Annual Table of Rise, Transit & Set Times for M42
Annual Visibility – Graphical Overview
M42 Visibility Timetable on February 18
M42 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moon Rise, 0.3% illuminated  | 05:06 | -56° |
| M42 rise | 12:08 | |
| Sunset | 15:48 | 39° |
| Civil sunset | 16:16 | 42° |
| Moon Set | 16:21 | 42° |
| Astrosession begin | 17:17 | 47° |
| M42 transit | 17:50 | 47° |
| M42 set | 23:33 | |
| Astrosession end | 03:25 | -44° |
Track M42 Position Throughout the Night
← Wed, 18 February 2026 →
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Annual Rise, Transit & Set Times
| Date | Rise - Set | Transit | Twighlight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-02-18 | 12:08 - 23:33 | 17:50 | 15:44 - 04:52 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-02-25 | 11:40 - 23:05 | 17:23 | 15:51 - 04:43 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-03-04 | 11:12 - 22:38 | 16:55 | 15:58 - 04:34 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-03-11 | 10:45 - 22:10 | 16:28 | 16:04 - 04:24 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-03-18 | 10:17 - 21:43 | 16:00 | 16:11 - 04:13 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-03-25 | 09:50 - 21:15 | 15:32 | 16:17 - 04:03 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-04-01 | 09:22 - 20:47 | 15:05 | 16:24 - 03:52 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-04-08 | 08:55 - 20:20 | 14:37 | 16:30 - 03:42 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-04-15 | 08:27 - 19:52 | 14:10 | 16:36 - 03:32 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-04-22 | 07:56 - 19:21 | 13:38 | 16:42 - 03:23 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-04-29 | 07:28 - 18:53 | 13:11 | 16:49 - 03:14 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-05-06 | 07:01 - 18:26 | 12:43 | 16:55 - 03:06 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-05-13 | 06:33 - 17:58 | 12:16 | 17:01 - 03:00 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-05-20 | 06:06 - 17:31 | 11:48 | 17:07 - 02:54 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-05-27 | 05:38 - 17:03 | 11:21 | 17:12 - 02:50 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-06-03 | 05:11 - 16:36 | 10:53 | 17:17 - 02:47 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-06-10 | 04:43 - 16:08 | 10:26 | 17:21 - 02:46 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-06-17 | 04:16 - 15:41 | 09:58 | 17:24 - 02:46 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-06-24 | 03:48 - 15:13 | 09:31 | 17:26 - 02:47 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-07-01 | 03:21 - 14:46 | 09:03 | 17:26 - 02:50 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-07-08 | 02:53 - 14:18 | 08:36 | 17:25 - 02:53 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-07-15 | 02:26 - 13:51 | 08:08 | 17:22 - 02:58 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-07-22 | 01:58 - 13:23 | 07:41 | 17:18 - 03:03 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-07-29 | 01:31 - 12:56 | 07:13 | 17:13 - 03:08 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-08-05 | 01:03 - 12:28 | 06:46 | 17:06 - 03:14 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-08-12 | 00:36 - 12:01 | 06:18 | 16:58 - 03:20 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-08-19 | 00:08 - 11:33 | 05:51 | 16:50 - 03:26 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-08-26 | 23:40 - 11:06 | 05:23 | 16:40 - 03:32 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-09-02 | 23:13 - 10:38 | 04:56 | 16:30 - 03:37 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-09-09 | 22:45 - 10:11 | 04:28 | 16:20 - 03:43 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-09-16 | 22:18 - 09:43 | 04:00 | 16:09 - 03:49 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-09-23 | 21:50 - 09:15 | 03:33 | 15:59 - 03:55 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-09-30 | 21:23 - 08:48 | 03:05 | 15:48 - 04:01 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-07 | 20:55 - 08:20 | 02:38 | 15:37 - 04:07 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-14 | 20:28 - 07:53 | 02:10 | 15:27 - 04:13 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-21 | 20:00 - 07:25 | 01:43 | 15:18 - 04:20 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-28 | 19:33 - 06:58 | 01:15 | 15:09 - 04:26 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-04 | 19:05 - 06:30 | 00:48 | 15:02 - 04:34 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-11 | 18:38 - 06:03 | 00:20 | 14:55 - 04:41 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-18 | 18:10 - 05:35 | 23:53 | 14:50 - 04:48 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-25 | 17:43 - 05:08 | 23:25 | 14:46 - 04:55 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-02 | 17:15 - 04:40 | 22:58 | 14:44 - 05:02 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-09 | 16:48 - 04:13 | 22:30 | 14:44 - 05:08 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-16 | 16:20 - 03:45 | 22:03 | 14:45 - 05:14 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-23 | 15:53 - 03:18 | 21:35 | 14:48 - 05:18 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-30 | 15:25 - 02:50 | 21:08 | 14:53 - 05:20 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-06 | 14:58 - 02:23 | 20:40 | 14:58 - 05:21 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-13 | 14:30 - 01:55 | 20:13 | 15:05 - 05:20 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-20 | 14:03 - 01:28 | 19:45 | 15:12 - 05:18 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-27 | 13:35 - 01:00 | 19:18 | 15:20 - 05:14 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-03 | 13:07 - 00:33 | 18:50 | 15:27 - 05:08 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-10 | 12:40 - 00:05 | 18:22 | 15:35 - 05:01 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-17 | 12:12 - 23:38 | 17:55 | 15:42 - 04:54 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||