Annual Table of Rise, Transit & Set Times for M42
Annual Visibility – Graphical Overview
M42 Visibility on August 17
M42 is visible in the early morning sky until sunrise
M42 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moon Rise, 13.1% illuminated  | 08:46 | 41° |
| Astrosession begin | 19:34 | -57° |
| Moon Set | 19:59 | -55° |
| M42 rise | 01:16 | |
| Astrosession end | 02:50 | 18° |
| Twighlight end | 03:25 | 24° |
| Civil sunrise | 03:58 | 30° |
| Sunrise | 04:27 | 35° |
| M42 transit | 06:58 | 47° |
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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| 2026-08-16 | 01:20 - 12:45 | 07:02 | 17:54 - 04:23 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-08-23 | 00:52 - 12:17 | 06:35 | 17:45 - 04:29 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-08-30 | 00:25 - 11:50 | 06:07 | 17:35 - 04:35 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-09-06 | 23:57 - 11:22 | 05:40 | 17:24 - 04:41 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-09-13 | 23:30 - 10:55 | 05:12 | 17:14 - 04:46 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-09-20 | 23:02 - 10:27 | 04:45 | 17:03 - 04:52 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-09-27 | 22:35 - 10:00 | 04:17 | 16:52 - 04:58 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-04 | 22:07 - 09:32 | 03:50 | 16:42 - 05:04 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-11 | 21:40 - 09:05 | 03:22 | 16:32 - 05:10 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-18 | 21:12 - 08:37 | 02:55 | 16:22 - 05:17 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-25 | 20:45 - 08:10 | 02:27 | 16:13 - 05:24 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-01 | 20:17 - 07:42 | 02:00 | 16:05 - 05:31 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-08 | 19:50 - 07:15 | 01:32 | 15:58 - 05:38 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-15 | 19:22 - 06:47 | 01:05 | 15:52 - 05:45 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-22 | 18:54 - 06:20 | 00:37 | 15:48 - 05:52 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-29 | 18:27 - 05:52 | 00:10 | 15:45 - 05:59 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-06 | 17:59 - 05:25 | 23:42 | 15:44 - 06:06 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-13 | 17:32 - 04:57 | 23:14 | 15:44 - 06:12 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-20 | 17:04 - 04:29 | 22:47 | 15:47 - 06:16 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-27 | 16:37 - 04:02 | 22:19 | 15:51 - 06:19 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-03 | 16:09 - 03:34 | 21:52 | 15:56 - 06:21 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-10 | 15:42 - 03:07 | 21:24 | 16:02 - 06:21 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-17 | 15:14 - 02:39 | 20:57 | 16:09 - 06:19 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-24 | 14:47 - 02:12 | 20:29 | 16:16 - 06:16 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-31 | 14:19 - 01:44 | 20:02 | 16:24 - 06:11 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-07 | 13:52 - 01:17 | 19:34 | 16:32 - 06:05 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-14 | 13:24 - 00:49 | 19:07 | 16:39 - 05:57 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-21 | 12:57 - 00:22 | 18:39 | 16:47 - 05:49 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-28 | 12:29 - 23:54 | 18:12 | 16:54 - 05:40 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-03-07 | 12:02 - 23:27 | 17:44 | 17:00 - 05:30 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-03-14 | 11:34 - 22:59 | 17:17 | 17:07 - 05:20 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-03-21 | 11:07 - 22:32 | 16:49 | 17:14 - 05:09 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-03-28 | 10:39 - 22:04 | 16:22 | 17:20 - 04:59 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-04-04 | 10:12 - 21:37 | 15:54 | 17:26 - 04:48 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-04-11 | 09:44 - 21:09 | 15:27 | 17:32 - 04:38 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-04-18 | 09:13 - 20:38 | 14:55 | 17:39 - 04:29 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-04-25 | 08:45 - 20:10 | 14:28 | 17:45 - 04:19 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-05-02 | 08:18 - 19:43 | 14:00 | 17:51 - 04:11 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-05-09 | 07:50 - 19:15 | 13:33 | 17:57 - 04:04 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-05-16 | 07:22 - 18:48 | 13:05 | 18:03 - 03:57 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-05-23 | 06:55 - 18:20 | 12:38 | 18:09 - 03:52 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-05-30 | 06:27 - 17:53 | 12:10 | 18:14 - 03:49 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-06-06 | 06:00 - 17:25 | 11:42 | 18:19 - 03:46 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-06-13 | 05:32 - 16:57 | 11:15 | 18:22 - 03:45 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-06-20 | 05:05 - 16:30 | 10:47 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-06-27 | 04:37 - 16:02 | 10:20 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-04 | 04:10 - 15:35 | 09:52 | 18:26 - 03:51 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-11 | 03:42 - 15:07 | 09:25 | 18:24 - 03:55 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-18 | 03:15 - 14:40 | 08:57 | 18:21 - 04:00 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-25 | 02:47 - 14:12 | 08:30 | 18:16 - 04:05 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-08-01 | 02:20 - 13:45 | 08:02 | 18:10 - 04:11 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-08-08 | 01:52 - 13:17 | 07:35 | 18:03 - 04:16 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-08-15 | 01:25 - 12:50 | 07:07 | 17:55 - 04:22 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||