Annual Table of Rise, Transit & Set Times for M81
Annual Visibility – Graphical Overview
M81 Visibility on May 07
M81 is Not visible tonight
M81 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| M81 is always above the horizon | ||
| Sunset | 18:00 | 58° |
| M81 transit | 18:03 | 58° |
| Civil sunset | 18:30 | 58° |
| Twighlight start | 19:05 | 57° |
| Astrosession begin | 19:42 | 56° |
| M81 is always above the horizon | ||
Moon Rise, 76.7% illuminated  | 22:55 | 40° |
| Astrosession end | 02:25 | 24° |
| Twighlight end | 03:02 | 21° |
| Civil sunrise | 03:37 | 20° |
| Sunrise | 04:07 | 18° |
| Moon Set | 08:24 | 20° |
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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| 2026-05-06 | M81 is always up | 18:07 | 17:55 - 04:06 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-05-13 | M81 is always up | 17:39 | 18:01 - 04:00 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-05-20 | M81 is always up | 17:12 | 18:07 - 03:54 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-05-27 | M81 is always up | 16:44 | 18:12 - 03:50 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-06-03 | M81 is always up | 16:17 | 18:17 - 03:47 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-06-10 | M81 is always up | 15:49 | 18:21 - 03:46 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-06-17 | M81 is always up | 15:22 | 18:24 - 03:46 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-06-24 | M81 is always up | 14:50 | 18:26 - 03:47 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-07-01 | M81 is always up | 14:23 | 18:26 - 03:50 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-07-08 | M81 is always up | 13:55 | 18:25 - 03:53 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-07-15 | M81 is always up | 13:28 | 18:22 - 03:58 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-07-22 | M81 is always up | 13:00 | 18:18 - 04:03 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-07-29 | M81 is always up | 12:33 | 18:13 - 04:08 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-08-05 | M81 is always up | 12:05 | 18:06 - 04:14 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-08-12 | M81 is always up | 11:38 | 17:58 - 04:20 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-08-19 | M81 is always up | 11:10 | 17:50 - 04:26 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-08-26 | M81 is always up | 10:43 | 17:40 - 04:32 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-09-02 | M81 is always up | 10:15 | 17:30 - 04:37 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-09-09 | M81 is always up | 09:48 | 17:20 - 04:43 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-09-16 | M81 is always up | 09:20 | 17:09 - 04:49 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-09-23 | M81 is always up | 08:53 | 16:59 - 04:55 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-09-30 | M81 is always up | 08:25 | 16:48 - 05:01 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-10-07 | M81 is always up | 07:57 | 16:37 - 05:07 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-10-14 | M81 is always up | 07:30 | 16:27 - 05:13 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-10-21 | M81 is always up | 07:02 | 16:18 - 05:20 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-10-28 | M81 is always up | 06:35 | 16:09 - 05:26 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-11-04 | M81 is always up | 06:07 | 16:02 - 05:34 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-11-11 | M81 is always up | 05:40 | 15:55 - 05:41 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-11-18 | M81 is always up | 05:12 | 15:50 - 05:48 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-11-25 | M81 is always up | 04:45 | 15:46 - 05:55 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-12-02 | M81 is always up | 04:17 | 15:44 - 06:02 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-12-09 | M81 is always up | 03:50 | 15:44 - 06:08 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-12-16 | M81 is always up | 03:22 | 15:45 - 06:14 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-12-23 | M81 is always up | 02:55 | 15:48 - 06:18 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-12-30 | M81 is always up | 02:27 | 15:53 - 06:20 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-01-06 | M81 is always up | 02:00 | 15:58 - 06:21 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-01-13 | M81 is always up | 01:32 | 16:05 - 06:20 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-01-20 | M81 is always up | 01:05 | 16:12 - 06:18 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-01-27 | M81 is always up | 00:37 | 16:20 - 06:14 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-02-03 | M81 is always up | 00:10 | 16:27 - 06:08 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-02-10 | M81 is always up | 23:42 | 16:35 - 06:01 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-02-17 | M81 is always up | 23:15 | 16:42 - 05:54 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-02-24 | M81 is always up | 22:47 | 16:50 - 05:45 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-03-03 | M81 is always up | 22:19 | 16:57 - 05:36 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-03-10 | M81 is always up | 21:52 | 17:03 - 05:26 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-03-17 | M81 is always up | 21:24 | 17:10 - 05:15 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-03-24 | M81 is always up | 20:57 | 17:16 - 05:05 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-03-31 | M81 is always up | 20:29 | 17:22 - 04:54 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-04-07 | M81 is always up | 20:02 | 17:29 - 04:44 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-04-14 | M81 is always up | 19:34 | 17:35 - 04:34 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-04-21 | M81 is always up | 19:07 | 17:41 - 04:25 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-04-28 | M81 is always up | 18:39 | 17:48 - 04:16 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-05-05 | M81 is always up | 18:12 | 17:54 - 04:08 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||