When Is M86 Visible During the Year?
See how M86 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.
M86 will become visible again around November 3 after moving far enough from the Sun.
Best Months to See M86
Based on the amount of time M86 is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are March 2027, February 2027, April 2027.
M86 Visibility Throughout the Year
M86 visibility on 2026-10-22
M86 Visible from early morning until sunrise
M86 rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| M86 transit | 09:33 | 66° |
Moonrise, 71.9% illuminated  | 14:01 | 26° |
| M86 set | 16:12 | |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 17:49 | -18° |
| Moonset | 01:36 | -14° |
| M86 rise | 02:49 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:55 | 13° |
| Twilight end (−12°) | 04:25 | 19° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:56 | 25° |
| Sunrise | 05:24 | 30° |
Track M86 position throughout the night
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M86 Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-10-22 | 02:49 - 16:08 | 09:29 | 16:17 - 05:21 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-10-29 | 02:22 - 15:41 | 09:01 | 16:08 - 05:27 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-11-05 | 01:54 - 15:13 | 08:34 | 16:01 - 05:35 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-11-12 | 01:27 - 14:45 | 08:06 | 15:54 - 05:42 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-11-19 | 00:59 - 14:18 | 07:39 | 15:49 - 05:49 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-11-26 | 00:32 - 13:50 | 07:11 | 15:46 - 05:56 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-12-03 | 00:04 - 13:23 | 06:44 | 15:44 - 06:03 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-12-10 | 23:37 - 12:55 | 06:16 | 15:44 - 06:09 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-12-17 | 23:09 - 12:28 | 05:49 | 15:46 - 06:14 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-12-24 | 22:42 - 12:00 | 05:21 | 15:49 - 06:18 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-12-31 | 22:14 - 11:33 | 04:53 | 15:53 - 06:20 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-01-07 | 21:47 - 11:05 | 04:26 | 15:59 - 06:21 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-01-14 | 21:19 - 10:38 | 03:58 | 16:06 - 06:20 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-01-21 | 20:52 - 10:10 | 03:31 | 16:13 - 06:17 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-01-28 | 20:24 - 09:43 | 03:03 | 16:21 - 06:13 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-02-04 | 19:57 - 09:15 | 02:36 | 16:28 - 06:07 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-02-11 | 19:29 - 08:48 | 02:08 | 16:36 - 06:00 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-02-18 | 19:02 - 08:20 | 01:41 | 16:43 - 05:52 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-02-25 | 18:34 - 07:53 | 01:13 | 16:51 - 05:44 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-03-04 | 18:06 - 07:25 | 00:46 | 16:58 - 05:34 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-03-11 | 17:39 - 06:58 | 00:18 | 17:04 - 05:24 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-03-18 | 17:11 - 06:30 | 23:51 | 17:11 - 05:14 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-03-25 | 16:44 - 06:03 | 23:23 | 17:17 - 05:03 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-04-01 | 16:16 - 05:35 | 22:56 | 17:23 - 04:53 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-04-08 | 15:49 - 05:08 | 22:28 | 17:30 - 04:43 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-04-15 | 15:21 - 04:40 | 22:01 | 17:36 - 04:33 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-04-22 | 14:54 - 04:12 | 21:33 | 17:42 - 04:23 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-04-29 | 14:26 - 03:45 | 21:06 | 17:48 - 04:15 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-05-06 | 13:59 - 03:17 | 20:38 | 17:55 - 04:07 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-05-13 | 13:31 - 02:50 | 20:11 | 18:01 - 04:00 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-05-20 | 13:04 - 02:22 | 19:43 | 18:07 - 03:54 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-05-27 | 12:36 - 01:55 | 19:16 | 18:12 - 03:50 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-06-03 | 12:09 - 01:27 | 18:48 | 18:17 - 03:47 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-06-10 | 11:41 - 01:00 | 18:20 | 18:21 - 03:46 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-06-17 | 11:14 - 00:32 | 17:53 | 18:24 - 03:46 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-06-24 | 10:46 - 00:05 | 17:25 | 18:26 - 03:47 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-07-01 | 10:19 - 23:37 | 16:58 | 18:26 - 03:49 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-07-08 | 09:51 - 23:10 | 16:30 | 18:25 - 03:53 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-07-15 | 09:24 - 22:42 | 16:03 | 18:22 - 03:58 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-07-22 | 08:56 - 22:15 | 15:35 | 18:18 - 04:03 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-07-29 | 08:28 - 21:47 | 15:08 | 18:13 - 04:08 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-05 | 07:57 - 21:16 | 14:36 | 18:06 - 04:14 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-12 | 07:30 - 20:48 | 14:09 | 17:59 - 04:20 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-19 | 07:02 - 20:21 | 13:41 | 17:50 - 04:26 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-26 | 06:34 - 19:53 | 13:14 | 17:41 - 04:31 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-02 | 06:07 - 19:26 | 12:46 | 17:31 - 04:37 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-09 | 05:39 - 18:58 | 12:19 | 17:20 - 04:43 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-16 | 05:12 - 18:31 | 11:51 | 17:10 - 04:49 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-23 | 04:44 - 18:03 | 11:24 | 16:59 - 04:54 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-30 | 04:17 - 17:36 | 10:56 | 16:48 - 05:00 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-10-07 | 03:49 - 17:08 | 10:29 | 16:38 - 05:06 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-10-14 | 03:22 - 16:40 | 10:01 | 16:28 - 05:13 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-10-21 | 02:54 - 16:13 | 09:34 | 16:18 - 05:19 | RA: 12h 26m 11s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Virgo | |||||