SAAO Observing Rota for August 2025
	Month	Day	Date	Moon%	1.9-m	1.0-m	Lesedi	IRSF	SALT
	Jul	Wed	30	34
	Jul	Thu	31	43	Groot		Queue
	Aug	Fri	1	53			Schedule
	Aug	Sat	2	62
	Aug	Sun	3	71
	Aug	Mon	4	80	SpUpNIC		Mookodi
	Aug	Tue	5	87
	Aug	Wed	6	93
	Aug	Thu	7	98			Queue
	Aug	Fri	8	100			Schedule
	Aug	Sat	9	100
	Aug	Sun	10	97
	Aug	Mon	11	92			Mookodi
	Aug	Tue	12	84
	Aug	Wed	13	75
	Aug	Thu	14	64	Winkler	Sickafoose	Queue
	Aug	Fri	15	53			Schedule
	Aug	Sat	16	41
	Aug	Sun	17	30
	Aug	Mon	18	21	SpUpNIC	SHOC	Mookodi
	Aug	Tue	19	13
	Aug	Wed	20	6
	Aug	Thu	21	2	Koen	Kendall	Queue
	Aug	Fri	22	0			Schedule
	Aug	Sat	23	0
	Aug	Sun	24	3
	Aug	Mon	25	7	SHOC	SHOC	Mookodi
	Aug	Tue	26	13
	Aug	Wed	27	20
	Aug	Thu	28	28	Tampo	Koen	Queue
	Aug	Fri	29	37			Schedule
	Aug	Sat	30	46
	Aug	Sun	31	56
	Sep	Mon	1	65	SpUpNIC	SHOC	Mookodi
	Sep	Tue	2	74
	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. 9 August: National Women's Day