Annual Table of Rise, Transit & Set Times for M42
Annual Visibility – Graphical Overview
M42 Visibility on May 24
M42 rises at sunrise
M42 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moon Rise, 45.1% illuminated  | 11:11 | 43° |
| M42 transit | 12:37 | 47° |
| Sunset | 18:15 | 1° |
| M42 set | 18:19 | |
| Astrosession begin | 20:04 | -21° |
| Moon Set | 00:17 | -58° |
| Astrosession end | 02:04 | -52° |
| M42 rise | 06:50 |
Track M42 Position Throughout the Night
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Annual Rise, Transit & Set Times
| Date | Rise - Set | Transit | Twighlight | Coordinates | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | 06:54 - 18:19 | 12:37 | 18:09 - 03:52 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-05-30 | 06:26 - 17:52 | 12:09 | 18:15 - 03:49 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-06-06 | 05:59 - 17:24 | 11:42 | 18:19 - 03:46 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-06-13 | 05:31 - 16:57 | 11:14 | 18:23 - 03:45 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-06-20 | 05:04 - 16:29 | 10:46 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-06-27 | 04:36 - 16:01 | 10:19 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-07-04 | 04:09 - 15:34 | 09:51 | 18:26 - 03:51 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-07-11 | 03:41 - 15:06 | 09:24 | 18:24 - 03:55 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-07-18 | 03:14 - 14:39 | 08:56 | 18:21 - 04:00 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-07-25 | 02:46 - 14:11 | 08:29 | 18:16 - 04:05 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-08-01 | 02:19 - 13:44 | 08:01 | 18:10 - 04:11 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-08-08 | 01:51 - 13:16 | 07:34 | 18:03 - 04:17 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-08-15 | 01:24 - 12:49 | 07:06 | 17:55 - 04:22 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-08-22 | 00:56 - 12:21 | 06:39 | 17:46 - 04:28 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-08-29 | 00:29 - 11:54 | 06:11 | 17:36 - 04:34 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-09-05 | 00:01 - 11:26 | 05:44 | 17:26 - 04:40 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-09-12 | 23:34 - 10:59 | 05:16 | 17:15 - 04:46 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-09-19 | 23:06 - 10:31 | 04:49 | 17:05 - 04:51 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-09-26 | 22:39 - 10:04 | 04:21 | 16:54 - 04:57 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-03 | 22:11 - 09:36 | 03:54 | 16:43 - 05:03 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-10 | 21:44 - 09:09 | 03:26 | 16:33 - 05:09 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-17 | 21:16 - 08:41 | 02:59 | 16:23 - 05:16 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-24 | 20:49 - 08:14 | 02:31 | 16:14 - 05:23 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-31 | 20:21 - 07:46 | 02:04 | 16:06 - 05:30 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-07 | 19:53 - 07:19 | 01:36 | 15:59 - 05:37 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-14 | 19:26 - 06:51 | 01:08 | 15:53 - 05:44 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-21 | 18:58 - 06:24 | 00:41 | 15:48 - 05:51 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-28 | 18:31 - 05:56 | 00:13 | 15:45 - 05:58 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-05 | 18:03 - 05:28 | 23:46 | 15:44 - 06:05 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-12 | 17:36 - 05:01 | 23:18 | 15:44 - 06:11 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-19 | 17:08 - 04:33 | 22:51 | 15:46 - 06:15 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-26 | 16:41 - 04:06 | 22:23 | 15:50 - 06:19 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-02 | 16:13 - 03:38 | 21:56 | 15:55 - 06:21 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-09 | 15:46 - 03:11 | 21:28 | 16:01 - 06:21 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-16 | 15:18 - 02:43 | 21:01 | 16:08 - 06:19 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-23 | 14:51 - 02:16 | 20:33 | 16:15 - 06:16 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-30 | 14:23 - 01:48 | 20:06 | 16:23 - 06:11 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-06 | 13:56 - 01:21 | 19:38 | 16:31 - 06:05 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-13 | 13:28 - 00:53 | 19:11 | 16:38 - 05:58 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-20 | 13:01 - 00:26 | 18:43 | 16:46 - 05:50 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-27 | 12:33 - 23:58 | 18:16 | 16:53 - 05:41 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-03-06 | 12:06 - 23:31 | 17:48 | 17:00 - 05:31 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-03-13 | 11:38 - 23:03 | 17:21 | 17:06 - 05:21 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-03-20 | 11:11 - 22:36 | 16:53 | 17:13 - 05:11 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-03-27 | 10:43 - 22:08 | 16:26 | 17:19 - 05:00 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-04-03 | 10:15 - 21:41 | 15:58 | 17:25 - 04:50 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-04-10 | 09:48 - 21:13 | 15:31 | 17:31 - 04:40 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-04-17 | 09:20 - 20:46 | 15:03 | 17:38 - 04:30 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-04-24 | 08:49 - 20:14 | 14:32 | 17:44 - 04:21 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-05-01 | 08:21 - 19:47 | 14:04 | 17:50 - 04:12 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-05-08 | 07:54 - 19:19 | 13:36 | 17:56 - 04:05 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-05-15 | 07:26 - 18:52 | 13:09 | 18:03 - 03:58 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-05-22 | 06:59 - 18:24 | 12:41 | 18:08 - 03:53 | RA: 05h 35m 16s", Dec: -5° 23' 22s @ Orion | |||||