Annual Table of Rise, Transit & Set Times for M81
Annual Visibility – Graphical Overview
M81 Visibility on April 16
M81 is Not visible tonight
M81 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| M81 is always above the horizon | ||
Moon Rise, 8.2% illuminated  | 03:22 | 26° |
| Moon Set | 16:05 | 48° |
| Sunset | 17:41 | 55° |
| Civil sunset | 18:10 | 57° |
| Twighlight start | 18:42 | 58° |
| Astrosession begin | 19:15 | 58° |
| M81 is always above the horizon | ||
| M81 transit | 19:26 | 58° |
| Astrosession end | 02:58 | 27° |
| Twighlight end | 03:32 | 25° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:04 | 23° |
| Sunrise | 04:32 | 21° |
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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| 2026-04-16 | M81 is always up | 19:26 | 17:37 - 04:31 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-04-23 | M81 is always up | 18:58 | 17:43 - 04:22 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-04-30 | M81 is always up | 18:30 | 17:50 - 04:13 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-05-07 | M81 is always up | 18:03 | 17:56 - 04:05 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-05-14 | M81 is always up | 17:35 | 18:02 - 03:59 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-05-21 | M81 is always up | 17:08 | 18:08 - 03:53 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-05-28 | M81 is always up | 16:40 | 18:13 - 03:49 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-06-04 | M81 is always up | 16:13 | 18:18 - 03:47 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-06-11 | M81 is always up | 15:45 | 18:22 - 03:46 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-06-18 | M81 is always up | 15:18 | 18:24 - 03:46 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-06-25 | M81 is always up | 14:46 | 18:26 - 03:47 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-07-02 | M81 is always up | 14:19 | 18:26 - 03:50 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-07-09 | M81 is always up | 13:51 | 18:25 - 03:54 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-07-16 | M81 is always up | 13:24 | 18:22 - 03:58 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-07-23 | M81 is always up | 12:56 | 18:18 - 04:04 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-07-30 | M81 is always up | 12:29 | 18:12 - 04:09 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-08-06 | M81 is always up | 12:01 | 18:05 - 04:15 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-08-13 | M81 is always up | 11:34 | 17:57 - 04:21 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-08-20 | M81 is always up | 11:06 | 17:48 - 04:27 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-08-27 | M81 is always up | 10:39 | 17:39 - 04:32 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-09-03 | M81 is always up | 10:11 | 17:29 - 04:38 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-09-10 | M81 is always up | 09:44 | 17:18 - 04:44 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-09-17 | M81 is always up | 09:16 | 17:08 - 04:50 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-09-24 | M81 is always up | 08:49 | 16:59 - 04:53 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-10-01 | M81 is always up | 08:21 | 16:46 - 05:01 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-10-08 | M81 is always up | 07:54 | 16:36 - 05:08 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-10-15 | M81 is always up | 07:26 | 16:26 - 05:14 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-10-22 | M81 is always up | 06:58 | 16:17 - 05:21 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-10-29 | M81 is always up | 06:31 | 16:08 - 05:27 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-11-05 | M81 is always up | 06:03 | 16:01 - 05:35 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-11-12 | M81 is always up | 05:36 | 15:54 - 05:42 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-11-19 | M81 is always up | 05:08 | 15:49 - 05:49 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-11-26 | M81 is always up | 04:41 | 15:46 - 05:56 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-12-03 | M81 is always up | 04:13 | 15:44 - 06:03 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-12-10 | M81 is always up | 03:46 | 15:44 - 06:09 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-12-17 | M81 is always up | 03:18 | 15:46 - 06:14 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-12-24 | M81 is always up | 02:51 | 15:49 - 06:18 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2026-12-31 | M81 is always up | 02:23 | 15:53 - 06:20 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-01-07 | M81 is always up | 01:56 | 15:59 - 06:21 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-01-14 | M81 is always up | 01:28 | 16:06 - 06:20 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-01-21 | M81 is always up | 01:01 | 16:13 - 06:17 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-01-28 | M81 is always up | 00:33 | 16:21 - 06:13 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-02-04 | M81 is always up | 00:06 | 16:28 - 06:07 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-02-11 | M81 is always up | 23:38 | 16:36 - 06:00 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-02-18 | M81 is always up | 23:11 | 16:43 - 05:52 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-02-25 | M81 is always up | 22:43 | 16:51 - 05:44 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-03-04 | M81 is always up | 22:16 | 16:58 - 05:34 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-03-11 | M81 is always up | 21:48 | 17:04 - 05:24 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-03-18 | M81 is always up | 21:21 | 17:11 - 05:14 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-03-25 | M81 is always up | 20:53 | 17:17 - 05:03 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-04-01 | M81 is always up | 20:25 | 17:23 - 04:53 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-04-08 | M81 is always up | 19:58 | 17:30 - 04:43 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||
| 2027-04-15 | M81 is always up | 19:30 | 17:36 - 04:33 | RA: 09h 55m 33s", Dec: 69° 03' 55s @ Ursa Major | |||||