When Is Crescent Nebula (NGC6888) Visible During the Year?
See how Crescent Nebula (NGC6888) 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.
Crescent Nebula (NGC6888) will remain visible until January 12, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See Crescent Nebula (NGC6888)
Based on the amount of time Crescent Nebula (NGC6888) is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are September 2026, September 2027, October 2026.
Crescent Nebula (NGC6888) Visibility Throughout the Year
Crescent Nebula (NGC6888) visibility on 2026-09-07
NGC6888 Visible from sunset until sunrise
Crescent Nebula (NGC6888) rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Crescent Nebula (NGC6888) rise | 11:47 | |
| Moonset | 14:56 | 29° |
| Sunset | 17:27 | 57° |
| Civil sunset | 17:55 | 63° |
| Twilight start | 18:26 | 69° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:58 | 75° |
| Crescent Nebula (NGC6888) transit | 20:14 | 89° |
Moonrise, 21% illuminated  | 23:21 | 53° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:13 | 12° |
| Twilight end | 03:45 | 8° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:17 | 3° |
| Crescent Nebula (NGC6888) set | 04:41 |
Track Crescent Nebula (NGC6888) Position Throughout the Night
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Crescent Nebula (NGC6888) Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-09-07 | 11:47 - 04:41 | 20:14 | 17:23 - 04:41 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-09-14 | 11:19 - 04:14 | 19:47 | 17:12 - 04:47 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-09-21 | 10:52 - 03:46 | 19:19 | 17:02 - 04:53 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-09-28 | 10:24 - 03:19 | 18:52 | 16:51 - 04:59 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-10-05 | 09:57 - 02:51 | 18:24 | 16:40 - 05:05 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-10-12 | 09:29 - 02:24 | 17:57 | 16:30 - 05:11 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-10-19 | 09:02 - 01:56 | 17:29 | 16:21 - 05:18 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-10-26 | 08:34 - 01:29 | 17:02 | 16:12 - 05:24 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-11-02 | 08:07 - 01:01 | 16:34 | 16:04 - 05:32 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-11-09 | 07:39 - 00:34 | 16:07 | 15:57 - 05:39 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-11-16 | 07:12 - 00:06 | 15:39 | 15:51 - 05:46 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-11-23 | 06:44 - 23:39 | 15:11 | 15:47 - 05:53 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-11-30 | 06:13 - 23:07 | 14:40 | 15:45 - 06:00 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-12-07 | 05:45 - 22:40 | 14:12 | 15:44 - 06:07 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-12-14 | 05:18 - 22:12 | 13:45 | 15:45 - 06:12 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-12-21 | 04:50 - 21:45 | 13:17 | 15:47 - 06:17 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-12-28 | 04:23 - 21:17 | 12:50 | 15:51 - 06:19 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-01-04 | 03:55 - 20:50 | 12:22 | 15:56 - 06:21 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-01-11 | 03:28 - 20:22 | 11:55 | 16:03 - 06:20 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-01-18 | 03:00 - 19:55 | 11:27 | 16:10 - 06:19 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-01-25 | 02:33 - 19:27 | 11:00 | 16:17 - 06:15 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-02-01 | 02:05 - 19:00 | 10:32 | 16:25 - 06:10 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-02-08 | 01:38 - 18:32 | 10:05 | 16:33 - 06:04 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-02-15 | 01:10 - 18:05 | 09:37 | 16:40 - 05:56 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-02-22 | 00:43 - 17:37 | 09:10 | 16:48 - 05:48 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-03-01 | 00:15 - 17:09 | 08:42 | 16:55 - 05:38 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-03-08 | 23:47 - 16:42 | 08:15 | 17:01 - 05:28 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-03-15 | 23:20 - 16:14 | 07:47 | 17:08 - 05:18 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-03-22 | 22:52 - 15:47 | 07:20 | 17:14 - 05:08 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-03-29 | 22:25 - 15:19 | 06:52 | 17:21 - 04:57 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-04-05 | 21:57 - 14:52 | 06:25 | 17:27 - 04:47 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-04-12 | 21:30 - 14:24 | 05:57 | 17:33 - 04:37 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-04-19 | 21:02 - 13:57 | 05:30 | 17:39 - 04:27 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-04-26 | 20:35 - 13:29 | 05:02 | 17:46 - 04:18 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-05-03 | 20:07 - 13:02 | 04:35 | 17:52 - 04:10 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-05-10 | 19:40 - 12:34 | 04:07 | 17:58 - 04:03 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-05-17 | 19:12 - 12:07 | 03:39 | 18:04 - 03:57 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-05-24 | 18:45 - 11:39 | 03:12 | 18:10 - 03:52 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-05-31 | 18:17 - 11:12 | 02:44 | 18:15 - 03:48 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-06-07 | 17:50 - 10:44 | 02:17 | 18:19 - 03:46 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-06-14 | 17:22 - 10:17 | 01:49 | 18:23 - 03:45 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-06-21 | 16:55 - 09:49 | 01:22 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-06-28 | 16:27 - 09:22 | 00:54 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-07-05 | 16:00 - 08:54 | 00:27 | 18:26 - 03:51 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-07-12 | 15:32 - 08:27 | 23:59 | 18:24 - 03:56 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-07-19 | 15:05 - 07:59 | 23:32 | 18:20 - 04:00 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-07-26 | 14:37 - 07:31 | 23:04 | 18:15 - 04:06 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-08-02 | 14:09 - 07:04 | 22:37 | 18:09 - 04:11 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-08-09 | 13:42 - 06:36 | 22:09 | 18:02 - 04:17 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-08-16 | 13:14 - 06:09 | 21:42 | 17:54 - 04:23 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-08-23 | 12:47 - 05:41 | 21:14 | 17:45 - 04:29 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-08-30 | 12:19 - 05:14 | 20:47 | 17:35 - 04:35 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-09-06 | 11:52 - 04:46 | 20:19 | 17:25 - 04:40 | RA: 20h 12m 06s", Dec: 38° 21' 17s @ Cygnus | |||||