When Is 4 Vesta Visible During the Year?
See how 4 Vesta 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.
4 Vesta will remain visible until March 17, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See 4 Vesta
Based on the amount of time 4 Vesta is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are October 2026, November 2026, September 2026.
4 Vesta Visibility Throughout the Year
4 Vesta visibility on 2026-09-07
4 Vesta Visible from early morning until sunrise
4 Vesta rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Moonset | 14:56 | -50° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:58 | -12° |
| 4 Vesta rise | 19:58 | |
Moonrise, 21% illuminated  | 23:21 | 38° |
| 4 Vesta transit | 01:58 | 53° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:13 | 49° |
| Twilight end | 03:45 | 45° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:17 | 41° |
| Sunrise | 04:44 | 37° |
| 4 Vesta set | 07:58 |
Track 4 Vesta Position Throughout the Night
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4 Vesta Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-09-06 | 20:02 - 08:02 | 02:02 | 17:24 - 04:41 | RA: 01h 56m 46s", Dec: 00° 23' 53s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-09-13 | 19:33 - 07:28 | 01:31 | 17:14 - 04:46 | RA: 01h 52m 57s", Dec: 00° 22' 19s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-09-20 | 19:04 - 06:55 | 00:59 | 17:03 - 04:52 | RA: 01h 49m 10s", Dec: -1° 04' 29s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-09-27 | 18:33 - 06:20 | 00:27 | 16:52 - 04:58 | RA: 01h 44m 12s", Dec: -1° 48' 33s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-10-04 | 18:02 - 05:45 | 23:53 | 16:42 - 05:04 | RA: 01h 38m 19s", Dec: -2° 32' 01s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-10-11 | 17:30 - 05:09 | 23:19 | 16:32 - 05:10 | RA: 01h 31m 49s", Dec: -3° 12' 12s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-10-18 | 16:58 - 04:33 | 22:45 | 16:22 - 05:17 | RA: 01h 25m 07s", Dec: -3° 46' 27s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-10-25 | 16:25 - 03:57 | 22:11 | 16:13 - 05:24 | RA: 01h 18m 37s", Dec: -4° 12' 36s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-11-01 | 15:52 - 03:23 | 21:38 | 16:05 - 05:31 | RA: 01h 12m 43s", Dec: -4° 29' 04s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-11-08 | 15:20 - 02:50 | 21:05 | 15:58 - 05:38 | RA: 01h 07m 43s", Dec: -4° 35' 03s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-11-15 | 14:49 - 02:19 | 20:34 | 15:52 - 05:45 | RA: 01h 03m 51s", Dec: -4° 30' 29s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-11-22 | 14:18 - 01:50 | 20:04 | 15:48 - 05:52 | RA: 01h 01m 16s", Dec: -4° 15' 47s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-11-29 | 13:48 - 01:22 | 19:35 | 15:45 - 05:59 | RA: 01h 00m 01s", Dec: -3° 51' 48s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-12-06 | 13:19 - 00:56 | 19:08 | 15:44 - 06:06 | RA: 01h 00m 05s", Dec: -3° 19' 31s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-12-13 | 12:50 - 00:32 | 18:41 | 15:44 - 06:12 | RA: 01h 01m 25s", Dec: -2° 40' 02s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-12-20 | 12:23 - 00:10 | 18:16 | 15:47 - 06:16 | RA: 01h 03m 55s", Dec: -1° 54' 24s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-12-27 | 11:57 - 23:48 | 17:52 | 15:51 - 06:19 | RA: 01h 07m 30s", Dec: -1° 03' 35s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-01-03 | 11:31 - 23:28 | 17:29 | 15:56 - 06:21 | RA: 01h 12m 05s", Dec: 00° 08' 28s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-01-10 | 11:06 - 23:09 | 17:07 | 16:02 - 06:21 | RA: 01h 17m 32s", Dec: 00° 50' 05s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-01-17 | 10:41 - 22:51 | 16:46 | 16:09 - 06:19 | RA: 01h 23m 47s", Dec: 01° 51' 25s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-01-24 | 10:18 - 22:33 | 16:25 | 16:16 - 06:16 | RA: 01h 30m 45s", Dec: 02° 54' 51s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-01-31 | 09:54 - 22:17 | 16:06 | 16:24 - 06:11 | RA: 01h 38m 21s", Dec: 03° 59' 48s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-02-07 | 09:32 - 22:01 | 15:46 | 16:32 - 06:05 | RA: 01h 46m 31s", Dec: 05° 05' 43s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-02-14 | 09:09 - 21:45 | 15:27 | 16:39 - 05:57 | RA: 01h 55m 12s", Dec: 06° 12' 08s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-02-21 | 08:47 - 21:30 | 15:09 | 16:47 - 05:49 | RA: 02h 04m 20s", Dec: 07° 18' 35s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-02-28 | 08:22 - 21:12 | 14:47 | 16:54 - 05:40 | RA: 02h 13m 54s", Dec: 08° 24' 39s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-03-07 | 08:01 - 20:58 | 14:29 | 17:00 - 05:30 | RA: 02h 23m 51s", Dec: 09° 29' 57s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-03-14 | 07:40 - 20:44 | 14:12 | 17:07 - 05:20 | RA: 02h 34m 09s", Dec: 10° 34' 06s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-03-21 | 07:20 - 20:30 | 13:55 | 17:14 - 05:09 | RA: 02h 44m 46s", Dec: 11° 36' 45s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-03-28 | 07:00 - 20:17 | 13:39 | 17:20 - 04:59 | RA: 02h 55m 40s", Dec: 12° 37' 36s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-04-04 | 06:41 - 20:04 | 13:22 | 17:26 - 04:48 | RA: 03h 06m 51s", Dec: 13° 36' 19s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-04-11 | 06:21 - 19:51 | 13:06 | 17:32 - 04:38 | RA: 03h 18m 18s", Dec: 14° 32' 39s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-04-18 | 06:03 - 19:38 | 12:50 | 17:39 - 04:29 | RA: 03h 29m 58s", Dec: 15° 26' 18s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-04-25 | 05:44 - 19:25 | 12:34 | 17:45 - 04:19 | RA: 03h 41m 50s", Dec: 16° 17' 02s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-02 | 05:26 - 19:12 | 12:19 | 17:51 - 04:11 | RA: 03h 53m 55s", Dec: 17° 04' 38s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-09 | 05:08 - 18:59 | 12:04 | 17:57 - 04:04 | RA: 04h 06m 09s", Dec: 17° 48' 53s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-16 | 04:51 - 18:47 | 11:49 | 18:03 - 03:57 | RA: 04h 18m 33s", Dec: 18° 29' 36s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-23 | 04:33 - 18:34 | 11:34 | 18:09 - 03:52 | RA: 04h 31m 06s", Dec: 19° 06' 38s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-30 | 04:16 - 18:21 | 11:19 | 18:14 - 03:49 | RA: 04h 43m 45s", Dec: 19° 39' 50s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-06 | 04:00 - 18:08 | 11:04 | 18:19 - 03:46 | RA: 04h 56m 29s", Dec: 20° 09' 07s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-13 | 03:44 - 17:54 | 10:49 | 18:22 - 03:45 | RA: 05h 09m 18s", Dec: 20° 34' 22s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-20 | 03:28 - 17:41 | 10:34 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 05h 22m 09s", Dec: 20° 55' 34s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-27 | 03:12 - 17:27 | 10:20 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 05h 35m 02s", Dec: 21° 12' 40s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-04 | 02:56 - 17:14 | 10:05 | 18:26 - 03:51 | RA: 05h 47m 55s", Dec: 21° 25' 42s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-11 | 02:41 - 16:59 | 09:50 | 18:24 - 03:55 | RA: 06h 00m 46s", Dec: 21° 34' 43s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-07-18 | 02:26 - 16:45 | 09:36 | 18:21 - 04:00 | RA: 06h 13m 34s", Dec: 21° 39' 46s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-07-25 | 02:11 - 16:30 | 09:21 | 18:16 - 04:05 | RA: 06h 26m 16s", Dec: 21° 40' 59s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-01 | 01:56 - 16:15 | 09:06 | 18:10 - 04:11 | RA: 06h 38m 52s", Dec: 21° 38' 31s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-08 | 01:42 - 16:00 | 08:51 | 18:03 - 04:16 | RA: 06h 51m 20s", Dec: 21° 32' 33s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-15 | 01:27 - 15:44 | 08:35 | 17:55 - 04:22 | RA: 07h 03m 37s", Dec: 21° 23' 18s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-22 | 01:12 - 15:28 | 08:20 | 17:46 - 04:28 | RA: 07h 15m 43s", Dec: 21° 11' 04s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-29 | 00:57 - 15:11 | 08:04 | 17:37 - 04:34 | RA: 07h 27m 34s", Dec: 20° 56' 08s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-09-05 | 00:43 - 14:54 | 07:48 | 17:26 - 04:40 | RA: 07h 39m 10s", Dec: 20° 38' 52s @ Gemini | |||||