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Botswana Sky Calendar

Night Skies of December

– Harold Hester

Recording of Harold’s Presentation is below:



Night Skies for JANUARY 2026

Credits to the  South African Astronomical Observatory


Moon

  • Full Moon
    3 January 2026 12:03

  • Last Quarter                                                                                                                       10 January 2026 17:48

  • New Moon
    18 January 2026 21:52

  • First Quarter
    26 January 2026 06:47

Planets

  • Mercury (in Sagittarius)
    ↑ 05:28 ↓ 19:52

  • Venus (in Sagittarius)↑ 06:00 ↓ 20:11

  • Mars (in Sagittarius)                                                                                                              ↑ 05:43 ↓ 19:57

  • Jupiter (in Gemini)
    ↑ 19:31 ↓ 05:27

  • Saturn (in Pisces) 
     ↑ 10:49 ↓ 23:09

Some bright stars in the evening sky

Betelgeuse

Red supergiant in Orion

  • Canopus

    Yellowish-white star in Carina

  • Procyon

    Yellowish-white star in Canis Minor

  • Regulus

    Blue-white star in Leo

  • Rigel

    Blue supergiant in Orion

  • Sirius

    Brightest star in the night sky, in Canis Major

  • The Pointers

    Alpha and Beta Centauri