When Is Butterfly Cluster (M6) Visible During the Year?
See how Butterfly Cluster (M6) visibility changes through the year from your location. The graph shows its seasonal observing windows, while the table gives rise, transit and set times for selected dates.
Butterfly Cluster (M6) will remain visible until November 19, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See Butterfly Cluster (M6)
Based on the amount of time Butterfly Cluster (M6) is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are June 2027, July 2027, May 2027.
Butterfly Cluster (M6) Visibility Throughout the Year
Butterfly Cluster (M6) visibility on 2026-09-07
M6 Visible from sunset until early morning
Butterfly Cluster (M6) rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Butterfly Cluster (M6) rise | 13:39 | |
| Moonset | 14:56 | 10° |
| Sunset | 17:27 | 20° |
| Butterfly Cluster (M6) transit | 17:43 | 20° |
| Civil sunset | 17:55 | 20° |
| Twilight start | 18:26 | 20° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:58 | 18° |
| Butterfly Cluster (M6) set | 21:47 | |
Moonrise, 21% illuminated  | 23:21 | -15° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:13 | -59° |
Track Butterfly Cluster (M6) Position Throughout the Night
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Butterfly Cluster (M6) Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-09-06 | 13:43 - 21:51 | 17:47 | 17:24 - 04:41 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-09-13 | 13:15 - 21:23 | 17:19 | 17:14 - 04:46 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-09-20 | 12:48 - 20:56 | 16:52 | 17:03 - 04:52 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-09-27 | 12:20 - 20:28 | 16:24 | 16:52 - 04:58 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-10-04 | 11:53 - 20:01 | 15:57 | 16:42 - 05:04 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-10-11 | 11:25 - 19:33 | 15:29 | 16:32 - 05:10 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-10-18 | 10:58 - 19:06 | 15:02 | 16:22 - 05:17 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-10-25 | 10:26 - 18:34 | 14:30 | 16:13 - 05:24 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-11-01 | 09:59 - 18:07 | 14:03 | 16:05 - 05:31 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-11-08 | 09:31 - 17:39 | 13:35 | 15:58 - 05:38 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-11-15 | 09:04 - 17:12 | 13:08 | 15:52 - 05:45 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-11-22 | 08:36 - 16:44 | 12:40 | 15:48 - 05:52 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-11-29 | 08:08 - 16:17 | 12:13 | 15:45 - 05:59 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-12-06 | 07:41 - 15:49 | 11:45 | 15:44 - 06:06 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-12-13 | 07:13 - 15:22 | 11:18 | 15:44 - 06:12 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-12-20 | 06:46 - 14:54 | 10:50 | 15:47 - 06:16 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-12-27 | 06:18 - 14:27 | 10:23 | 15:51 - 06:19 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-01-03 | 05:51 - 13:59 | 09:55 | 15:56 - 06:21 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-01-10 | 05:23 - 13:32 | 09:27 | 16:02 - 06:21 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-01-17 | 04:56 - 13:04 | 09:00 | 16:09 - 06:19 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-01-24 | 04:28 - 12:37 | 08:32 | 16:16 - 06:16 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-01-31 | 04:01 - 12:09 | 08:05 | 16:24 - 06:11 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-02-07 | 03:33 - 11:42 | 07:37 | 16:32 - 06:05 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-02-14 | 03:06 - 11:14 | 07:10 | 16:39 - 05:57 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-02-21 | 02:38 - 10:46 | 06:42 | 16:47 - 05:49 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-02-28 | 02:11 - 10:19 | 06:15 | 16:54 - 05:40 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-03-07 | 01:43 - 09:51 | 05:47 | 17:00 - 05:30 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-03-14 | 01:16 - 09:24 | 05:20 | 17:07 - 05:20 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-03-21 | 00:48 - 08:56 | 04:52 | 17:14 - 05:09 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-03-28 | 00:21 - 08:29 | 04:25 | 17:20 - 04:59 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-04-04 | 23:53 - 08:01 | 03:57 | 17:26 - 04:48 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-04-11 | 23:26 - 07:34 | 03:30 | 17:32 - 04:38 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-04-18 | 22:58 - 07:06 | 03:02 | 17:39 - 04:29 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-04-25 | 22:30 - 06:39 | 02:35 | 17:45 - 04:19 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-05-02 | 22:03 - 06:11 | 02:07 | 17:51 - 04:11 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-05-09 | 21:35 - 05:44 | 01:40 | 17:57 - 04:04 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-05-16 | 21:08 - 05:16 | 01:12 | 18:03 - 03:57 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-05-23 | 20:40 - 04:49 | 00:45 | 18:09 - 03:52 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-05-30 | 20:13 - 04:21 | 00:17 | 18:14 - 03:49 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-06-06 | 19:45 - 03:54 | 23:49 | 18:19 - 03:46 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-06-13 | 19:18 - 03:26 | 23:22 | 18:22 - 03:45 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-06-20 | 18:50 - 02:59 | 22:54 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-06-27 | 18:23 - 02:31 | 22:27 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-07-04 | 17:55 - 02:04 | 21:59 | 18:26 - 03:51 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-07-11 | 17:28 - 01:36 | 21:32 | 18:24 - 03:55 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-07-18 | 17:00 - 01:09 | 21:04 | 18:21 - 04:00 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-07-25 | 16:33 - 00:41 | 20:37 | 18:16 - 04:05 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-08-01 | 16:05 - 00:13 | 20:09 | 18:10 - 04:11 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-08-08 | 15:38 - 23:46 | 19:42 | 18:03 - 04:16 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-08-15 | 15:10 - 23:18 | 19:14 | 17:55 - 04:22 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-08-22 | 14:43 - 22:51 | 18:47 | 17:46 - 04:28 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-08-29 | 14:15 - 22:23 | 18:19 | 17:37 - 04:34 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-09-05 | 13:48 - 21:56 | 17:52 | 17:26 - 04:40 | RA: 17h 40m 20s", Dec: -32° 15' 15s @ Scorpius | |||||