What’s up this month?
A list of the eighty-eight constellations sorted in RA order to show the best months of the year for viewing.
| CONSTELL ATION | RA (approx) | DEC (approx) | North/ South | CIRCUM-POLAR | VISIBLE 9pm 34° S | BEST MONTHS: |
| Phoenix | 0 | -46 | S | N | Y | 10-11 |
| Sculptor | 0 | -31 | S | N | Y | 10-11 |
| Pisces | 0 | 12 | N | N | Y | 10-11 |
| Andromeda | 0 | 38 | N | N | Y | 10-11 |
| Cetus | 1 | -7 | S | N | Y | 10-12 |
| Cassiopeia** | 1 | 61 | N | N | N | 10-12 |
| Hydrus | 2 | -72 | S | Y | Y | 10-12 |
| Fornax | 2 | -31 | S | N | Y | 11-12 |
| Aries | 2 | 21 | N | N | Y | 11-12 |
| Triangulum | 2 | 32 | N | N | Y | 11-12 |
| Reticulum | 3 | -61 | S | Y | Y | 12 |
| Horologium | 3 | -49 | S | N | Y | 11-12 |
| Perseus* | 3 | 45 | N | N | L | 11-12 |
| Caelum | 4 | -37 | S | N | Y | 12-01 |
| Eridanus | 4 | -19 | S | N | Y | 11-02 |
| Taurus | 4 | 20 | N | N | Y | 12-01 |
| Mensa | 5 | -76 | S | Y | Y | 12-02 |
| Dorado | 5 | -59 | S | Y | Y | 12-01 |
| Pictor | 5 | -53 | S | N | Y | 12-02 |
| Columba | 5 | -34 | S | N | Y | 01 |
| Lepus | 5 | -17 | S | N | Y | 01 |
| Orion | 5 | 3 | N | N | Y | 12-01 |
| Auriga | 5 | 42 | N | N | L | 12-02 |
| Canis Major | 6 | -22 | S | N | Y | 01-02 |
| Monoceros | 6 | -2 | S | N | Y | 01-02 |
| Camelopardalis** | 6 | 71 | N | N | N | 12-05 |
| Volans | 7 | -69 | S | Y | Y | 01-03 |
| Puppis | 7 | -35 | S | N | Y | 01-02 |
| Canis Minor | 7 | 6 | N | N | Y | 02 |
| Gemini | 7 | 23 | N | N | Y | 01-02 |
| Lynx* | 7 | 47 | N | N | L | 01-03 |
| Carina | 8 | -59 | S | Y | Y | 01-04 |
| Pyxis | 8 | -28 | S | N | Y | 02-03 |
| Cancer | 8 | 18 | N | N | Y | 02-03 |
| Vela | 9 | -48 | S | N | Y | 02-04 |
| Chamaeleon | 10 | -79 | S | Y | Y | 02-05 |
| Antlia | 10 | -34 | S | N | Y | 03-04 |
| Hydra | 10 | -20 | S | N | Y | 02-06 |
| Sextans | 10 | -2 | S | N | Y | 03-04 |
| Leo | 10 | 14 | N | N | Y | 03-04 |
| Leo Minor | 10 | 34 | N | N | Y | 03-04 |
| Ursa Major* | 10 | 52 | N | N | L | 02-05 |
| Crater | 11 | -15 | S | N | Y | 04 |
| Musca | 12 | -70 | S | Y | Y | 04-05 |
| Crux | 12 | -60 | S | Y | Y | 04-05 |
| Centaurus | 12 | -45 | S | N | Y | 04-06 |
| Corvus | 12 | -18 | S | N | Y | 04-05 |
| Coma Berenices | 12 | 22 | N | N | Y | 04-05 |
| Virgo | 13 | -5 | S | N | Y | 04-06 |
| Canes Venatici | 13 | 40 | N | N | L | 04-05 |
| Bootes | 14 | 29 | N | N | Y | 05-06 |
| Circinus | 15 | -63 | S | Y | Y | 05-06 |
| Lupus | 15 | -42 | S | N | Y | 05-06 |
| Libra | 15 | -16 | S | N | Y | 05-06 |
| Serpens | 15 | 8 | N | N | Y | 06-08 |
| Corona Borealis | 15 | 31 | N | N | Y | 06-06 |
| Ursa Minor*** | 15 | 74 | N | N | N | 05-06 |
| Apus | 16 | -76 | S | Y | Y | 05-07 |
| Triangulum Australe | 16 | -66 | S | Y | Y | 06-07 |
| Norma | 16 | -52 | S | N | Y | 06-06 |
| Scorpius | 16 | -33 | S | N | Y | 06-07 |
| Ara | 17 | -55 | S | N | Y | 06-07 |
| Ophiuchus | 17 | 0 | S | N | Y | 06-07 |
| Hercules | 17 | 29 | N | N | Y | 06-08 |
| Draco** | 17 | 64 | N | N | N | 03-09 |
| Corona Australis | 18 | -40 | S | N | Y | 07-08 |
| Scutum | 18 | -9 | S | N | Y | 07-08 |
| Sagittarius | 18 | -26 | N | N | Y | 07-08 |
| Lyra | 18 | 36 | N | N | Y | 07-08 |
| Pavo | 19 | -64 | S | Y | Y | 07-08 |
| Telescopium | 19 | -50 | S | N | Y | 07-08 |
| Aquila | 19 | 4 | N | N | Y | 07-08 |
| Sagitta | 19 | 18 | N | N | Y | 08-08 |
| Microscopium | 20 | -36 | S | N | Y | 08-09 |
| Delphinus | 20 | 13 | N | N | Y | 08-09 |
| Vulpecula | 20 | 25 | N | N | Y | 08-09 |
| Cygnus* | 20 | 43 | N | N | L | 08-09 |
| Octans | 21 | -82 | S | Y | Y | 01-12 |
| Indus | 21 | -53 | S | N | Y | 08-10 |
| Capricornus | 21 | -19 | S | N | Y | 08-09 |
| Equuleus | 21 | 7 | N | N | Y | 09-09 |
| Grus | 22 | -44 | S | N | Y | 09-10 |
| Piscis Austrinus | 22 | -30 | S | N | Y | 09-10 |
| Aquarius | 22 | -8 | S | N | Y | 08-10 |
| Pegasus | 22 | 21 | N | N | Y | 09-10 |
| Lacerta* | 22 | 45 | N | N | L | 09-10 |
| Cepheus*** | 22 | 70 | N | N | N | 09-10 |
| Tucana | 23 | -63 | S | Y | Y | 09-11 |
***Constellations fully below the theoretical horizon from Macarthur:
Ursa Minor and Cepheus.
**Constellations that are technically almost completely invisible from Macarthur:
Camelopardalis, Cassiopeia and Draco.
*Constellations partially visible from Macarthur:
Ursa Major, Lynx, Cygnus, Lacerta and Perseus.