Pleiades (M45) Position and Visibility Tonight
Where is Pleiades (M45) right now?
Pleiades (M45) visibility on 2026-09-04
Pleiades (M45) rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 19:03 | -15° |
| Pleiades (M45) rise | 20:39 | |
Moonrise, 53.9% illuminated  | 21:15 | 6° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:10 | 73° |
| Twilight end | 03:42 | 77° |
| Pleiades (M45) transit | 03:59 | 77° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:14 | 77° |
| Sunrise | 04:42 | 74° |
| Moonset | 13:03 | -16° |
Track Pleiades (M45) Position Throughout the Night
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M45 - Pleiades
The Pleiades (M45), also known as the Seven Sisters, is an open cluster located in the constellation Taurus. It has been known since antiquity and was later cataloged by Charles Messier in 1771. M45 is one of the nearest open clusters to Earth and contains a bright population of stars.
M45 spans about 17.5 light-years across and contains over 1,000 stars. The cluster is approximately 444 light-years away from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 1.6, making it visible to the naked eye under most skies.
M45 — Image Gallery
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The images come from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under contract with NASA, using data from UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), European Southern Observatory (ESO), National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).
Special thanks to National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.
Finder Chart for Pleiades (M45)
| Object name | Pleiades (M45) |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| Pleiades (M45) coordinates | 3.76378, 24.36786 |
| Center coordinates | 3.76378, 24.36786 |
Pleiades (M45) Passage Through Night
Current position of Pleiades (M45)
| Time | 11:42 |
| Latitude | 37.3541 |
| Longitude | -121.955 |
| Elevation | -3° |
| Azimuth | 304° |
When Is Pleiades (M45) Visible Throughout the Year?
Pleiades (M45) will remain visible until April 8, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
| Date | Fri, 4 September 2026 |
| Twilight start | 18:59 |
| Twilight end | 03:04 |
| Twilight duration | 8h 4m |
| Rise | 20:39 |
| Set | 11:18 |
| Elevation at transit | 77° |
| Transit time | 03:59 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 03h 45m 49s", Dec: 24° 22' 04s |
| Magnitude | - |
| Constellation | Taurus |
You can also see when Pleiades (M45) is visible throughout the year in a table with exact rise, transit, and set times for each date.
Astrometric and Physical Parameters of Pleiades (M45)
Coordinates and Visibility
| Right Ascension | 03h 45m 50s |
| Declination | 24° 22′ 04″ |
| Magnitude | |
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Elevation | -3.4° |
| Azimuth | 304.4° |
Data Credits
The deep-sky information on this page comes from the OpenNGC project developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed catalog data for nebulae, galaxies, clusters and other deep-sky objects.
For details or contributions, visit the official repository: OpenNGC GitHub.