Annual Table of Rise, Transit & Set Times for M42
Annual Visibility – Graphical Overview
M42 Visibility on March 31
M42 is visible from sunset through most of the night
M42 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moon Rise, 95.4% illuminated  | 15:25 | 46° |
| M42 transit | 16:09 | 47° |
| Sunset | 17:27 | 44° |
| Civil sunset | 17:55 | 41° |
| Astrosession begin | 18:57 | 32° |
| M42 set | 21:51 | |
| Astrosession end | 03:25 | -57° |
| Moon Set | 04:08 | -58° |
| M42 rise | 10:22 |
Track M42 Position Throughout the Night
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Annual Rise, Transit & Set Times
| Date | Rise - Set | Transit | Twighlight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-03-30 | 10:30 - 21:55 | 16:13 | 17:22 - 04:55 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-04-06 | 10:03 - 21:28 | 15:45 | 17:28 - 04:45 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-04-13 | 09:35 - 21:00 | 15:18 | 17:34 - 04:35 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-04-20 | 09:04 - 20:29 | 14:46 | 17:41 - 04:26 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-04-27 | 08:36 - 20:01 | 14:19 | 17:47 - 04:17 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-05-04 | 08:09 - 19:34 | 13:51 | 17:53 - 04:09 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-05-11 | 07:41 - 19:06 | 13:24 | 17:59 - 04:02 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-05-18 | 07:14 - 18:39 | 12:56 | 18:05 - 03:56 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-05-25 | 06:46 - 18:11 | 12:29 | 18:11 - 03:51 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-06-01 | 06:19 - 17:44 | 12:01 | 18:16 - 03:48 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-06-08 | 05:51 - 17:16 | 11:34 | 18:20 - 03:46 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-06-15 | 05:24 - 16:49 | 11:06 | 18:23 - 03:45 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-06-22 | 04:56 - 16:21 | 10:39 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-06-29 | 04:29 - 15:54 | 10:11 | 18:26 - 03:49 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-07-06 | 04:01 - 15:26 | 09:44 | 18:25 - 03:52 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-07-13 | 03:33 - 14:59 | 09:16 | 18:23 - 03:56 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-07-20 | 03:06 - 14:31 | 08:49 | 18:20 - 04:01 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-07-27 | 02:38 - 14:04 | 08:21 | 18:15 - 04:07 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-08-03 | 02:11 - 13:36 | 07:53 | 18:08 - 04:12 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-08-10 | 01:43 - 13:08 | 07:26 | 18:01 - 04:18 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-08-17 | 01:16 - 12:41 | 06:58 | 17:52 - 04:24 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-08-24 | 00:48 - 12:13 | 06:31 | 17:43 - 04:30 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-08-31 | 00:21 - 11:46 | 06:03 | 17:33 - 04:36 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-09-07 | 23:53 - 11:18 | 05:36 | 17:23 - 04:41 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-09-14 | 23:26 - 10:51 | 05:08 | 17:12 - 04:47 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-09-21 | 22:58 - 10:23 | 04:41 | 17:02 - 04:53 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-09-28 | 22:31 - 09:56 | 04:13 | 16:51 - 04:59 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-05 | 22:03 - 09:28 | 03:46 | 16:40 - 05:05 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-12 | 21:36 - 09:01 | 03:18 | 16:30 - 05:11 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-19 | 21:08 - 08:33 | 02:51 | 16:21 - 05:18 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-26 | 20:41 - 08:06 | 02:23 | 16:12 - 05:24 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-02 | 20:13 - 07:38 | 01:56 | 16:04 - 05:32 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-09 | 19:46 - 07:11 | 01:28 | 15:57 - 05:39 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-16 | 19:18 - 06:43 | 01:01 | 15:51 - 05:46 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-23 | 18:51 - 06:16 | 00:33 | 15:47 - 05:53 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-30 | 18:23 - 05:48 | 00:06 | 15:45 - 06:00 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-07 | 17:56 - 05:21 | 23:38 | 15:44 - 06:07 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-14 | 17:28 - 04:53 | 23:11 | 15:45 - 06:12 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-21 | 17:00 - 04:26 | 22:43 | 15:47 - 06:17 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-28 | 16:33 - 03:58 | 22:15 | 15:51 - 06:19 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-04 | 16:05 - 03:31 | 21:48 | 15:56 - 06:21 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-11 | 15:38 - 03:03 | 21:20 | 16:03 - 06:20 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-18 | 15:10 - 02:35 | 20:53 | 16:10 - 06:19 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-25 | 14:43 - 02:08 | 20:25 | 16:17 - 06:15 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-01 | 14:15 - 01:40 | 19:58 | 16:25 - 06:10 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-08 | 13:48 - 01:13 | 19:30 | 16:33 - 06:04 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-15 | 13:20 - 00:45 | 19:03 | 16:40 - 05:56 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-22 | 12:53 - 00:18 | 18:35 | 16:48 - 05:48 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-03-01 | 12:25 - 23:50 | 18:08 | 16:55 - 05:38 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-03-08 | 11:58 - 23:23 | 17:40 | 17:01 - 05:28 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-03-15 | 11:30 - 22:55 | 17:13 | 17:08 - 05:18 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-03-22 | 11:03 - 22:28 | 16:45 | 17:14 - 05:08 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-03-29 | 10:35 - 22:00 | 16:18 | 17:21 - 04:57 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||