SAAO Observing Rota for October 2026
Month	Day	Date	Moon%	1.9-m	1.0-m	Lesedi	IRSF
Sep	Wed	30	78		Sickafoose (SHOC)
Oct	Thu	1	68	Groot		Queue
Oct	Fri	2	57			Schedule
Oct	Sat	3	45
Oct	Sun	4	34
Oct	Mon	5	24	SpUpNIC		Mookodi
Oct	Tue	6	15		Burleigh
Oct	Wed	7	8
Oct	Thu	8	3	Groot		Queue
Oct	Fri	9	1			Schedule
Oct	Sat	10	0
Oct	Sun	11	2
Oct	Mon	12	5	HIPPO	SHOC	Mookodi
Oct	Tue	13	10		Sickafoose (SHOC)
Oct	Wed	14	17
Oct	Thu	15	25	Tampo		Queue
Oct	Fri	16	33			Schedule
Oct	Sat	17	42
Oct	Sun	18	52
Oct	Mon	19	61	SpUpNIC		Mookodi
Oct	Tue	20	71
Oct	Wed	21	79
Oct	Thu	22	87			Queue
Oct	Fri	23	93			Schedule
Oct	Sat	24	98
Oct	Sun	25	100	Sickafoose (SHOC)
Oct	Mon	26	99			Mookodi
Oct	Tue	27	95
Oct	Wed	28	89
Oct	Thu	29	81	Maharana		Queue
Oct	Fri	30	71			Schedule
Oct	Sat	31	60
Nov	Sun	1	49
Nov	Mon	2	38	SpUpNIC/FibrePol		Mookodi
Nov	Tue	3	28
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.