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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 7h

The waning gibbous Moon currently appears close to the Pleiades star cluster (aka The Seven Sisters or M45). Closest approach is at 19h UT on September 30th. Simply look up in the pre-dawn sky to enjoy the best view. 🔭 #stargazing Image taken with an Askar SQA55: skymaps.com/ir0/

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 29/09/2026

💫 The October 2026 edition of The Evening Sky Map (PDF) is available for download at skymaps.com/tesm/. It features easy-to-use sky maps for the northern & southern hemispheres, and equatorial regions. Enjoy exploring the night sky! 🔭 #stargazing #space #nightsky

The Evening Sky Map is a circular all-sky star chart showing constellations, the Milky Way, planets, horizon directions and deep-sky objects depicted by symbols with an accompanying legend, plus a left-column sky calendar listing lunar and planetary events and viewing times.

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 26/09/2026

🌕 The Full Moon occurs at 16:49 UT (now) on 26 September 2026. Step outside this evening and look up to enjoy the view. 🔭 Sept 2026 sky events: skymaps.com/sc2609/ Imaging rig: skymaps.com/ir2/

A detailed telescopic photograph of the Full Moon against a black background. The image exhibits a range of gray tones that emphasize its craters, plains, and other surface features.

The image was taken with a Sky-Watcher Maksutov-Newtonian telescope described at: skymaps.com/ir2/

Image Credit: Kym Thalassoudis

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 26/09/2026

Mercury 0.9° NNE of Spica at 9h UT(now) on 26 September 2026. The innermost planet is 21° from Sun in the evening sky. Best seen from the southern hemisphere. Mags. −0.1 and 1.0. 🔭 #stargazing

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 22/09/2026

🌟 Venus will reach peak brightness (mag. -4.56) at 18h UT on 22 Sept'26. Step outside shortly after sunset and enjoy the view of the brilliant "Evening Star" in the western sky. 🔭 #stargazing More events: skymaps.com/sc2609/

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 18/09/2026

🌓 18 Sept: First Quarter Moon at 20:43 UT (now). The days around First Quarter Moon are a great time to view craters and many other lunar features. Use binoculars or, better still, a telescope for some incredible views. 🔭 #stargazing #moon #space Sky Calendar: skymaps.com/sc2609/

A telescopic close-up of the Moon showing a sharply lit hemisphere with detailed craters, dark lunar maria, and a clear shadowed terminator line along the lower edge.

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 14/09/2026

🌙🌟 The patchy cloudy skies over southern Australia cleared just enough to allow a few handheld iPhone photos of the crescent Moon and Venus on the evening of 14 Sept. 2026. 🔭 #stargazing #moon #venus

A handheld photograph taken with an iPhone captures the crescent Moon with the planet Venus above and near the Moon. Venus appears like a very bright star and Earthshine is present on the Moon. Thick white clouds frame the pair and the dark blue colour of the evening sky is present in the background. Image credit: Kym Thalassoudis

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 14/09/2026

🌙 🌟 The waxing crescent Moon will pass close to Venus over the next few hours. The beautiful conjunction is visible worldwide soon after sunset on 14 Sept 2026 with closest approach at 12h UT favouring Australia, China, SE Asia & Japan. 🔭 More Sept. sky events: skymaps.com/sc2609/

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 11/09/2026

New Moon occurs at 3:26 UT (now) on 11 September 2026. Start of lunation 1283. 🌟 The next few days are a great time for some evening stargazing. Download The Evening Sky Map (PDF) (skymaps.com/tesm/) and enjoy exploring the Universe with your eyes, binoculars or a telescope! 🔭 #stargazing #space

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 07/09/2026

🌟 In the next few hours the Moon will pass near Castor and Pollux -- the twins of Greek mythology and the brightest stars in the constellation Gemini. Closest approach occurs at 1h UT and 6h UT on 7 Sept, respectively. 🔭 #stargazing Sky Myth Books: skymaps.com/myths/

Image: Plate 15 (Gemini), A Celestial Atlas, Alexander Jamieson (1822)

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 06/09/2026

🌒 The Moon will reach perigee (closest to Earth) at 20:44 UT (now) on 6 September 2026. At this time the Moon's distance from Earth will be 368,259 km or 228,826 miles and span an angular diameter of 32.4 arc-minutes. 🔭 #stargazing #Moon Sept'26 Sky Events: skymaps.com/sc2609/

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 06/09/2026

Over the next few hours, the waning crescent Moon will pass close to Mars (1.2 mag) in the morning sky. The twin stars of Gemini are nearby. Closest approach is at 20h UT on 6 Sept'26. Mars will return to our evening skies in Jan'27, reaching opposition and max brightness (-1.2 mag) on 19 Feb'27. 🔭

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 03/09/2026

The waning gibbous Moon is currently near the Pleiades star cluster (aka M45 and the Seven Sisters). 🔭 #stargazing Sept'26 Sky Events: skymaps.com/sc2609/

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 01/09/2026

Brilliant Venus appears close to the bright star Spica over the next few days. The pair are easily seen in the western evening sky after sunset with closest approach (1.5°) at 1h UT on Sept 2nd. Mags. −4.5 and 1.0. 🔭 #stargazing More Sept'26 events: skymaps.com/sc2609/

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 31/08/2026

🌖🪐 The waning gibbous Moon appears close to Saturn over the next few hours. The pair are easily seen before midnight with closest approach at 3h UT on August 31st. Saturn appears like a bright yellow "star" a few degrees from the Moon. 🔭 #stargazing Sept'26 events: skymaps.com/sc2609/

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 28/08/2026

💫 The September 2026 edition of The Evening Sky Map (PDF) is now available for download at skymaps.com/tesm/. It features easy-to-use sky maps for the northern & southern hemispheres and equatorial regions. Enjoy exploring the night sky! 🔭 #stargazing #space #nightsky

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 28/08/2026

Beginning Soon: A Partial (Near Total) Eclipse of the Moon from 2:34 to 5:52 UT on 28 August 2026, with mid-eclipse at 4:13 UT. Visible from the Americas, Europe and Africa. 🔭 More info: eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplo...

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 27/08/2026

At 17h UT on 27 August (now), the innermost planet Mercury reaches superior conjunction with the Sun. This event marks the start of the planet's move into the evening sky. 🔭 #stargazing August events: skymaps.com/sc2608/

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 22/08/2026

The Moon will reach apogee (farthest from Earth) at 9h UT (now) on 22 August. At this time the Moon's distance from Earth will be 404,642 km or 251,433 miles and it will span an angular size of 29.5 arc-minutes. 🔭 #stargazing #Moon

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 17/08/2026

A photograph of the Moon-Venus conjunction of 16 August 2026. The image was taken with an Askar SQA55 astrograph from Adelaide, South Australia. The current D-shaped phase of Venus can just be resolved. 🔭 #stargazing 📷 Kym Thalassoudis

A photograph taken with a telescope showing the waxing crescent Moon and the planet Venus nearby. The celestial bodies appear grey-white in colour against a background black sky. The phase of Venus can just be resolved as a D-shape.

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 17/08/2026

🌟🌒 In the next hour, the waxing crescent Moon will pass near Spica, the brightest star in Virgo. Closest approach is at 11h UT on 17 August. The gathering will be visible in the early evening sky. Spica is located near the ecliptic making for regular close encounters with the Moon. 🔭

An illustration from a historical star atlas highlighting the constellation Virgo depicted as a winged female figure against a background of constellations shown as line drawings. The location of bright stars are marked and some are labelled with their names. The ecliptic is also shown. Image source: Plate 18, A Celestial Atlas by Alexander Jamieson (1822).

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 16/08/2026

Image of the Moon-Venus conjunction on 16 August 2026 taken from southern Australia around the time of sunset. 🔭#stargazing

Photograph of a pale blue evening sky showing the waxing crescent Moon and the planet Venus shining brightly to the right of the Moon. The Moon and Venus are at the centre of the photo which is framed by a number of banana tree leaves. Image credit: Kym Thalassoudis

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 16/08/2026

🌙 🌟 The waxing crescent Moon will pass close to Venus over the next hour or so. The beautiful conjunction is visible worldwide soon after sunset on 16 August 2026 with closest approach at 8h UT favouring Australia, NZ, SE Asia & Japan. 🔭 More events: skymaps.com/sc2608/

A simulated view of the crescent Moon near Venus (magnified 10x to show its current phase -- D-shape) on 16 August 2026. Image credit: Sky Safari Pro.

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 15/08/2026

🌟 On August 15, Venus reaches its maximum eastern elongation at 6h UT (now), appearing 46° away from the Sun in the western evening sky, and shining at magnitude −4.3. 🔭 #stargazing August events: skymaps.com/sc2608/

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 12/08/2026

On August 12th 2026, Venus will reach dichotomy, displaying a distinct D-shape at 20h UT (now). Dichotomy occurs when Venus is half-illuminated by the Sun, resembling a quarter moon.🔭 #stargazing August Sky Calendar: skymaps.com/sc2608/

A close up photograph of the planet Venus during Dichotomy. Venus appears like a capital letter D because from Earth at this time it appears perfectly half-illuminated by the Sun. Image Credit: Kym Thalassoudis

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 12/08/2026

The Perseid meteor shower peaks over the next 2 nights, producing swift, bright meteors (up to 90 per hour) some with persistent trains. Best seen from a northern hemisphere dark sky site between midnight and dawn. 🔭 #Perseids #stargazing

A section of a sky map showing the location of the Perseid meteor shower radiant in the night sky. Download a free monthly sky map (PDF) at: skymaps.com/tesm/

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 12/08/2026

New Moon occurs at 17:36 UT (now) on 12 August 2026. Start of lunation 1282. 🌟 The next few days remain a great time for evening stargazing. Download The Evening Sky Map (PDF) (skymaps.com/tesm/) and enjoy exploring the Universe with your eyes, binoculars or a telescope! 🔭 #stargazing #space

The Evening Sky Map is a 2-page monthly publication that features an all-sky map of the night sky, a calendar of celestial events, and a list of celestial objects visible to the naked eye, binoculars and telescopes. Free PDF download at: skymaps.com/tesm/

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 12/08/2026

Total Solar Eclipse occurs today (12 Aug'26) from 16:58 to 18:34 UT, with greatest eclipse at 17:46 UT (duration 2m 18s). Totality will be visible along a path crossing the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland & Spain. Partial eclipse visible in northern North America, UK, Europe & western parts of Africa. 🔭

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 10/08/2026

🌘 The waning crescent Moon will reach perigee (closest to Earth) at 11:18 UT (now) on 10 August 2026. At this time the Moon's distance from Earth will be 363,284 km or 225,734 miles and span an angular diameter of 32.9 arc-minutes. 🔭 Aug'26 Celestial Events: skymaps.com/sc2608/ #stargazing #Moon

A simulated image of the Moon created by Sky Safari Pro. The image shows the waning crescent Moon as it appears at perigee (closest to Earth) on 10 August 2026.
Aug'26 Celestial Events: skymaps.com/sc2608/

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 09/08/2026

Look for the waning crescent Moon in the pre-dawn sky over the next few hours as it passes near the red-planet Mars (mag. 1.3). Closest approach is around 7h UT on 9 August 2026. The star cluster M35 is nearby. 🔭 #stargazing More celestial events: skymaps.com/skycalendar/

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 07/08/2026

The waning crescent Moon currently appears close to the Pleiades star cluster (aka The Seven Sisters or M45). Closest approach is at 8h UT on August 7th. Simply look up in the pre-dawn sky to enjoy the best view. 🔭 #stargazing Image taken with an Askar SQA55: skymaps.com/ir0/

A telescopic photograph of the Pleiades star cluster showing many bright white stars with light blue coloured nebulosity surrounding the brighter stars. Credit: Kym Thalassoudis

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 06/08/2026

🌗 6 August: Last Quarter Moon at 2:22 UT (now). Last Quarter marks the start of dark moonless evening skies for the next 7 to 10 days. Download a copy of The Evening Sky Map (PDF) from skymaps.com/tesm/ and enjoy an evening under the stars! 🔭 🤩 #stargazing

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 03/08/2026

🌖 🪐 The waning gibbous Moon passes close to Saturn over the next few hours. The pair is best seen between midnight and dawn with closest approach at 23h UT on August 3rd. To spot Saturn, look for the bright yellow "star" a few degrees from the Moon. 🔭 August Sky Calendar: Skymaps.com/skycalendar/

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 02/08/2026

🌟 On August 2nd at 8h UT (now), Mercury reaches its greatest western elongation appearing 19.5° from the Sun in the morning sky. Mercury will be at magnitude 0.3 at the time.🔭 August sky events: skymaps.com/skycalendar/

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 31/07/2026

💫 The August 2026 edition of The Evening Sky Map (PDF) is now available for download at skymaps.com/tesm/. The PDF features easy-to-use sky maps for the northern & southern hemispheres and equatorial regions. Please share and enjoy exploring the night sky! 🔭 #stargazing #space #nightsky

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 29/07/2026

Jupiter at conjunction with the Sun at 12h UT on 29 July 2026 (now). The largest planet passes into the morning sky. 🔭 #stargazing

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 26/07/2026

The Dwarf planet Pluto reaches opposition at 21h UT on 24 July (now). Pluto is currently in the constellation Capricornus. Mag. 14.4. 🔭 #stargazing #Pluto

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 25/07/2026

The Moon will reach apogee (farthest from Earth) at 17h UT (now) on 25 July 2026. At this time the Moon's distance from Earth will be 405,548 km or 251,996 miles and span an angular size of 29.5 arc-minutes. 🔭 July Sky Calendar: skymaps.com/skycalendar/ #stargazing

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 21/07/2026

🌓 21 July: First Quarter Moon at 11:05 UT (now). The days around First Quarter Moon are a great time to view craters and many other lunar features. Use a telescope for some incredible views. 🔭 Sky Calendar: skymaps.com/skycalendar/ #stargazing #moon #space

A first quarter moon showing well defined craters along the terminator.

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 21/07/2026

🌟 🌗 Over the next few hours the First Quarter Moon will pass near Spica, the brightest star in Virgo. Closest approach is at 3h UT on 21 July. The gathering will be visible worldwide in the evening sky. Spica is located near the ecliptic making for regular close encounters with the Moon. 🔭

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 17/07/2026

Sharing the spectacular crescent Moon and Venus pairing from South Australia last night (17 July 2026). #stargazing 🔭

A photograph showing a young child looking through a telescope towards the crescent moon and Venus in a twilight sky.

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 17/07/2026

🌙 🌟 Over the next few hours the crescent Moon will appear close to the planet Venus, with closest approach at 16h UT on July 17th. The beautiful scene is visible worldwide and is best viewed about an hour after sunset. Simply look up! 🔭 skymaps.com/skycalendar/

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 16/07/2026

🌘 ⭐ Over the next few hours the crescent Moon will appear near the bright star Regulus in the evening sky. Regulus is the brightest star in the constellation Leo (the Lion) and is located on the Ecliptic making for regular encounters with the Moon. 🔭 Lore: Skymaps.com/myths/

An antique star map depicting the constellation Leo as a lion, with labeled stars and celestial coordinates marked across the chart. The location of the bright star Regulus (the "Little King") is shown on the Ecliptic. Credit: Plate 17 (Leo), A Celestial Atlas, Alexander Jamieson (1822).

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 14/07/2026

14 July: New Moon occurred at 7:44 UT. Start of lunation 1281. 🌟 The next few days remain a great time for evening stargazing. Download The Evening Sky Map (PDF) (skymaps.com/tesm/) and enjoy exploring the Universe with your eyes, binoculars or a telescope! 🔭 #stargazing #space

The Evening Sky Map is a 2-page monthly publication in the PDF format that features an all-sky map of the night sky, a calendar of celestial events, and a list of celestial objects visible to the naked eye, binoculars and telescopes. The high resolution PDF is free to download at: skymaps.com/tesm/

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 13/07/2026

🌙 On July 13th, the Moon reaches its point of perigee, coming nearest to Earth at 7:57 UT (now). At this time, the lunar body will exhibit an angular diameter of 33.3 arc-minutes and be 359,112 kilometers or 223,142 miles away. 🔭 July 2026 Sky Calendar: skymaps.com/skycalendar/ #stargazing #Moon

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 13/07/2026

At 1h UT on July 13th (now) Mercury will reach inferior conjunction with the Sun. The innermost and most elusive planet begins its passage into the morning sky. 🔭 #stargazing #space Upcoming events: skymaps.com/skycalendar/

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 10/07/2026

The Moon is currently in the morning sky where it appears close to the Pleiades star cluster (aka The Seven Sisters or M45). Closest approach is at 0h UT on 11 July. Simply look up in the pre-dawn sky to enjoy the view. 🔭 #stargazing Imaged with an Askar SQA55 rig: skymaps.com/ir0/

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 09/07/2026

Over the next few hours Venus — the Evening Star — will pass close to Regulus, the brightest star in Leo. Closest approach (0.97°) occurs at 23h UT on 9 July 2026. The pairing is easily visible worldwide in the early evening sky. Mags: −4.1 & 1.4. 🔭 July Sky Calendar: skymaps.com/skycalendar/

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 07/07/2026

🌗 🪐 The Last Quarter Moon appears close to Saturn over the next few hours. The pair is visible in the morning sky with closest approach around 7h UT on July 7th. To spot Saturn, look for the bright yellow "star" a few degrees from the Moon. 🔭 #stargazing More sky events: skymaps.com/skycalendar/

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