When Is Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) Visible During the Year?
See how Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) 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.
Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) will remain visible until October 17, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See Pinwheel Galaxy (M101)
Based on the amount of time Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are December 2026, January 2027, November 2026.
Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) Visibility Throughout the Year
Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) visibility on 2026-09-07
M101 Visible from sunset until early morning
Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | ||
| Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) transit | 14:06 | 73° |
| Moonset | 14:56 | 71° |
| Sunset | 17:27 | 52° |
| Civil sunset | 17:55 | 48° |
| Twilight start | 18:26 | 43° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:58 | 39° |
| Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | ||
Moonrise, 21% illuminated  | 23:21 | 8° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:13 | 3° |
| Twilight end | 03:45 | 4° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:17 | 6° |
| Sunrise | 04:44 | 8° |
Track Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) Position Throughout the Night
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Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-09-06 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 14:06 | 17:24 - 04:41 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-09-13 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 13:39 | 17:14 - 04:46 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-09-20 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 13:11 | 17:03 - 04:52 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-09-27 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 12:44 | 16:52 - 04:58 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-10-04 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 12:16 | 16:42 - 05:04 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-10-11 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 11:49 | 16:32 - 05:10 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-10-18 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 11:21 | 16:22 - 05:17 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-10-25 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 10:54 | 16:13 - 05:24 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-11-01 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 10:26 | 16:05 - 05:31 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-11-08 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 09:59 | 15:58 - 05:38 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-11-15 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 09:31 | 15:52 - 05:45 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-11-22 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 09:04 | 15:48 - 05:52 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-11-29 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 08:36 | 15:45 - 05:59 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-12-06 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 08:09 | 15:44 - 06:06 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-12-13 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 07:41 | 15:44 - 06:12 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-12-20 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 07:13 | 15:47 - 06:16 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-12-27 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 06:46 | 15:51 - 06:19 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-01-03 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 06:18 | 15:56 - 06:21 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-01-10 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 05:51 | 16:02 - 06:21 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-01-17 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 05:23 | 16:09 - 06:19 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-01-24 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 04:56 | 16:16 - 06:16 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-01-31 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 04:28 | 16:24 - 06:11 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-02-07 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 04:01 | 16:32 - 06:05 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-02-14 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 03:33 | 16:39 - 05:57 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-02-21 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 03:06 | 16:47 - 05:49 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-02-28 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 02:38 | 16:54 - 05:40 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-03-07 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 02:11 | 17:00 - 05:30 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-03-14 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 01:43 | 17:07 - 05:20 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-03-21 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 01:16 | 17:14 - 05:09 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-03-28 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 00:48 | 17:20 - 04:59 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-04-04 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 00:21 | 17:26 - 04:48 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-04-11 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 23:53 | 17:32 - 04:38 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-04-18 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 23:26 | 17:39 - 04:29 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-04-25 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 22:58 | 17:45 - 04:19 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-05-02 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 22:31 | 17:51 - 04:11 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-05-09 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 22:03 | 17:57 - 04:04 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-05-16 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 21:36 | 18:03 - 03:57 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-05-23 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 21:08 | 18:09 - 03:52 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-05-30 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 20:40 | 18:14 - 03:49 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-06-06 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 20:13 | 18:19 - 03:46 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-06-13 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 19:45 | 18:22 - 03:45 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-06-20 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 19:18 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-06-27 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 18:50 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-07-04 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 18:23 | 18:26 - 03:51 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-07-11 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 17:55 | 18:24 - 03:55 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-07-18 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 17:28 | 18:21 - 04:00 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-07-25 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 17:00 | 18:16 - 04:05 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-08-01 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 16:33 | 18:10 - 04:11 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-08-08 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 16:05 | 18:03 - 04:16 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-08-15 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 15:38 | 17:55 - 04:22 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-08-22 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 15:10 | 17:46 - 04:28 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-08-29 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 14:39 | 17:37 - 04:34 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-09-05 | Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is always above the horizon | 14:11 | 17:26 - 04:40 | RA: 14h 03m 12s", Dec: 54° 20' 56s @ Ursa Major | |||||