Annual Table of Rise, Transit & Set Times for M42
Annual Visibility – Graphical Overview
M42 Visibility on May 01
M42 is visible from sunset through most of the night
M42 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| M42 transit | 14:07 | 47° |
Moon Rise, 99.4% illuminated  | 17:24 | 27° |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 22° |
| Civil sunset | 18:24 | 16° |
| Twighlight start | 18:58 | 10° |
| Astrosession begin | 19:34 | 3° |
| M42 set | 19:50 | |
| Astrosession end | 02:34 | -57° |
| Moon Set | 03:50 | -50° |
| M42 rise | 08:21 |
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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| 2026-04-30 | 08:24 - 19:50 | 14:07 | 17:50 - 04:13 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-05-07 | 07:57 - 19:22 | 13:39 | 17:56 - 04:05 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-05-14 | 07:29 - 18:54 | 13:12 | 18:02 - 03:59 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-05-21 | 07:02 - 18:27 | 12:44 | 18:08 - 03:53 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-05-28 | 06:34 - 17:59 | 12:17 | 18:13 - 03:49 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-06-04 | 06:07 - 17:32 | 11:49 | 18:18 - 03:47 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-06-11 | 05:39 - 17:04 | 11:22 | 18:22 - 03:46 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-06-18 | 05:12 - 16:37 | 10:54 | 18:24 - 03:46 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-06-25 | 04:44 - 16:09 | 10:27 | 18:26 - 03:47 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-07-02 | 04:17 - 15:42 | 09:59 | 18:26 - 03:50 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-07-09 | 03:49 - 15:14 | 09:32 | 18:25 - 03:54 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-07-16 | 03:22 - 14:47 | 09:04 | 18:22 - 03:58 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-07-23 | 02:54 - 14:19 | 08:37 | 18:18 - 04:04 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-07-30 | 02:27 - 13:52 | 08:09 | 18:12 - 04:09 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-08-06 | 01:59 - 13:24 | 07:42 | 18:05 - 04:15 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-08-13 | 01:32 - 12:57 | 07:14 | 17:57 - 04:21 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-08-20 | 01:04 - 12:29 | 06:47 | 17:48 - 04:27 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-08-27 | 00:37 - 12:02 | 06:19 | 17:39 - 04:32 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-09-03 | 00:09 - 11:34 | 05:52 | 17:29 - 04:38 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-09-10 | 23:42 - 11:07 | 05:24 | 17:18 - 04:44 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-09-17 | 23:14 - 10:39 | 04:57 | 17:08 - 04:50 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-09-24 | 22:46 - 10:12 | 04:29 | 16:59 - 04:53 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-01 | 22:19 - 09:44 | 04:01 | 16:46 - 05:01 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-08 | 21:51 - 09:17 | 03:34 | 16:36 - 05:08 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-15 | 21:24 - 08:49 | 03:06 | 16:26 - 05:14 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-22 | 20:56 - 08:21 | 02:39 | 16:17 - 05:21 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-29 | 20:29 - 07:54 | 02:11 | 16:08 - 05:27 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-05 | 20:01 - 07:26 | 01:44 | 16:01 - 05:35 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-12 | 19:34 - 06:59 | 01:16 | 15:54 - 05:42 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-19 | 19:06 - 06:31 | 00:49 | 15:49 - 05:49 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-26 | 18:39 - 06:04 | 00:21 | 15:46 - 05:56 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-03 | 18:11 - 05:36 | 23:54 | 15:44 - 06:03 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-10 | 17:44 - 05:09 | 23:26 | 15:44 - 06:09 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-17 | 17:16 - 04:41 | 22:59 | 15:46 - 06:14 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-24 | 16:49 - 04:14 | 22:31 | 15:49 - 06:18 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-31 | 16:21 - 03:46 | 22:04 | 15:53 - 06:20 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-07 | 15:54 - 03:19 | 21:36 | 15:59 - 06:21 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-14 | 15:26 - 02:51 | 21:09 | 16:06 - 06:20 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-21 | 14:59 - 02:24 | 20:41 | 16:13 - 06:17 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-28 | 14:31 - 01:56 | 20:14 | 16:21 - 06:13 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-04 | 14:04 - 01:29 | 19:46 | 16:28 - 06:07 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-11 | 13:36 - 01:01 | 19:19 | 16:36 - 06:00 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-18 | 13:08 - 00:34 | 18:51 | 16:43 - 05:52 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-25 | 12:41 - 00:06 | 18:24 | 16:51 - 05:44 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-03-04 | 12:13 - 23:39 | 17:56 | 16:58 - 05:34 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-03-11 | 11:46 - 23:11 | 17:28 | 17:04 - 05:24 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-03-18 | 11:18 - 22:43 | 17:01 | 17:11 - 05:14 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-03-25 | 10:51 - 22:16 | 16:33 | 17:17 - 05:03 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-04-01 | 10:23 - 21:48 | 16:06 | 17:23 - 04:53 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-04-08 | 09:56 - 21:21 | 15:38 | 17:30 - 04:43 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-04-15 | 09:28 - 20:53 | 15:11 | 17:36 - 04:33 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-04-22 | 08:57 - 20:22 | 14:39 | 17:42 - 04:23 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-04-29 | 08:29 - 19:54 | 14:12 | 17:48 - 04:15 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||