When Is 18 Melpomene Visible During the Year?
See how 18 Melpomene 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.
18 Melpomene will remain visible until December 1, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See 18 Melpomene
Based on the amount of time 18 Melpomene is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are September 2026, October 2026, November 2026.
18 Melpomene Visibility Throughout the Year
18 Melpomene visibility on 2026-09-07
18 Melpomene Visible from sunset until early morning
18 Melpomene rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| 18 Melpomene rise | 13:36 | |
| Moonset | 14:56 | 14° |
| Sunset | 17:27 | 33° |
| Civil sunset | 17:55 | 35° |
| Twilight start | 18:26 | 36° |
| 18 Melpomene transit | 18:42 | 36° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:58 | 36° |
Moonrise, 21% illuminated  | 23:21 | 5° |
| 18 Melpomene set | 23:47 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:13 | -40° |
Track 18 Melpomene Position Throughout the Night
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18 Melpomene Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-09-06 | 13:40 - 23:51 | 18:45 | 17:24 - 04:41 | RA: 18h 39m 00s", Dec: -16° 50' 11s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-09-13 | 13:19 - 23:25 | 18:22 | 17:14 - 04:46 | RA: 18h 43m 24s", Dec: -17° 35' 51s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-09-20 | 12:58 - 23:00 | 17:59 | 17:03 - 04:52 | RA: 18h 47m 48s", Dec: -18° 18' 02s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-09-27 | 12:40 - 22:38 | 17:39 | 16:52 - 04:58 | RA: 18h 55m 13s", Dec: -18° 53' 19s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-10-04 | 12:23 - 22:17 | 17:20 | 16:42 - 05:04 | RA: 19h 03m 57s", Dec: -19° 22' 31s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-10-11 | 12:07 - 21:58 | 17:02 | 16:32 - 05:10 | RA: 19h 13m 53s", Dec: -19° 45' 12s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-10-18 | 11:51 - 21:41 | 16:46 | 16:22 - 05:17 | RA: 19h 24m 53s", Dec: -20° 01' 00s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-10-25 | 11:36 - 21:24 | 16:30 | 16:13 - 05:24 | RA: 19h 36m 49s", Dec: -20° 09' 34s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-11-01 | 11:22 - 21:10 | 16:16 | 16:05 - 05:31 | RA: 19h 49m 36s", Dec: -20° 10' 39s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-11-08 | 11:07 - 20:56 | 16:01 | 15:58 - 05:38 | RA: 20h 03m 07s", Dec: -20° 04' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-11-15 | 10:53 - 20:43 | 15:48 | 15:52 - 05:45 | RA: 20h 17m 15s", Dec: -19° 49' 41s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-11-22 | 10:39 - 20:32 | 15:35 | 15:48 - 05:52 | RA: 20h 31m 55s", Dec: -19° 27' 28s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-11-29 | 10:24 - 20:21 | 15:23 | 15:45 - 05:59 | RA: 20h 47m 01s", Dec: -18° 57' 27s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-12-06 | 10:10 - 20:11 | 15:11 | 15:44 - 06:06 | RA: 21h 02m 30s", Dec: -18° 19' 48s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-12-13 | 09:52 - 19:58 | 14:55 | 15:44 - 06:12 | RA: 21h 18m 16s", Dec: -17° 34' 41s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-12-20 | 09:37 - 19:50 | 14:43 | 15:47 - 06:16 | RA: 21h 34m 16s", Dec: -16° 42' 26s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-12-27 | 09:22 - 19:41 | 14:32 | 15:51 - 06:19 | RA: 21h 50m 28s", Dec: -15° 43' 23s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-01-03 | 09:08 - 19:34 | 14:21 | 15:56 - 06:21 | RA: 22h 06m 47s", Dec: -14° 38' 01s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-01-10 | 08:52 - 19:27 | 14:10 | 16:02 - 06:21 | RA: 22h 23m 12s", Dec: -13° 26' 49s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-01-17 | 08:37 - 19:20 | 13:58 | 16:09 - 06:19 | RA: 22h 39m 42s", Dec: -12° 10' 20s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-01-24 | 08:22 - 19:13 | 13:47 | 16:16 - 06:16 | RA: 22h 56m 15s", Dec: -10° 49' 11s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-01-31 | 08:06 - 19:07 | 13:36 | 16:24 - 06:11 | RA: 23h 12m 50s", Dec: -9° 24' 01s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-02-07 | 07:51 - 19:00 | 13:26 | 16:32 - 06:05 | RA: 23h 29m 26s", Dec: -7° 55' 29s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-02-14 | 07:35 - 18:54 | 13:15 | 16:39 - 05:57 | RA: 23h 46m 04s", Dec: -6° 24' 19s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-02-21 | 07:19 - 18:48 | 13:04 | 16:47 - 05:49 | RA: 00h 02m 43s", Dec: -4° 51' 12s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-02-28 | 07:04 - 18:42 | 12:53 | 16:54 - 05:40 | RA: 00h 19m 23s", Dec: -3° 16' 53s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-07 | 06:48 - 18:36 | 12:42 | 17:00 - 05:30 | RA: 00h 36m 06s", Dec: -1° 42' 03s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-03-14 | 06:32 - 18:30 | 12:31 | 17:07 - 05:20 | RA: 00h 52m 50s", Dec: 00° 07' 28s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-03-21 | 06:17 - 18:24 | 12:20 | 17:14 - 05:09 | RA: 01h 09m 37s", Dec: 01° 26' 11s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-03-28 | 06:01 - 18:18 | 12:10 | 17:20 - 04:59 | RA: 01h 26m 27s", Dec: 02° 58' 12s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-04 | 05:46 - 18:12 | 11:59 | 17:26 - 04:48 | RA: 01h 43m 21s", Dec: 04° 27' 55s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-11 | 05:31 - 18:05 | 11:48 | 17:32 - 04:38 | RA: 02h 00m 18s", Dec: 05° 54' 40s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-18 | 05:16 - 17:59 | 11:38 | 17:39 - 04:29 | RA: 02h 17m 19s", Dec: 07° 17' 50s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-04-25 | 05:02 - 17:53 | 11:27 | 17:45 - 04:19 | RA: 02h 34m 24s", Dec: 08° 36' 50s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-05-02 | 04:47 - 17:46 | 11:17 | 17:51 - 04:11 | RA: 02h 51m 32s", Dec: 09° 51' 08s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-05-09 | 04:33 - 17:39 | 11:06 | 17:57 - 04:04 | RA: 03h 08m 42s", Dec: 11° 00' 14s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-05-16 | 04:20 - 17:33 | 10:56 | 18:03 - 03:57 | RA: 03h 25m 55s", Dec: 12° 03' 41s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-23 | 04:06 - 17:25 | 10:46 | 18:09 - 03:52 | RA: 03h 43m 09s", Dec: 13° 01' 07s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-30 | 03:53 - 17:18 | 10:35 | 18:14 - 03:49 | RA: 04h 00m 23s", Dec: 13° 52' 12s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-06 | 03:40 - 17:10 | 10:25 | 18:19 - 03:46 | RA: 04h 17m 35s", Dec: 14° 36' 43s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-13 | 03:28 - 17:01 | 10:15 | 18:22 - 03:45 | RA: 04h 34m 44s", Dec: 15° 14' 27s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-20 | 03:15 - 16:53 | 10:04 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 04h 51m 48s", Dec: 15° 45' 19s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-27 | 03:03 - 16:43 | 09:53 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 05h 08m 44s", Dec: 16° 09' 17s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-04 | 02:52 - 16:34 | 09:43 | 18:26 - 03:51 | RA: 05h 25m 32s", Dec: 16° 26' 23s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-11 | 02:40 - 16:23 | 09:32 | 18:24 - 03:55 | RA: 05h 42m 08s", Dec: 16° 36' 43s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-18 | 02:29 - 16:12 | 09:21 | 18:21 - 04:00 | RA: 05h 58m 31s", Dec: 16° 40' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-25 | 02:17 - 16:01 | 09:09 | 18:16 - 04:05 | RA: 06h 14m 39s", Dec: 16° 37' 57s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-08-01 | 02:06 - 15:48 | 08:57 | 18:10 - 04:11 | RA: 06h 30m 29s", Dec: 16° 29' 22s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-08 | 01:55 - 15:36 | 08:45 | 18:03 - 04:16 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: 16° 15' 09s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-15 | 01:44 - 15:22 | 08:33 | 17:55 - 04:22 | RA: 07h 01m 08s", Dec: 15° 55' 40s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-22 | 01:32 - 15:08 | 08:20 | 17:46 - 04:28 | RA: 07h 15m 54s", Dec: 15° 31' 24s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-29 | 01:21 - 14:53 | 08:07 | 17:37 - 04:34 | RA: 07h 30m 14s", Dec: 15° 02' 51s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-09-05 | 01:09 - 14:38 | 07:53 | 17:26 - 04:40 | RA: 07h 44m 08s", Dec: 14° 30' 32s @ Gemini | |||||