SAAO Observing Rota for May 2026
Month	Day	Date	Moon%	1.9-m	1.0-m	Lesedi	IRSF	SALT
Apr	Wed	29	97
Apr	Thu	30	99			Queue
May	Fri	1	100			Schedule
May	Sat	2	98
May	Sun	3	95
May	Mon	4	90			Mookodi
May	Tue	5	84
May	Wed	6	77
May	Thu	7	68	Groot	Burleigh	Queue
May	Fri	8	59			Schedule
May	Sat	9	49
May	Sun	10	39
May	Mon	11	29	SpUpNIC	SHOC	Mookodi
May	Tue	12	20
May	Wed	13	12
May	Thu	14	5	Groot		Queue
May	Fri	15	1			Schedule
May	Sat	16	0
May	Sun	17	2
May	Mon	18	6	HIPPO		Mookodi
May	Tue	19	13
May	Wed	20	22		Sickafoose
May	Thu	21	33	Groot		Queue
May	Fri	22	43			Schedule
May	Sat	23	54		SHOC
May	Sun	24	64
May	Mon	25	74	SpUpNIC		Mookodi
May	Tue	26	82
May	Wed	27	89
May	Thu	28	94			Queue
May	Fri	29	98			Schedule
May	Sat	30	100
May	Sun	31	100
Jun	Mon	1	98			Mookodi
Jun	Tue	2	94
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.  01 May: Workers' Day