When Is 1 Ceres Visible During the Year?
See how 1 Ceres visibility changes through the year from your location. The graph shows its seasonal observing windows, while the table gives rise, transit and set times for selected dates.
1 Ceres will remain visible until June 7, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See 1 Ceres
Based on the amount of time 1 Ceres is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are January 2027, December 2026, February 2027.
1 Ceres Visibility Throughout the Year
1 Ceres visibility on 2026-09-27
1 Ceres Visible from before midnight until sunrise
1 Ceres rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moonrise, 99.8% illuminated  | 16:51 | -28° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:25 | -29° |
| 1 Ceres rise | 22:32 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:33 | 58° |
| Twilight end (−12°) | 04:03 | 63° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:34 | 69° |
| Sunrise | 05:01 | 73° |
| 1 Ceres transit | 05:47 | 76° |
| Moonset | 06:07 | 75° |
Track 1 Ceres position throughout the night
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1 Ceres Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-09-27 | 22:33 - 13:03 | 05:48 | 16:52 - 04:58 | RA: 07h 05m 58s", Dec: 23° 07' 29s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-10-04 | 22:13 - 12:44 | 05:28 | 16:42 - 05:04 | RA: 07h 14m 12s", Dec: 23° 13' 21s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-10-11 | 21:53 - 12:24 | 05:08 | 16:32 - 05:10 | RA: 07h 21m 43s", Dec: 23° 20' 33s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-10-18 | 21:31 - 12:04 | 04:48 | 16:22 - 05:17 | RA: 07h 28m 27s", Dec: 23° 29' 51s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-10-25 | 21:07 - 11:42 | 04:24 | 16:13 - 05:24 | RA: 07h 32m 39s", Dec: 23° 45' 17s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-11-01 | 20:43 - 11:20 | 04:01 | 16:05 - 05:31 | RA: 07h 37m 28s", Dec: 24° 01' 14s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-11-08 | 20:18 - 10:57 | 03:38 | 15:58 - 05:38 | RA: 07h 41m 09s", Dec: 24° 21' 27s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-11-15 | 19:51 - 10:34 | 03:13 | 15:52 - 05:45 | RA: 07h 43m 35s", Dec: 24° 46' 29s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-11-22 | 19:23 - 10:09 | 02:46 | 15:48 - 05:52 | RA: 07h 44m 40s", Dec: 25° 16' 43s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-11-29 | 18:53 - 09:44 | 02:18 | 15:45 - 05:59 | RA: 07h 44m 19s", Dec: 25° 52' 10s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-12-06 | 18:20 - 09:17 | 01:49 | 15:44 - 06:06 | RA: 07h 42m 27s", Dec: 26° 32' 22s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-12-13 | 17:47 - 08:49 | 01:18 | 15:44 - 06:12 | RA: 07h 39m 07s", Dec: 27° 16' 23s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-12-20 | 17:11 - 08:20 | 00:46 | 15:47 - 06:16 | RA: 07h 34m 23s", Dec: 28° 02' 41s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-12-27 | 16:34 - 07:50 | 00:12 | 15:51 - 06:19 | RA: 07h 28m 28s", Dec: 28° 49' 14s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-01-03 | 15:57 - 07:19 | 23:38 | 15:56 - 06:21 | RA: 07h 21m 41s", Dec: 29° 33' 49s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-01-10 | 15:19 - 06:48 | 23:03 | 16:02 - 06:21 | RA: 07h 14m 27s", Dec: 30° 14' 16s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-01-17 | 14:42 - 06:16 | 22:29 | 16:09 - 06:19 | RA: 07h 07m 15s", Dec: 30° 48' 53s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-01-24 | 14:05 - 05:44 | 21:54 | 16:16 - 06:16 | RA: 07h 00m 32s", Dec: 31° 16' 40s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-01-31 | 13:30 - 05:12 | 21:21 | 16:24 - 06:11 | RA: 06h 54m 46s", Dec: 31° 37' 22s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-02-07 | 12:57 - 04:41 | 20:49 | 16:32 - 06:05 | RA: 06h 50m 16s", Dec: 31° 51' 21s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-02-14 | 12:26 - 04:11 | 20:19 | 16:39 - 05:57 | RA: 06h 47m 16s", Dec: 31° 59' 24s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-02-21 | 11:57 - 03:42 | 19:50 | 16:47 - 05:49 | RA: 06h 45m 52s", Dec: 32° 02' 25s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-02-28 | 11:30 - 03:15 | 19:22 | 16:54 - 05:40 | RA: 06h 46m 06s", Dec: 32° 01' 15s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-03-07 | 11:04 - 02:49 | 18:57 | 17:00 - 05:30 | RA: 06h 47m 54s", Dec: 31° 56' 35s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-03-14 | 10:41 - 02:24 | 18:32 | 17:07 - 05:20 | RA: 06h 51m 11s", Dec: 31° 48' 54s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-03-21 | 10:19 - 02:00 | 18:09 | 17:14 - 05:09 | RA: 06h 55m 50s", Dec: 31° 38' 27s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-03-28 | 09:58 - 01:38 | 17:48 | 17:20 - 04:59 | RA: 07h 01m 41s", Dec: 31° 25' 23s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-04-04 | 09:39 - 01:16 | 17:27 | 17:26 - 04:48 | RA: 07h 08m 38s", Dec: 31° 09' 39s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-04-11 | 09:20 - 00:55 | 17:08 | 17:32 - 04:38 | RA: 07h 16m 31s", Dec: 30° 51' 10s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-04-18 | 09:03 - 00:34 | 16:49 | 17:39 - 04:29 | RA: 07h 25m 14s", Dec: 30° 29' 49s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-04-25 | 08:47 - 00:14 | 16:31 | 17:45 - 04:19 | RA: 07h 34m 40s", Dec: 30° 05' 25s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-05-02 | 08:31 - 23:55 | 16:13 | 17:51 - 04:11 | RA: 07h 44m 41s", Dec: 29° 37' 51s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-05-09 | 08:17 - 23:35 | 15:56 | 17:57 - 04:04 | RA: 07h 55m 14s", Dec: 29° 06' 59s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-05-16 | 08:03 - 23:16 | 15:39 | 18:03 - 03:57 | RA: 08h 06m 12s", Dec: 28° 32' 42s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-05-23 | 07:49 - 22:57 | 15:23 | 18:09 - 03:52 | RA: 08h 17m 31s", Dec: 27° 54' 58s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2027-05-30 | 07:36 - 22:39 | 15:07 | 18:14 - 03:49 | RA: 08h 29m 06s", Dec: 27° 13' 44s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2027-06-06 | 07:19 - 22:16 | 14:48 | 18:19 - 03:46 | RA: 08h 40m 56s", Dec: 26° 29' 03s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2027-06-13 | 07:07 - 21:57 | 14:32 | 18:22 - 03:45 | RA: 08h 52m 55s", Dec: 25° 40' 57s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2027-06-20 | 06:55 - 21:38 | 14:17 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 09h 05m 02s", Dec: 24° 49' 32s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2027-06-27 | 06:43 - 21:19 | 14:01 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 09h 17m 15s", Dec: 23° 54' 54s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2027-07-04 | 06:32 - 21:00 | 13:46 | 18:26 - 03:51 | RA: 09h 29m 31s", Dec: 22° 57' 13s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-07-11 | 06:20 - 20:41 | 13:31 | 18:24 - 03:55 | RA: 09h 41m 50s", Dec: 21° 56' 39s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-07-18 | 06:09 - 20:22 | 13:16 | 18:21 - 04:00 | RA: 09h 54m 09s", Dec: 20° 53' 24s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-07-25 | 05:58 - 20:03 | 13:00 | 18:16 - 04:05 | RA: 10h 06m 27s", Dec: 19° 47' 42s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-08-01 | 05:46 - 19:44 | 12:45 | 18:10 - 04:11 | RA: 10h 18m 44s", Dec: 18° 39' 46s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-08-08 | 05:35 - 19:24 | 12:30 | 18:03 - 04:16 | RA: 10h 31m 00s", Dec: 17° 29' 53s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-08-15 | 05:24 - 19:05 | 12:14 | 17:55 - 04:22 | RA: 10h 43m 12s", Dec: 16° 18' 17s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-08-22 | 05:13 - 18:45 | 11:59 | 17:46 - 04:28 | RA: 10h 55m 23s", Dec: 15° 05' 15s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-08-29 | 05:01 - 18:26 | 11:44 | 17:37 - 04:34 | RA: 11h 07m 30s", Dec: 13° 51' 04s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-09-05 | 04:50 - 18:06 | 11:28 | 17:26 - 04:40 | RA: 11h 19m 33s", Dec: 12° 36' 03s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-09-12 | 04:38 - 17:47 | 11:12 | 17:16 - 04:45 | RA: 11h 31m 34s", Dec: 11° 20' 29s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-09-19 | 04:27 - 17:27 | 10:57 | 17:05 - 04:51 | RA: 11h 43m 31s", Dec: 10° 04' 40s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-26 | 04:15 - 17:07 | 10:41 | 16:54 - 04:57 | RA: 11h 55m 25s", Dec: 08° 48' 56s @ Virgo | |||||