When Is Andromeda Galaxy (M31) Visible During the Year?
See how Andromeda Galaxy (M31) 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.
Andromeda Galaxy (M31) will remain visible until March 10, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
Based on the amount of time Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are November 2026, October 2026, December 2026.
Andromeda Galaxy (M31) Visibility Throughout the Year
Andromeda Galaxy (M31) visibility on 2026-09-04
M31 Visible from sunset until sunrise
Andromeda Galaxy (M31) rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Andromeda Galaxy (M31) rise | 16:09 | |
| Sunset | 17:32 | 11° |
| Civil sunset | 17:59 | 15° |
| Twilight start | 18:31 | 19° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 19:03 | 25° |
Moonrise, 53.9% illuminated  | 21:15 | 48° |
| Andromeda Galaxy (M31) transit | 00:56 | 86° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:10 | 64° |
| Twilight end | 03:42 | 58° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:14 | 52° |
| Sunrise | 04:42 | 47° |
| Andromeda Galaxy (M31) set | 09:43 | |
| Moonset | 13:03 | -11° |
Track Andromeda Galaxy (M31) Position Throughout the Night
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Andromeda Galaxy (M31) Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-09-04 | 16:09 - 09:43 | 00:56 | 17:27 - 04:39 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2026-09-11 | 15:42 - 09:15 | 00:28 | 17:17 - 04:45 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2026-09-18 | 15:14 - 08:48 | 00:01 | 17:06 - 04:51 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2026-09-25 | 14:47 - 08:20 | 23:33 | 17:00 - 04:52 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2026-10-02 | 14:19 - 07:53 | 23:06 | 16:45 - 05:02 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2026-10-09 | 13:52 - 07:25 | 22:38 | 16:35 - 05:08 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2026-10-16 | 13:24 - 06:58 | 22:11 | 16:25 - 05:15 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2026-10-23 | 12:56 - 06:30 | 21:43 | 16:15 - 05:22 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2026-10-30 | 12:29 - 06:03 | 21:16 | 16:07 - 05:28 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2026-11-06 | 12:01 - 05:35 | 20:48 | 16:00 - 05:36 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2026-11-13 | 11:34 - 05:07 | 20:21 | 15:54 - 05:43 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2026-11-20 | 11:06 - 04:40 | 19:53 | 15:49 - 05:50 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2026-11-27 | 10:39 - 04:12 | 19:26 | 15:46 - 05:57 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2026-12-04 | 10:11 - 03:45 | 18:58 | 15:44 - 06:04 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2026-12-11 | 09:44 - 03:17 | 18:31 | 15:44 - 06:10 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2026-12-18 | 09:16 - 02:50 | 18:03 | 15:46 - 06:15 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2026-12-25 | 08:49 - 02:22 | 17:36 | 15:49 - 06:18 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-01-01 | 08:21 - 01:55 | 17:08 | 15:54 - 06:20 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-01-08 | 07:54 - 01:27 | 16:41 | 16:00 - 06:21 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-01-15 | 07:26 - 01:00 | 16:13 | 16:07 - 06:20 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-01-22 | 06:59 - 00:32 | 15:45 | 16:14 - 06:17 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-01-29 | 06:31 - 00:05 | 15:18 | 16:22 - 06:12 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-02-05 | 06:00 - 23:33 | 14:46 | 16:29 - 06:06 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-02-12 | 05:32 - 23:06 | 14:19 | 16:37 - 05:59 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-02-19 | 05:05 - 22:38 | 13:51 | 16:44 - 05:51 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-02-26 | 04:37 - 22:11 | 13:24 | 16:52 - 05:42 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-03-05 | 04:10 - 21:43 | 12:56 | 16:59 - 05:33 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-03-12 | 03:42 - 21:16 | 12:29 | 17:05 - 05:23 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-03-19 | 03:15 - 20:48 | 12:01 | 17:12 - 05:12 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-03-26 | 02:47 - 20:21 | 11:34 | 17:18 - 05:02 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-04-02 | 02:20 - 19:53 | 11:06 | 17:24 - 04:51 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-04-09 | 01:52 - 19:26 | 10:39 | 17:31 - 04:41 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-04-16 | 01:24 - 18:58 | 10:11 | 17:37 - 04:31 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-04-23 | 00:57 - 18:31 | 09:44 | 17:43 - 04:22 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-04-30 | 00:29 - 18:03 | 09:16 | 17:49 - 04:13 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-05-07 | 00:02 - 17:35 | 08:49 | 17:56 - 04:06 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-05-14 | 23:34 - 17:08 | 08:21 | 18:02 - 03:59 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-05-21 | 23:07 - 16:40 | 07:54 | 18:08 - 03:54 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-05-28 | 22:39 - 16:13 | 07:26 | 18:13 - 03:50 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-06-04 | 22:12 - 15:45 | 06:59 | 18:18 - 03:47 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-06-11 | 21:44 - 15:18 | 06:31 | 18:22 - 03:46 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-06-18 | 21:17 - 14:50 | 06:04 | 18:24 - 03:46 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-06-25 | 20:49 - 14:23 | 05:36 | 18:26 - 03:47 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-07-02 | 20:22 - 13:55 | 05:09 | 18:26 - 03:50 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-07-09 | 19:54 - 13:28 | 04:41 | 18:25 - 03:54 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-07-16 | 19:27 - 13:00 | 04:13 | 18:22 - 03:58 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-07-23 | 18:59 - 12:33 | 03:46 | 18:18 - 04:03 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-07-30 | 18:32 - 12:05 | 03:18 | 18:12 - 04:09 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-08-06 | 18:04 - 11:38 | 02:51 | 18:05 - 04:15 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-08-13 | 17:37 - 11:10 | 02:23 | 17:58 - 04:21 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-08-20 | 17:09 - 10:43 | 01:56 | 17:49 - 04:26 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-08-27 | 16:42 - 10:15 | 01:28 | 17:39 - 04:32 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||
| 2027-09-03 | 16:14 - 09:48 | 01:01 | 17:29 - 04:38 | RA: 00h 42m 44s", Dec: 41° 16' 08s @ Andromeda | |||||