When Is M96 Visible During the Year?
See how M96 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.
M96 will become visible again around October 14 after moving far enough from the Sun.
Best Months to See M96
Based on the amount of time M96 is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are February 2027, March 2027, January 2027.
M96 Visibility Throughout the Year
M96 visibility on 2026-09-07
M96 Rises at sunrise
M96 rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| M96 transit | 10:50 | 64° |
| Moonset | 14:56 | 30° |
| M96 set | 17:26 | |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:58 | -17° |
Moonrise, 21% illuminated  | 23:21 | -40° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:13 | -11° |
| M96 rise | 04:11 | |
| Civil sunrise | 04:17 | 1° |
| Sunrise | 04:44 | 6° |
Track M96 Position Throughout the Night
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M96 Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-09-07 | 04:11 - 17:22 | 10:46 | 17:23 - 04:41 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-09-14 | 03:43 - 16:55 | 10:19 | 17:12 - 04:47 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-09-21 | 03:16 - 16:27 | 09:51 | 17:02 - 04:53 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-09-28 | 02:48 - 16:00 | 09:24 | 16:51 - 04:59 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-10-05 | 02:21 - 15:32 | 08:56 | 16:40 - 05:05 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-10-12 | 01:53 - 15:05 | 08:29 | 16:30 - 05:11 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-10-19 | 01:26 - 14:37 | 08:01 | 16:21 - 05:18 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-10-26 | 00:58 - 14:10 | 07:34 | 16:12 - 05:24 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-02 | 00:31 - 13:42 | 07:06 | 16:04 - 05:32 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-09 | 00:03 - 13:14 | 06:39 | 15:57 - 05:39 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-16 | 23:36 - 12:47 | 06:11 | 15:51 - 05:46 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-23 | 23:08 - 12:19 | 05:44 | 15:47 - 05:53 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-30 | 22:41 - 11:52 | 05:16 | 15:45 - 06:00 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-07 | 22:13 - 11:24 | 04:49 | 15:44 - 06:07 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-14 | 21:45 - 10:57 | 04:21 | 15:45 - 06:12 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-21 | 21:18 - 10:29 | 03:54 | 15:47 - 06:17 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-28 | 20:50 - 10:02 | 03:26 | 15:51 - 06:19 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-04 | 20:23 - 09:34 | 02:59 | 15:56 - 06:21 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-11 | 19:55 - 09:07 | 02:31 | 16:03 - 06:20 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-18 | 19:28 - 08:39 | 02:04 | 16:10 - 06:19 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-25 | 19:00 - 08:12 | 01:36 | 16:17 - 06:15 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-01 | 18:33 - 07:44 | 01:09 | 16:25 - 06:10 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-08 | 18:05 - 07:17 | 00:41 | 16:33 - 06:04 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-15 | 17:38 - 06:49 | 00:13 | 16:40 - 05:56 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-22 | 17:10 - 06:22 | 23:46 | 16:48 - 05:48 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-01 | 16:43 - 05:54 | 23:18 | 16:55 - 05:38 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-08 | 16:15 - 05:27 | 22:51 | 17:01 - 05:28 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-15 | 15:48 - 04:59 | 22:23 | 17:08 - 05:18 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-22 | 15:20 - 04:32 | 21:56 | 17:14 - 05:08 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-29 | 14:53 - 04:04 | 21:28 | 17:21 - 04:57 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-05 | 14:25 - 03:36 | 21:01 | 17:27 - 04:47 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-12 | 13:58 - 03:09 | 20:33 | 17:33 - 04:37 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-19 | 13:30 - 02:41 | 20:06 | 17:39 - 04:27 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-26 | 13:03 - 02:14 | 19:38 | 17:46 - 04:18 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-03 | 12:35 - 01:46 | 19:11 | 17:52 - 04:10 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-10 | 12:08 - 01:19 | 18:43 | 17:58 - 04:03 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-17 | 11:40 - 00:51 | 18:16 | 18:04 - 03:57 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-24 | 11:12 - 00:24 | 17:48 | 18:10 - 03:52 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-31 | 10:45 - 23:56 | 17:21 | 18:15 - 03:48 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-07 | 10:17 - 23:29 | 16:53 | 18:19 - 03:46 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-14 | 09:50 - 23:01 | 16:26 | 18:23 - 03:45 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-21 | 09:22 - 22:34 | 15:58 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-28 | 08:55 - 22:06 | 15:31 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-07-05 | 08:27 - 21:39 | 15:03 | 18:26 - 03:51 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-07-12 | 07:56 - 21:07 | 14:32 | 18:24 - 03:56 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-07-19 | 07:28 - 20:40 | 14:04 | 18:20 - 04:00 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-07-26 | 07:01 - 20:12 | 13:37 | 18:15 - 04:06 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-08-02 | 06:33 - 19:45 | 13:09 | 18:09 - 04:11 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-08-09 | 06:06 - 19:17 | 12:41 | 18:02 - 04:17 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-08-16 | 05:38 - 18:50 | 12:14 | 17:54 - 04:23 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-08-23 | 05:11 - 18:22 | 11:46 | 17:45 - 04:29 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-08-30 | 04:43 - 17:55 | 11:19 | 17:35 - 04:35 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-09-06 | 04:16 - 17:27 | 10:51 | 17:25 - 04:40 | RA: 10h 46m 45s", Dec: 11° 49' 11s @ Leo | |||||