When Is Upper Sword (NGC1981) Visible During the Year?
See how Upper Sword (NGC1981) 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.
Upper Sword (NGC1981) will remain visible until April 11, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See Upper Sword (NGC1981)
Based on the amount of time Upper Sword (NGC1981) is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are December 2026, November 2026, January 2027.
Upper Sword (NGC1981) Visibility Throughout the Year
Upper Sword (NGC1981) visibility on 2026-09-27
Upper Sword (NGC1981) Visible from before midnight until sunrise
Upper Sword (NGC1981) rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moonrise, 99.8% illuminated  | 16:51 | -56° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:25 | -46° |
| Upper Sword (NGC1981) rise | 22:32 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:33 | 47° |
| Twilight end (−12°) | 04:03 | 48° |
| Upper Sword (NGC1981) transit | 04:17 | 48° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:34 | 48° |
| Sunrise | 05:01 | 47° |
| Moonset | 06:07 | 41° |
| Upper Sword (NGC1981) set | 10:03 |
Track Upper Sword (NGC1981) position throughout the night
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Upper Sword (NGC1981) Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-09-26 | 22:36 - 10:07 | 04:21 | 16:54 - 04:57 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-03 | 22:08 - 09:39 | 03:54 | 16:43 - 05:03 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-10 | 21:40 - 09:11 | 03:26 | 16:33 - 05:09 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-17 | 21:13 - 08:44 | 02:58 | 16:23 - 05:16 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-24 | 20:45 - 08:16 | 02:31 | 16:14 - 05:23 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-31 | 20:18 - 07:49 | 02:03 | 16:06 - 05:30 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-07 | 19:50 - 07:21 | 01:36 | 15:59 - 05:37 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-14 | 19:23 - 06:54 | 01:08 | 15:53 - 05:44 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-21 | 18:55 - 06:26 | 00:41 | 15:48 - 05:51 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-28 | 18:28 - 05:59 | 00:13 | 15:45 - 05:58 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-05 | 18:00 - 05:31 | 23:46 | 15:44 - 06:05 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-12 | 17:33 - 05:04 | 23:18 | 15:44 - 06:11 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-19 | 17:05 - 04:36 | 22:51 | 15:46 - 06:15 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-26 | 16:38 - 04:09 | 22:23 | 15:50 - 06:19 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-02 | 16:10 - 03:41 | 21:56 | 15:55 - 06:21 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-09 | 15:43 - 03:14 | 21:28 | 16:01 - 06:21 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-16 | 15:15 - 02:46 | 21:01 | 16:08 - 06:19 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-23 | 14:48 - 02:19 | 20:33 | 16:15 - 06:16 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-01-30 | 14:20 - 01:51 | 20:06 | 16:23 - 06:11 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-06 | 13:53 - 01:24 | 19:38 | 16:31 - 06:05 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-13 | 13:25 - 00:56 | 19:11 | 16:38 - 05:58 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-20 | 12:58 - 00:29 | 18:43 | 16:46 - 05:50 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-02-27 | 12:30 - 00:01 | 18:16 | 16:53 - 05:41 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-03-06 | 12:03 - 23:34 | 17:48 | 17:00 - 05:31 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-03-13 | 11:35 - 23:06 | 17:20 | 17:06 - 05:21 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-03-20 | 11:07 - 22:38 | 16:53 | 17:13 - 05:11 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-03-27 | 10:40 - 22:11 | 16:25 | 17:19 - 05:00 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-04-03 | 10:12 - 21:43 | 15:58 | 17:25 - 04:50 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-04-10 | 09:45 - 21:16 | 15:30 | 17:31 - 04:40 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-04-17 | 09:17 - 20:48 | 15:03 | 17:38 - 04:30 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-04-24 | 08:46 - 20:17 | 14:31 | 17:44 - 04:21 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-05-01 | 08:18 - 19:49 | 14:04 | 17:50 - 04:12 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-05-08 | 07:51 - 19:22 | 13:36 | 17:56 - 04:05 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-05-15 | 07:23 - 18:54 | 13:09 | 18:03 - 03:58 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-05-22 | 06:56 - 18:27 | 12:41 | 18:08 - 03:53 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-05-29 | 06:28 - 17:59 | 12:14 | 18:14 - 03:49 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-06-05 | 06:01 - 17:32 | 11:46 | 18:18 - 03:47 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-06-12 | 05:33 - 17:04 | 11:19 | 18:22 - 03:46 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-06-19 | 05:06 - 16:37 | 10:51 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-06-26 | 04:38 - 16:09 | 10:24 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-03 | 04:11 - 15:42 | 09:56 | 18:26 - 03:50 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-10 | 03:43 - 15:14 | 09:29 | 18:24 - 03:54 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-17 | 03:16 - 14:47 | 09:01 | 18:21 - 03:59 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-24 | 02:48 - 14:19 | 08:34 | 18:17 - 04:04 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-31 | 02:21 - 13:52 | 08:06 | 18:11 - 04:10 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-08-07 | 01:53 - 13:24 | 07:39 | 18:04 - 04:16 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-08-14 | 01:26 - 12:57 | 07:11 | 17:56 - 04:21 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-08-21 | 00:58 - 12:29 | 06:44 | 17:47 - 04:27 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-08-28 | 00:31 - 12:02 | 06:16 | 17:38 - 04:33 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-09-04 | 00:03 - 11:34 | 05:48 | 17:28 - 04:39 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-09-11 | 23:35 - 11:06 | 05:21 | 17:17 - 04:45 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-09-18 | 23:08 - 10:39 | 04:53 | 17:07 - 04:50 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-09-25 | 22:40 - 10:11 | 04:26 | 16:56 - 04:56 | RA: 05h 35m 09s", Dec: -4° 25' 30s @ Orion | |||||