When Is 9 Metis Visible During the Year?
See how 9 Metis 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.
9 Metis will remain visible until February 7, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See 9 Metis
Based on the amount of time 9 Metis is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are September 2026, October 2026, November 2026.
9 Metis Visibility Throughout the Year
9 Metis visibility on 2026-09-07
9 Metis Visible from sunset until morning twilight
9 Metis rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Moonset | 14:56 | -31° |
| 9 Metis rise | 17:39 | |
| Civil sunset | 17:55 | 3° |
| Twilight start | 18:26 | 8° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:58 | 14° |
| 9 Metis transit | 22:36 | 33° |
Moonrise, 21% illuminated  | 23:21 | 32° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:13 | 3° |
| 9 Metis set | 03:33 |
Track 9 Metis Position Throughout the Night
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9 Metis Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-09-07 | 17:38 - 03:32 | 22:35 | 17:23 - 04:41 | RA: 22h 33m 41s", Dec: -19° 19' 43s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-09-14 | 17:06 - 02:57 | 22:02 | 17:12 - 04:47 | RA: 22h 27m 17s", Dec: -19° 46' 36s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-09-21 | 16:33 - 02:21 | 21:27 | 17:02 - 04:53 | RA: 22h 20m 12s", Dec: -20° 11' 19s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-09-28 | 16:01 - 01:49 | 20:55 | 16:51 - 04:59 | RA: 22h 15m 40s", Dec: -20° 17' 17s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-10-05 | 15:30 - 01:18 | 20:24 | 16:40 - 05:05 | RA: 22h 12m 29s", Dec: -20° 12' 43s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-10-12 | 15:00 - 00:50 | 19:55 | 16:30 - 05:11 | RA: 22h 10m 45s", Dec: -19° 58' 13s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-10-19 | 14:31 - 00:23 | 19:27 | 16:21 - 05:18 | RA: 22h 10m 33s", Dec: -19° 34' 37s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-10-26 | 14:03 - 23:59 | 19:01 | 16:12 - 05:24 | RA: 22h 11m 49s", Dec: -19° 02' 49s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-11-02 | 13:36 - 23:36 | 18:36 | 16:04 - 05:32 | RA: 22h 14m 28s", Dec: -18° 23' 42s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-11-09 | 13:10 - 23:16 | 18:13 | 15:57 - 05:39 | RA: 22h 18m 25s", Dec: -17° 38' 02s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-11-16 | 12:44 - 22:56 | 17:50 | 15:51 - 05:46 | RA: 22h 23m 32s", Dec: -16° 46' 28s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-11-23 | 12:20 - 22:38 | 17:29 | 15:47 - 05:53 | RA: 22h 29m 42s", Dec: -15° 49' 33s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-11-30 | 11:56 - 22:21 | 17:08 | 15:45 - 06:00 | RA: 22h 36m 46s", Dec: -14° 47' 47s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-12-07 | 11:32 - 22:05 | 16:49 | 15:44 - 06:07 | RA: 22h 44m 39s", Dec: -13° 41' 34s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-12-14 | 11:10 - 21:50 | 16:30 | 15:45 - 06:12 | RA: 22h 53m 14s", Dec: -12° 31' 17s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-12-21 | 10:47 - 21:35 | 16:11 | 15:47 - 06:17 | RA: 23h 02m 27s", Dec: -11° 17' 18s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-12-28 | 10:25 - 21:22 | 15:53 | 15:51 - 06:19 | RA: 23h 12m 12s", Dec: -9° 59' 57s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-01-04 | 10:04 - 21:09 | 15:36 | 15:56 - 06:21 | RA: 23h 22m 26s", Dec: -8° 39' 34s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-01-11 | 09:43 - 20:56 | 15:19 | 16:03 - 06:20 | RA: 23h 33m 06s", Dec: -7° 16' 30s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-01-18 | 09:22 - 20:44 | 15:03 | 16:10 - 06:19 | RA: 23h 44m 07s", Dec: -5° 51' 05s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-01-25 | 08:57 - 20:28 | 14:43 | 16:17 - 06:15 | RA: 23h 55m 30s", Dec: -4° 23' 42s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-02-01 | 08:37 - 20:17 | 14:27 | 16:25 - 06:10 | RA: 00h 07m 10s", Dec: -2° 54' 41s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-02-08 | 08:16 - 20:06 | 14:11 | 16:33 - 06:04 | RA: 00h 19m 08s", Dec: -1° 24' 26s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-02-15 | 07:56 - 19:55 | 13:56 | 16:40 - 05:56 | RA: 00h 31m 21s", Dec: 00° 06' 41s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-02-22 | 07:37 - 19:45 | 13:41 | 16:48 - 05:48 | RA: 00h 43m 50s", Dec: 01° 38' 16s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-03-01 | 07:17 - 19:35 | 13:26 | 16:55 - 05:38 | RA: 00h 56m 33s", Dec: 03° 09' 56s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-08 | 06:58 - 19:25 | 13:11 | 17:01 - 05:28 | RA: 01h 09m 30s", Dec: 04° 41' 17s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-15 | 06:39 - 19:15 | 12:57 | 17:08 - 05:18 | RA: 01h 22m 42s", Dec: 06° 11' 54s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-22 | 06:20 - 19:05 | 12:43 | 17:14 - 05:08 | RA: 01h 36m 07s", Dec: 07° 41' 21s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-29 | 06:02 - 18:56 | 12:29 | 17:21 - 04:57 | RA: 01h 49m 45s", Dec: 09° 09' 16s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-05 | 05:43 - 18:47 | 12:15 | 17:27 - 04:47 | RA: 02h 03m 38s", Dec: 10° 35' 12s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-04-12 | 05:26 - 18:38 | 12:02 | 17:33 - 04:37 | RA: 02h 17m 44s", Dec: 11° 58' 46s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-04-19 | 05:08 - 18:29 | 11:48 | 17:39 - 04:27 | RA: 02h 32m 04s", Dec: 13° 19' 32s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-04-26 | 04:51 - 18:20 | 11:35 | 17:46 - 04:18 | RA: 02h 46m 38s", Dec: 14° 37' 06s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-05-03 | 04:34 - 18:12 | 11:23 | 17:52 - 04:10 | RA: 03h 01m 25s", Dec: 15° 51' 04s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-05-10 | 04:17 - 18:03 | 11:10 | 17:58 - 04:03 | RA: 03h 16m 26s", Dec: 17° 01' 04s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-05-17 | 04:01 - 17:55 | 10:58 | 18:04 - 03:57 | RA: 03h 31m 39s", Dec: 18° 06' 44s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-24 | 03:45 - 17:46 | 10:46 | 18:10 - 03:52 | RA: 03h 47m 05s", Dec: 19° 07' 42s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-31 | 03:30 - 17:37 | 10:34 | 18:15 - 03:48 | RA: 04h 02m 41s", Dec: 20° 03' 40s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-07 | 03:15 - 17:29 | 10:22 | 18:19 - 03:46 | RA: 04h 18m 29s", Dec: 20° 54' 19s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-14 | 03:01 - 17:20 | 10:10 | 18:23 - 03:45 | RA: 04h 34m 25s", Dec: 21° 39' 25s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-21 | 02:47 - 17:11 | 09:59 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 04h 50m 28s", Dec: 22° 18' 44s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-28 | 02:33 - 17:01 | 09:47 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 05h 06m 38s", Dec: 22° 52' 07s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-05 | 02:20 - 16:52 | 09:36 | 18:26 - 03:51 | RA: 05h 22m 51s", Dec: 23° 19' 26s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-12 | 02:08 - 16:42 | 09:25 | 18:24 - 03:56 | RA: 05h 39m 06s", Dec: 23° 40' 40s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-19 | 01:55 - 16:31 | 09:13 | 18:20 - 04:00 | RA: 05h 55m 20s", Dec: 23° 55' 46s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-26 | 01:43 - 16:21 | 09:02 | 18:15 - 04:06 | RA: 06h 11m 32s", Dec: 24° 04' 51s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-02 | 01:32 - 16:09 | 08:51 | 18:09 - 04:11 | RA: 06h 27m 38s", Dec: 24° 08' 03s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-09 | 01:20 - 15:58 | 08:39 | 18:02 - 04:17 | RA: 06h 43m 36s", Dec: 24° 05' 33s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-16 | 01:09 - 15:45 | 08:27 | 17:54 - 04:23 | RA: 06h 59m 23s", Dec: 23° 57' 37s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-23 | 00:58 - 15:32 | 08:15 | 17:45 - 04:29 | RA: 07h 14m 58s", Dec: 23° 44' 37s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-30 | 00:47 - 15:19 | 08:03 | 17:35 - 04:35 | RA: 07h 30m 17s", Dec: 23° 26' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-09-06 | 00:36 - 15:05 | 07:50 | 17:25 - 04:40 | RA: 07h 45m 19s", Dec: 23° 05' 04s @ Gemini | |||||