When Is 16 Psyche Visible During the Year?
See how 16 Psyche 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.
16 Psyche will remain visible until June 28, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See 16 Psyche
Based on the amount of time 16 Psyche is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are February 2027, March 2027, January 2027.
16 Psyche Visibility Throughout the Year
16 Psyche visibility on 2026-10-18
16 Psyche Visible from early morning until sunrise
16 Psyche rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| 16 Psyche transit | 07:47 | 62° |
Moonrise, 34.6% illuminated  | 11:59 | 27° |
| 16 Psyche set | 14:15 | |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 17:54 | -36° |
| Moonset | 21:28 | -37° |
| 16 Psyche rise | 01:17 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:51 | 31° |
| Twilight end (−12°) | 04:22 | 37° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:52 | 42° |
| Sunrise | 05:20 | 47° |
Track 16 Psyche position throughout the night
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16 Psyche Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-10-17 | 01:18 - 14:15 | 07:47 | 16:23 - 05:16 | RA: 10h 24m 01s", Dec: 09° 29' 28s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-10-24 | 01:01 - 13:53 | 07:27 | 16:14 - 05:23 | RA: 10h 32m 10s", Dec: 08° 44' 57s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-10-31 | 00:44 - 13:31 | 07:07 | 16:06 - 05:30 | RA: 10h 39m 55s", Dec: 08° 02' 01s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-07 | 00:26 - 13:09 | 06:47 | 15:59 - 05:37 | RA: 10h 47m 14s", Dec: 07° 21' 08s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-14 | 00:05 - 12:45 | 06:25 | 15:53 - 05:44 | RA: 10h 52m 41s", Dec: 06° 51' 06s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-21 | 23:46 - 12:22 | 06:04 | 15:48 - 05:51 | RA: 10h 58m 58s", Dec: 06° 15' 52s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-28 | 23:25 - 11:59 | 05:42 | 15:45 - 05:58 | RA: 11h 04m 40s", Dec: 05° 44' 10s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-05 | 23:04 - 11:35 | 05:19 | 15:44 - 06:05 | RA: 11h 09m 42s", Dec: 05° 16' 34s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-12 | 22:42 - 11:10 | 04:56 | 15:44 - 06:11 | RA: 11h 14m 01s", Dec: 04° 53' 35s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-19 | 22:19 - 10:45 | 04:32 | 15:46 - 06:15 | RA: 11h 17m 32s", Dec: 04° 35' 48s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-26 | 21:55 - 10:20 | 04:07 | 15:50 - 06:19 | RA: 11h 20m 12s", Dec: 04° 23' 45s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-02 | 21:29 - 09:54 | 03:42 | 15:55 - 06:21 | RA: 11h 21m 55s", Dec: 04° 17' 56s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-09 | 21:03 - 09:27 | 03:15 | 16:01 - 06:21 | RA: 11h 22m 39s", Dec: 04° 18' 45s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-16 | 20:34 - 08:59 | 02:47 | 16:08 - 06:19 | RA: 11h 22m 21s", Dec: 04° 26' 26s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-23 | 20:05 - 08:31 | 02:18 | 16:15 - 06:16 | RA: 11h 21m 00s", Dec: 04° 41' 04s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-30 | 19:34 - 08:03 | 01:48 | 16:23 - 06:11 | RA: 11h 18m 38s", Dec: 05° 02' 25s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-06 | 19:02 - 07:33 | 01:17 | 16:31 - 06:05 | RA: 11h 15m 19s", Dec: 05° 29' 53s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-13 | 18:28 - 07:03 | 00:46 | 16:38 - 05:58 | RA: 11h 11m 10s", Dec: 06° 02' 33s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-20 | 17:54 - 06:33 | 00:13 | 16:46 - 05:50 | RA: 11h 06m 21s", Dec: 06° 39' 04s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-27 | 17:19 - 06:02 | 23:41 | 16:53 - 05:41 | RA: 11h 01m 06s", Dec: 07° 17' 48s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-06 | 16:44 - 05:31 | 23:08 | 17:00 - 05:31 | RA: 10h 55m 40s", Dec: 07° 56' 57s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-13 | 16:09 - 05:00 | 22:35 | 17:06 - 05:21 | RA: 10h 50m 20s", Dec: 08° 34' 41s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-20 | 15:35 - 04:30 | 22:02 | 17:13 - 05:11 | RA: 10h 45m 21s", Dec: 09° 09' 20s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-27 | 15:02 - 03:59 | 21:30 | 17:19 - 05:00 | RA: 10h 40m 58s", Dec: 09° 39' 34s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-03 | 14:29 - 03:29 | 20:59 | 17:25 - 04:50 | RA: 10h 37m 21s", Dec: 10° 04' 23s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-10 | 13:58 - 03:00 | 20:29 | 17:31 - 04:40 | RA: 10h 34m 37s", Dec: 10° 23' 10s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-17 | 13:28 - 02:32 | 20:00 | 17:38 - 04:30 | RA: 10h 32m 53s", Dec: 10° 35' 38s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-24 | 12:59 - 02:04 | 19:32 | 17:44 - 04:21 | RA: 10h 32m 08s", Dec: 10° 41' 47s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-01 | 12:32 - 01:36 | 19:04 | 17:50 - 04:12 | RA: 10h 32m 22s", Dec: 10° 41' 47s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-08 | 12:06 - 01:10 | 18:38 | 17:56 - 04:05 | RA: 10h 33m 33s", Dec: 10° 35' 56s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-15 | 11:41 - 00:44 | 18:12 | 18:03 - 03:58 | RA: 10h 35m 38s", Dec: 10° 24' 35s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-22 | 11:18 - 00:18 | 17:48 | 18:08 - 03:53 | RA: 10h 38m 33s", Dec: 10° 08' 09s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-29 | 10:55 - 23:53 | 17:24 | 18:14 - 03:49 | RA: 10h 42m 12s", Dec: 09° 47' 00s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-05 | 10:33 - 23:29 | 17:01 | 18:18 - 03:47 | RA: 10h 46m 32s", Dec: 09° 21' 31s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-12 | 10:12 - 23:04 | 16:38 | 18:22 - 03:46 | RA: 10h 51m 28s", Dec: 08° 52' 06s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-19 | 09:51 - 22:41 | 16:16 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 10h 56m 56s", Dec: 08° 19' 04s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-26 | 09:32 - 22:17 | 15:54 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 11h 02m 53s", Dec: 07° 42' 45s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-07-03 | 09:13 - 21:54 | 15:33 | 18:26 - 03:50 | RA: 11h 09m 16s", Dec: 07° 03' 28s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-07-10 | 08:54 - 21:31 | 15:13 | 18:24 - 03:54 | RA: 11h 16m 01s", Dec: 06° 21' 31s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-07-17 | 08:32 - 21:04 | 14:48 | 18:21 - 03:59 | RA: 11h 23m 06s", Dec: 05° 37' 09s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-07-24 | 08:14 - 20:42 | 14:28 | 18:17 - 04:04 | RA: 11h 30m 28s", Dec: 04° 50' 40s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-07-31 | 07:57 - 20:19 | 14:08 | 18:11 - 04:10 | RA: 11h 38m 06s", Dec: 04° 02' 17s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-07 | 07:40 - 19:57 | 13:48 | 18:04 - 04:16 | RA: 11h 45m 58s", Dec: 03° 12' 17s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-14 | 07:23 - 19:35 | 13:29 | 17:56 - 04:21 | RA: 11h 54m 01s", Dec: 02° 20' 54s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-21 | 07:06 - 19:13 | 13:10 | 17:47 - 04:27 | RA: 12h 02m 15s", Dec: 01° 28' 22s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-28 | 06:50 - 18:51 | 12:50 | 17:38 - 04:33 | RA: 12h 10m 39s", Dec: 00° 34' 55s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-04 | 06:33 - 18:29 | 12:31 | 17:28 - 04:39 | RA: 12h 19m 11s", Dec: 00° 19' 12s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-11 | 06:17 - 18:08 | 12:13 | 17:17 - 04:45 | RA: 12h 27m 50s", Dec: -1° 13' 47s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-18 | 06:01 - 17:46 | 11:54 | 17:07 - 04:50 | RA: 12h 36m 35s", Dec: -2° 08' 35s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-25 | 05:45 - 17:25 | 11:35 | 16:56 - 04:56 | RA: 12h 45m 26s", Dec: -3° 03' 22s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-10-02 | 05:29 - 17:03 | 11:16 | 16:45 - 05:02 | RA: 12h 54m 21s", Dec: -3° 57' 55s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-10-09 | 05:14 - 16:42 | 10:58 | 16:35 - 05:08 | RA: 13h 03m 20s", Dec: -4° 52' 00s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-10-16 | 04:58 - 16:21 | 10:39 | 16:25 - 05:15 | RA: 13h 12m 21s", Dec: -5° 45' 22s @ Virgo | |||||