Annual Table of Rise, Transit & Set Times for M42
Annual Visibility – Graphical Overview
M42 Visibility on March 10
M42 is visible from sunset through most of the night
M42 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| M42 rise | 11:49 | |
| Sunset | 17:08 | 47° |
| M42 transit | 17:31 | 47° |
| Civil sunset | 17:35 | 47° |
| Astrosession begin | 18:36 | 45° |
| M42 set | 23:14 | |
Moon Rise, 63.2% illuminated  | 23:50 | -7° |
| Astrosession end | 03:59 | -52° |
| Moon Set | 09:03 | -32° |
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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| 2026-03-10 | 11:49 - 23:14 | 17:31 | 17:04 - 05:25 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-03-17 | 11:21 - 22:46 | 17:04 | 17:10 - 05:15 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-03-24 | 10:54 - 22:19 | 16:36 | 17:16 - 05:04 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-03-31 | 10:26 - 21:51 | 16:09 | 17:23 - 04:54 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-04-07 | 09:59 - 21:24 | 15:41 | 17:29 - 04:44 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-04-14 | 09:31 - 20:56 | 15:14 | 17:35 - 04:34 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-04-21 | 09:00 - 20:25 | 14:42 | 17:41 - 04:24 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-04-28 | 08:32 - 19:57 | 14:15 | 17:48 - 04:15 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-05-05 | 08:05 - 19:30 | 13:47 | 17:54 - 04:08 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-05-12 | 07:37 - 19:02 | 13:20 | 18:00 - 04:01 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-05-19 | 07:10 - 18:35 | 12:52 | 18:06 - 03:55 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-05-26 | 06:42 - 18:07 | 12:25 | 18:12 - 03:50 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-06-02 | 06:15 - 17:40 | 11:57 | 18:17 - 03:47 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-06-09 | 05:47 - 17:12 | 11:30 | 18:21 - 03:46 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-06-16 | 05:20 - 16:45 | 11:02 | 18:24 - 03:46 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-06-23 | 04:52 - 16:17 | 10:35 | 18:26 - 03:47 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-06-30 | 04:25 - 15:50 | 10:07 | 18:26 - 03:49 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-07-07 | 03:57 - 15:22 | 09:40 | 18:25 - 03:53 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-07-14 | 03:30 - 14:55 | 09:12 | 18:23 - 03:57 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-07-21 | 03:02 - 14:27 | 08:45 | 18:19 - 04:02 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-07-28 | 02:35 - 14:00 | 08:17 | 18:14 - 04:07 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-08-04 | 02:07 - 13:32 | 07:50 | 18:07 - 04:13 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-08-11 | 01:39 - 13:05 | 07:22 | 18:00 - 04:19 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-08-18 | 01:12 - 12:37 | 06:54 | 17:51 - 04:25 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-08-25 | 00:44 - 12:10 | 06:27 | 17:42 - 04:31 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-09-01 | 00:17 - 11:42 | 05:59 | 17:32 - 04:37 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-09-08 | 23:49 - 11:14 | 05:32 | 17:21 - 04:42 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-09-15 | 23:22 - 10:47 | 05:04 | 17:11 - 04:48 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-09-22 | 22:54 - 10:19 | 04:37 | 17:00 - 04:54 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-09-29 | 22:27 - 09:52 | 04:09 | 16:49 - 05:00 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-06 | 21:59 - 09:24 | 03:42 | 16:39 - 05:06 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-13 | 21:32 - 08:57 | 03:14 | 16:29 - 05:12 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-20 | 21:04 - 08:29 | 02:47 | 16:19 - 05:19 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-27 | 20:37 - 08:02 | 02:19 | 16:11 - 05:25 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-03 | 20:09 - 07:34 | 01:52 | 16:03 - 05:33 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-10 | 19:42 - 07:07 | 01:24 | 15:56 - 05:40 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-17 | 19:14 - 06:39 | 00:57 | 15:51 - 05:47 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-24 | 18:47 - 06:12 | 00:29 | 15:47 - 05:54 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-01 | 18:19 - 05:44 | 00:02 | 15:44 - 06:01 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-08 | 17:52 - 05:17 | 23:34 | 15:44 - 06:08 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-15 | 17:24 - 04:49 | 23:07 | 15:45 - 06:13 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-22 | 16:57 - 04:22 | 22:39 | 15:48 - 06:17 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-29 | 16:29 - 03:54 | 22:12 | 15:52 - 06:20 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-05 | 16:01 - 03:27 | 21:44 | 15:57 - 06:21 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-12 | 15:34 - 02:59 | 21:17 | 16:04 - 06:20 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-19 | 15:06 - 02:32 | 20:49 | 16:11 - 06:18 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-26 | 14:39 - 02:04 | 20:21 | 16:18 - 06:14 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-02 | 14:11 - 01:36 | 19:54 | 16:26 - 06:09 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-09 | 13:44 - 01:09 | 19:26 | 16:34 - 06:03 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-16 | 13:16 - 00:41 | 18:59 | 16:41 - 05:55 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-23 | 12:49 - 00:14 | 18:31 | 16:49 - 05:46 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-03-02 | 12:21 - 23:46 | 18:04 | 16:56 - 05:37 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-03-09 | 11:54 - 23:19 | 17:36 | 17:02 - 05:27 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||