Annual rise, transit and set table for Bug Nebula (NGC6302)
Annual Visibility — Graphical Overview
Bug Nebula (NGC6302) visibility on 2026-08-27
NGC6302 Visible from sunset until early morning
Bug Nebula (NGC6302) rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Bug Nebula (NGC6302) rise | 14:21 | |
Moonrise, 98.6% illuminated  | 17:09 | 15° |
| Sunset | 17:43 | 15° |
| Bug Nebula (NGC6302) transit | 18:00 | 16° |
| Civil sunset | 18:11 | 15° |
| Twilight start | 18:44 | 15° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 19:17 | 13° |
| Bug Nebula (NGC6302) set | 21:38 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:01 | -55° |
| Moonset | 04:01 | -67° |
Track Bug Nebula (NGC6302) Position Throughout the Night
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Annual Rise, Transit and Set Times
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-08-27 | 14:21 - 21:38 | 18:00 | 17:39 - 04:32 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-09-03 | 13:54 - 21:10 | 17:32 | 17:29 - 04:38 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-09-10 | 13:26 - 20:43 | 17:05 | 17:18 - 04:44 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-09-17 | 12:59 - 20:15 | 16:37 | 17:08 - 04:50 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-09-24 | 12:31 - 19:48 | 16:10 | 16:59 - 04:53 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-10-01 | 12:04 - 19:20 | 15:42 | 16:46 - 05:01 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-10-08 | 11:36 - 18:53 | 15:14 | 16:36 - 05:08 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-10-15 | 11:05 - 18:21 | 14:43 | 16:26 - 05:14 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-10-22 | 10:37 - 17:54 | 14:15 | 16:17 - 05:21 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-10-29 | 10:10 - 17:26 | 13:48 | 16:08 - 05:27 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-11-05 | 09:42 - 16:59 | 13:20 | 16:01 - 05:35 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-11-12 | 09:15 - 16:31 | 12:53 | 15:54 - 05:42 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-11-19 | 08:47 - 16:04 | 12:25 | 15:49 - 05:49 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-11-26 | 08:20 - 15:36 | 11:58 | 15:46 - 05:56 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-12-03 | 07:52 - 15:09 | 11:30 | 15:44 - 06:03 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-12-10 | 07:24 - 14:41 | 11:03 | 15:44 - 06:09 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-12-17 | 06:57 - 14:14 | 10:35 | 15:46 - 06:14 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-12-24 | 06:29 - 13:46 | 10:08 | 15:49 - 06:18 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-12-31 | 06:02 - 13:19 | 09:40 | 15:53 - 06:20 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-01-07 | 05:34 - 12:51 | 09:13 | 15:59 - 06:21 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-01-14 | 05:07 - 12:24 | 08:45 | 16:06 - 06:20 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-01-21 | 04:39 - 11:56 | 08:18 | 16:13 - 06:17 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-01-28 | 04:12 - 11:29 | 07:50 | 16:21 - 06:13 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-02-04 | 03:44 - 11:01 | 07:23 | 16:28 - 06:07 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-02-11 | 03:17 - 10:33 | 06:55 | 16:36 - 06:00 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-02-18 | 02:49 - 10:06 | 06:28 | 16:43 - 05:52 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-02-25 | 02:22 - 09:38 | 06:00 | 16:51 - 05:44 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-03-04 | 01:54 - 09:11 | 05:33 | 16:58 - 05:34 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-03-11 | 01:27 - 08:43 | 05:05 | 17:04 - 05:24 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-03-18 | 00:59 - 08:16 | 04:38 | 17:11 - 05:14 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-03-25 | 00:32 - 07:48 | 04:10 | 17:17 - 05:03 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-04-01 | 00:04 - 07:21 | 03:42 | 17:23 - 04:53 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-04-08 | 23:37 - 06:53 | 03:15 | 17:30 - 04:43 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-04-15 | 23:09 - 06:26 | 02:47 | 17:36 - 04:33 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-04-22 | 22:42 - 05:58 | 02:20 | 17:42 - 04:23 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-04-29 | 22:14 - 05:31 | 01:52 | 17:48 - 04:15 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-05-06 | 21:46 - 05:03 | 01:25 | 17:55 - 04:07 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-05-13 | 21:19 - 04:36 | 00:57 | 18:01 - 04:00 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-05-20 | 20:51 - 04:08 | 00:30 | 18:07 - 03:54 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-05-27 | 20:24 - 03:41 | 00:02 | 18:12 - 03:50 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-06-03 | 19:56 - 03:13 | 23:35 | 18:17 - 03:47 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-06-10 | 19:29 - 02:46 | 23:07 | 18:21 - 03:46 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-06-17 | 19:01 - 02:18 | 22:40 | 18:24 - 03:46 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-06-24 | 18:34 - 01:51 | 22:12 | 18:26 - 03:47 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-07-01 | 18:06 - 01:23 | 21:45 | 18:26 - 03:49 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-07-08 | 17:39 - 00:55 | 21:17 | 18:25 - 03:53 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-07-15 | 17:11 - 00:28 | 20:50 | 18:22 - 03:58 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-07-22 | 16:44 - 00:00 | 20:22 | 18:18 - 04:03 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-07-29 | 16:16 - 23:33 | 19:55 | 18:13 - 04:08 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-08-05 | 15:49 - 23:05 | 19:27 | 18:06 - 04:14 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-08-12 | 15:21 - 22:38 | 19:00 | 17:59 - 04:20 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-08-19 | 14:54 - 22:10 | 18:32 | 17:50 - 04:26 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-08-26 | 14:26 - 21:43 | 18:04 | 17:41 - 04:31 | RA: 17h 13m 44s", Dec: -37° 06' 11s @ Scorpius | |||||