When Is Ptolemy's Cluster (M7) Visible During the Year?
See how Ptolemy's Cluster (M7) 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.
Ptolemy's Cluster (M7) 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 Ptolemy's Cluster (M7)
Based on the amount of time Ptolemy's Cluster (M7) is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are June 2027, July 2027, May 2027.
Ptolemy's Cluster (M7) Visibility Throughout the Year
Ptolemy's Cluster (M7) visibility on 2026-09-07
M7 Visible from sunset until early morning
Ptolemy's Cluster (M7) rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Ptolemy's Cluster (M7) rise | 14:05 | |
| Moonset | 14:56 | 7° |
| Sunset | 17:27 | 18° |
| Civil sunset | 17:55 | 18° |
| Ptolemy's Cluster (M7) transit | 17:56 | 18° |
| Twilight start | 18:26 | 18° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:58 | 16° |
| Ptolemy's Cluster (M7) set | 21:48 | |
Moonrise, 21% illuminated  | 23:21 | -14° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:13 | -57° |
Track Ptolemy's Cluster (M7) Position Throughout the Night
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Ptolemy's Cluster (M7) Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-09-07 | 14:05 - 21:48 | 17:56 | 17:23 - 04:41 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-09-14 | 13:38 - 21:20 | 17:29 | 17:12 - 04:47 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-09-21 | 13:10 - 20:53 | 17:01 | 17:02 - 04:53 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-09-28 | 12:43 - 20:25 | 16:34 | 16:51 - 04:59 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-10-05 | 12:15 - 19:58 | 16:06 | 16:40 - 05:05 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-10-12 | 11:47 - 19:30 | 15:39 | 16:30 - 05:11 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-10-19 | 11:20 - 19:02 | 15:11 | 16:21 - 05:18 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-10-26 | 10:49 - 18:31 | 14:40 | 16:12 - 05:24 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-11-02 | 10:21 - 18:03 | 14:12 | 16:04 - 05:32 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-11-09 | 09:53 - 17:36 | 13:45 | 15:57 - 05:39 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-11-16 | 09:26 - 17:08 | 13:17 | 15:51 - 05:46 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-11-23 | 08:58 - 16:41 | 12:50 | 15:47 - 05:53 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-11-30 | 08:31 - 16:13 | 12:22 | 15:45 - 06:00 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-12-07 | 08:03 - 15:46 | 11:55 | 15:44 - 06:07 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-12-14 | 07:36 - 15:18 | 11:27 | 15:45 - 06:12 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-12-21 | 07:08 - 14:51 | 11:00 | 15:47 - 06:17 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-12-28 | 06:41 - 14:23 | 10:32 | 15:51 - 06:19 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-01-04 | 06:13 - 13:56 | 10:05 | 15:56 - 06:21 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-01-11 | 05:46 - 13:28 | 09:37 | 16:03 - 06:20 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-01-18 | 05:18 - 13:01 | 09:09 | 16:10 - 06:19 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-01-25 | 04:51 - 12:33 | 08:42 | 16:17 - 06:15 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-02-01 | 04:23 - 12:06 | 08:14 | 16:25 - 06:10 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-02-08 | 03:56 - 11:38 | 07:47 | 16:33 - 06:04 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-02-15 | 03:28 - 11:11 | 07:19 | 16:40 - 05:56 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-02-22 | 03:01 - 10:43 | 06:52 | 16:48 - 05:48 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-03-01 | 02:33 - 10:16 | 06:24 | 16:55 - 05:38 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-03-08 | 02:06 - 09:48 | 05:57 | 17:01 - 05:28 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-03-15 | 01:38 - 09:21 | 05:29 | 17:08 - 05:18 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-03-22 | 01:11 - 08:53 | 05:02 | 17:14 - 05:08 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-03-29 | 00:43 - 08:26 | 04:34 | 17:21 - 04:57 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-04-05 | 00:15 - 07:58 | 04:07 | 17:27 - 04:47 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-04-12 | 23:48 - 07:30 | 03:39 | 17:33 - 04:37 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-04-19 | 23:20 - 07:03 | 03:12 | 17:39 - 04:27 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-04-26 | 22:53 - 06:35 | 02:44 | 17:46 - 04:18 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-05-03 | 22:25 - 06:08 | 02:17 | 17:52 - 04:10 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-05-10 | 21:58 - 05:40 | 01:49 | 17:58 - 04:03 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-05-17 | 21:30 - 05:13 | 01:22 | 18:04 - 03:57 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-05-24 | 21:03 - 04:45 | 00:54 | 18:10 - 03:52 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-05-31 | 20:35 - 04:18 | 00:27 | 18:15 - 03:48 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-06-07 | 20:08 - 03:50 | 23:59 | 18:19 - 03:46 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-06-14 | 19:40 - 03:23 | 23:32 | 18:23 - 03:45 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-06-21 | 19:13 - 02:55 | 23:04 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-06-28 | 18:45 - 02:28 | 22:36 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-07-05 | 18:18 - 02:00 | 22:09 | 18:26 - 03:51 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-07-12 | 17:50 - 01:33 | 21:41 | 18:24 - 03:56 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-07-19 | 17:23 - 01:05 | 21:14 | 18:20 - 04:00 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-07-26 | 16:55 - 00:38 | 20:46 | 18:15 - 04:06 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-08-02 | 16:28 - 00:10 | 20:19 | 18:09 - 04:11 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-08-09 | 16:00 - 23:43 | 19:51 | 18:02 - 04:17 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-08-16 | 15:33 - 23:15 | 19:24 | 17:54 - 04:23 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-08-23 | 15:05 - 22:48 | 18:56 | 17:45 - 04:29 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-08-30 | 14:38 - 22:20 | 18:29 | 17:35 - 04:35 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-09-06 | 14:10 - 21:52 | 18:01 | 17:25 - 04:40 | RA: 17h 53m 51s", Dec: -34° 47' 34s @ Scorpius | |||||