SAAO Observing Rota for December 2025
	Month	Day	Date	Moon%	1.9-m	1.0-m	Lesedi	IRSF	SALT
	Dec	Wed	3	98
	Dec	Thu	4	100			Queue
	Dec	Fri	5	98			Schedule
	Dec	Sat	6	94
	Dec	Sun	7	87
	Dec	Mon	8	79			Mookodi
	Dec	Tue	9	69
	Dec	Wed	10	59
	Dec	Thu	11	49	Winkler	Sickafoose	Queue
	Dec	Fri	12	39			Schedule
	Dec	Sat	13	30
	Dec	Sun	14	22		Sickafoose
	Dec	Mon	15	15	SpUpNIC		Mookodi
	Dec	Tue	16	9
	Dec	Wed	17	4
	Dec	Thu	18	1	Koen	Burleigh	Burleigh
	Dec	Fri	19	0
	Dec	Sat	20	1
	Dec	Sun	21	3
	Dec	Mon	22	7	SHOC	SHOC	Mookodi
	Dec	Tue	23	13
	Dec	Wed	24	21
	Dec	Thu	25	30	Koen		Queue
	Dec	Fri	26	40			Schedule
	Dec	Sat	27	51
	Dec	Sun	28	62
	Dec	Mon	29	73	SHOC		Mookodi
	Dec	Tue	30	82
	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 Reconcilliation; 25 December: Christmas Day; 26 December: Day of Goodwill.