SAAO Observing Rota for December 2024
	Month	Day	Date	Moon%	1.9-m	1.0-m	Lesedi	IRSF	SALT
	Dec	Wed	4	13	Sickafoose(SHOC)
	Dec	Thu	5	21	Ge /		Queue
	Dec	Fri	6	31	Van Wyk		Schedule
	Dec	Sat	7	41
	Dec	Sun	8	53
	Dec	Mon	9	64	SpUpNIC		Mookodi
	Dec	Tue	10	75
	Dec	Wed	11	84
	Dec	Thu	12	92	Ge /		Queue
	Dec	Fri	13	97	Van Wyk		Schedule
	Dec	Sat	14	99		Sickafoose(SHOC)
	Dec	Sun	15	99	Sickafoose(SHOC)
	Dec	Mon	16	97	SpUpNIC	Sickafoose(SHOC)	Mookodi
	Dec	Tue	17	92
	Dec	Wed	18	85
	Dec	Thu	19	77	Groot	Kendall	Queue
	Dec	Fri	20	68			Schedule
	Dec	Sat	21	59
	Dec	Sun	22	50
	Dec	Mon	23	40	SpUpNIC	SHOC	Mookodi
	Dec	Tue	24	31
	Dec	Wed	25	23
	Dec	Thu	26	16	Tampo	Koen	Queue
	Dec	Fri	27	9			Schedule
	Dec	Sat	28	4
	Dec	Sun	29	1
	Dec	Mon	30	0	SpUpNIC	SHOC	Mookodi
	Dec	Tue	31	1
	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