mar	Tue	17	2
	Mar	Wed	18	0
	Mar	Thu	19	1	Koen		Queue
	Mar	Fri	20	5			Schedule
	Mar	Sat	21	11		Sickafoose
	Mar	Sun	22	19		SHOC
	Mar	Mon	23	28	SHOC		Mookodi
	Mar	Tue	24	39
	Mar	Wed	25	51
	Mar	Thu	26	62	Koen		Queue
	Mar	Fri	27	72			Schedule
	Mar	Sat	28	82
	Mar	Sun	29	89
	Mar	Mon	30	95	SHOC		Mookodi
	Mar	Tue	31	98
	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. 21 March: Human Rights Day