Annual Table of Rise, Transit & Set Times for M81
Annual Visibility – Graphical Overview
M81 Visibility on March 01
M81 is Not visible tonight
M81 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| M81 is always above the horizon | ||
Moon Rise, 85.8% illuminated  | 13:13 | 24° |
| Sunset | 15:59 | 37° |
| Civil sunset | 16:27 | 40° |
| Astrosession begin | 17:27 | 45° |
| M81 is always above the horizon | ||
| M81 transit | 21:26 | 58° |
| Astrosession end | 03:12 | 36° |
| Moon Set | 03:46 | 33° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:12 | 31° |
| Sunrise | 04:39 | 28° |
Track M81 Position Throughout the Night
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Annual Rise, Transit & Set Times
| Date | Rise - Set | Transit | Twighlight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-02-28 | M81 is always up | 21:30 | 15:54 - 04:39 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-03-07 | M81 is always up | 21:03 | 16:01 - 04:30 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-03-14 | M81 is always up | 20:35 | 16:07 - 04:19 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-03-21 | M81 is always up | 20:08 | 16:14 - 04:09 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-03-28 | M81 is always up | 19:40 | 16:20 - 03:58 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-04-04 | M81 is always up | 19:13 | 16:26 - 03:48 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-04-11 | M81 is always up | 18:45 | 16:32 - 03:38 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-04-18 | M81 is always up | 18:18 | 16:39 - 03:28 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-04-25 | M81 is always up | 17:50 | 16:45 - 03:19 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-05-02 | M81 is always up | 17:23 | 16:51 - 03:11 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-05-09 | M81 is always up | 16:55 | 16:58 - 03:03 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-05-16 | M81 is always up | 16:28 | 17:04 - 02:57 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-05-23 | M81 is always up | 16:00 | 17:09 - 02:52 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-05-30 | M81 is always up | 15:33 | 17:15 - 02:49 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-06-06 | M81 is always up | 15:05 | 17:19 - 02:46 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-06-13 | M81 is always up | 14:37 | 17:23 - 02:45 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-06-20 | M81 is always up | 14:10 | 17:25 - 02:46 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-06-27 | M81 is always up | 13:39 | 17:26 - 02:48 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-07-04 | M81 is always up | 13:11 | 17:26 - 02:51 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-07-11 | M81 is always up | 12:43 | 17:24 - 02:55 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-07-18 | M81 is always up | 12:16 | 17:21 - 03:00 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-07-25 | M81 is always up | 11:48 | 17:16 - 03:05 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-08-01 | M81 is always up | 11:21 | 17:10 - 03:11 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-08-08 | M81 is always up | 10:53 | 17:03 - 03:17 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-08-15 | M81 is always up | 10:26 | 16:55 - 03:22 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-08-22 | M81 is always up | 09:58 | 16:46 - 03:28 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-08-29 | M81 is always up | 09:31 | 16:36 - 03:34 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-09-05 | M81 is always up | 09:03 | 16:26 - 03:40 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-09-12 | M81 is always up | 08:36 | 16:15 - 03:46 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-09-19 | M81 is always up | 08:08 | 16:05 - 03:51 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-09-26 | M81 is always up | 07:41 | 15:54 - 03:57 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-10-03 | M81 is always up | 07:13 | 15:43 - 04:03 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-10-10 | M81 is always up | 06:46 | 15:33 - 04:09 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-10-17 | M81 is always up | 06:18 | 15:23 - 04:16 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-10-24 | M81 is always up | 05:51 | 15:14 - 04:23 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-10-31 | M81 is always up | 05:23 | 15:06 - 04:30 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-11-07 | M81 is always up | 04:56 | 14:59 - 04:37 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-11-14 | M81 is always up | 04:28 | 14:53 - 04:44 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-11-21 | M81 is always up | 04:01 | 14:48 - 04:51 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-11-28 | M81 is always up | 03:33 | 14:45 - 04:58 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-12-05 | M81 is always up | 03:05 | 14:44 - 05:05 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-12-12 | M81 is always up | 02:38 | 14:44 - 05:11 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-12-19 | M81 is always up | 02:10 | 14:46 - 05:15 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-12-26 | M81 is always up | 01:43 | 14:50 - 05:19 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-01-02 | M81 is always up | 01:15 | 14:55 - 05:21 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-01-09 | M81 is always up | 00:48 | 15:01 - 05:21 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-01-16 | M81 is always up | 00:20 | 15:08 - 05:19 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-01-23 | M81 is always up | 23:53 | 15:15 - 05:16 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-01-30 | M81 is always up | 23:25 | 15:23 - 05:11 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-02-06 | M81 is always up | 22:58 | 15:31 - 05:05 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-02-13 | M81 is always up | 22:30 | 15:38 - 04:58 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-02-20 | M81 is always up | 22:03 | 15:46 - 04:50 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-02-27 | M81 is always up | 21:35 | 15:53 - 04:41 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||