When Is M41 Visible During the Year?
See how M41 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.
M41 will become visible again around October 2 after moving far enough from the Sun.
Best Months to See M41
Based on the amount of time M41 is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are December 2026, January 2027, November 2026.
M41 Visibility Throughout the Year
M41 visibility on 2026-09-20
M41 Visible from early morning until sunrise
M41 rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moonrise, 51.4% illuminated  | 13:23 | -29° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:36 | -71° |
| Moonset | 22:40 | -27° |
| M41 rise | 01:03 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:26 | 22° |
| Twilight end (−12°) | 03:57 | 26° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:28 | 28° |
| Sunrise | 04:55 | 30° |
| M41 transit | 05:55 | 32° |
| M41 set | 10:47 |
Track M41 position throughout the night
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M41 Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-09-20 | 01:03 - 10:47 | 05:55 | 17:03 - 04:52 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2026-09-27 | 00:36 - 10:20 | 05:28 | 16:52 - 04:58 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2026-10-04 | 00:08 - 09:52 | 05:00 | 16:42 - 05:04 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2026-10-11 | 23:41 - 09:25 | 04:33 | 16:32 - 05:10 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2026-10-18 | 23:13 - 08:57 | 04:05 | 16:22 - 05:17 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2026-10-25 | 22:46 - 08:30 | 03:38 | 16:13 - 05:24 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2026-11-01 | 22:18 - 08:02 | 03:10 | 16:05 - 05:31 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2026-11-08 | 21:51 - 07:35 | 02:43 | 15:58 - 05:38 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2026-11-15 | 21:23 - 07:07 | 02:15 | 15:52 - 05:45 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2026-11-22 | 20:56 - 06:40 | 01:48 | 15:48 - 05:52 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2026-11-29 | 20:28 - 06:12 | 01:20 | 15:45 - 05:59 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2026-12-06 | 20:01 - 05:44 | 00:53 | 15:44 - 06:06 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2026-12-13 | 19:33 - 05:17 | 00:25 | 15:44 - 06:12 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2026-12-20 | 19:06 - 04:49 | 23:57 | 15:47 - 06:16 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2026-12-27 | 18:38 - 04:22 | 23:30 | 15:51 - 06:19 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-01-03 | 18:10 - 03:54 | 23:02 | 15:56 - 06:21 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-01-10 | 17:43 - 03:27 | 22:35 | 16:02 - 06:21 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-01-17 | 17:15 - 02:59 | 22:07 | 16:09 - 06:19 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-01-24 | 16:48 - 02:32 | 21:40 | 16:16 - 06:16 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-01-31 | 16:20 - 02:04 | 21:12 | 16:24 - 06:11 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-02-07 | 15:53 - 01:37 | 20:45 | 16:32 - 06:05 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-02-14 | 15:25 - 01:09 | 20:17 | 16:39 - 05:57 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-02-21 | 14:58 - 00:42 | 19:50 | 16:47 - 05:49 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-02-28 | 14:30 - 00:14 | 19:22 | 16:54 - 05:40 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-03-07 | 14:03 - 23:47 | 18:55 | 17:00 - 05:30 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-03-14 | 13:35 - 23:19 | 18:27 | 17:07 - 05:20 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-03-21 | 13:08 - 22:52 | 18:00 | 17:14 - 05:09 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-03-28 | 12:40 - 22:24 | 17:32 | 17:20 - 04:59 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-04-04 | 12:13 - 21:57 | 17:05 | 17:26 - 04:48 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-04-11 | 11:45 - 21:29 | 16:37 | 17:32 - 04:38 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-04-18 | 11:18 - 21:02 | 16:10 | 17:39 - 04:29 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-04-25 | 10:50 - 20:34 | 15:42 | 17:45 - 04:19 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-05-02 | 10:23 - 20:06 | 15:15 | 17:51 - 04:11 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-05-09 | 09:51 - 19:35 | 14:43 | 17:57 - 04:04 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-05-16 | 09:24 - 19:08 | 14:16 | 18:03 - 03:57 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-05-23 | 08:56 - 18:40 | 13:48 | 18:09 - 03:52 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-05-30 | 08:29 - 18:12 | 13:21 | 18:14 - 03:49 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-06-06 | 08:01 - 17:45 | 12:53 | 18:19 - 03:46 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-06-13 | 07:34 - 17:17 | 12:25 | 18:22 - 03:45 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-06-20 | 07:06 - 16:50 | 11:58 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-06-27 | 06:38 - 16:22 | 11:30 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-07-04 | 06:11 - 15:55 | 11:03 | 18:26 - 03:51 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-07-11 | 05:43 - 15:27 | 10:35 | 18:24 - 03:55 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-07-18 | 05:16 - 15:00 | 10:08 | 18:21 - 04:00 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-07-25 | 04:48 - 14:32 | 09:40 | 18:16 - 04:05 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-08-01 | 04:21 - 14:05 | 09:13 | 18:10 - 04:11 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-08-08 | 03:53 - 13:37 | 08:45 | 18:03 - 04:16 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-08-15 | 03:26 - 13:10 | 08:18 | 17:55 - 04:22 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-08-22 | 02:58 - 12:42 | 07:50 | 17:46 - 04:28 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-08-29 | 02:31 - 12:15 | 07:23 | 17:37 - 04:34 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-09-05 | 02:03 - 11:47 | 06:55 | 17:26 - 04:40 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-09-12 | 01:36 - 11:20 | 06:28 | 17:16 - 04:45 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||
| 2027-09-19 | 01:08 - 10:52 | 06:00 | 17:05 - 04:51 | RA: 06h 45m 59s", Dec: -20° 45' 15s @ Canis Major | |||||