When Is NGC6996 Visible During the Year?
See how NGC6996 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.
NGC6996 will remain visible until January 25, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See NGC6996
Based on the amount of time NGC6996 is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are October 2026, September 2026, September 2027.
NGC6996 Visibility Throughout the Year
NGC6996 visibility on 2026-09-07
NGC6996 Visible from sunset until sunrise
NGC6996 rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| NGC6996 rise | 11:36 | |
| Moonset | 14:56 | 25° |
| Sunset | 17:27 | 50° |
| Civil sunset | 17:55 | 55° |
| Twilight start | 18:26 | 61° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:58 | 66° |
| NGC6996 transit | 20:58 | 82° |
Moonrise, 21% illuminated  | 23:21 | 62° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:13 | 23° |
| Twilight end | 03:45 | 18° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:17 | 14° |
| Sunrise | 04:44 | 10° |
| NGC6996 set | 06:21 |
Track NGC6996 Position Throughout the Night
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NGC6996 Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-09-07 | 11:36 - 06:21 | 20:58 | 17:23 - 04:41 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-09-14 | 11:09 - 05:53 | 20:31 | 17:12 - 04:47 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-09-21 | 10:41 - 05:26 | 20:03 | 17:02 - 04:53 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-09-28 | 10:14 - 04:58 | 19:36 | 16:51 - 04:59 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-10-05 | 09:46 - 04:30 | 19:08 | 16:40 - 05:05 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-10-12 | 09:19 - 04:03 | 18:41 | 16:30 - 05:11 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-10-19 | 08:51 - 03:35 | 18:13 | 16:21 - 05:18 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-10-26 | 08:24 - 03:08 | 17:46 | 16:12 - 05:24 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-11-02 | 07:56 - 02:40 | 17:18 | 16:04 - 05:32 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-11-09 | 07:29 - 02:13 | 16:51 | 15:57 - 05:39 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-11-16 | 07:01 - 01:45 | 16:23 | 15:51 - 05:46 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-11-23 | 06:34 - 01:18 | 15:56 | 15:47 - 05:53 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-11-30 | 06:06 - 00:50 | 15:28 | 15:45 - 06:00 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-12-07 | 05:35 - 00:19 | 14:57 | 15:44 - 06:07 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-12-14 | 05:07 - 23:51 | 14:29 | 15:45 - 06:12 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-12-21 | 04:40 - 23:24 | 14:02 | 15:47 - 06:17 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2026-12-28 | 04:12 - 22:56 | 13:34 | 15:51 - 06:19 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-01-04 | 03:45 - 22:29 | 13:07 | 15:56 - 06:21 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-01-11 | 03:17 - 22:01 | 12:39 | 16:03 - 06:20 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-01-18 | 02:50 - 21:34 | 12:12 | 16:10 - 06:19 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-01-25 | 02:22 - 21:06 | 11:44 | 16:17 - 06:15 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-02-01 | 01:55 - 20:39 | 11:17 | 16:25 - 06:10 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-02-08 | 01:27 - 20:11 | 10:49 | 16:33 - 06:04 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-02-15 | 00:59 - 19:44 | 10:22 | 16:40 - 05:56 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-02-22 | 00:32 - 19:16 | 09:54 | 16:48 - 05:48 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-03-01 | 00:04 - 18:49 | 09:26 | 16:55 - 05:38 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-03-08 | 23:37 - 18:21 | 08:59 | 17:01 - 05:28 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-03-15 | 23:09 - 17:54 | 08:31 | 17:08 - 05:18 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-03-22 | 22:42 - 17:26 | 08:04 | 17:14 - 05:08 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-03-29 | 22:14 - 16:58 | 07:36 | 17:21 - 04:57 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-04-05 | 21:47 - 16:31 | 07:09 | 17:27 - 04:47 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-04-12 | 21:19 - 16:03 | 06:41 | 17:33 - 04:37 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-04-19 | 20:52 - 15:36 | 06:14 | 17:39 - 04:27 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-04-26 | 20:24 - 15:08 | 05:46 | 17:46 - 04:18 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-05-03 | 19:57 - 14:41 | 05:19 | 17:52 - 04:10 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-05-10 | 19:29 - 14:13 | 04:51 | 17:58 - 04:03 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-05-17 | 19:02 - 13:46 | 04:24 | 18:04 - 03:57 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-05-24 | 18:34 - 13:18 | 03:56 | 18:10 - 03:52 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-05-31 | 18:07 - 12:51 | 03:29 | 18:15 - 03:48 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-06-07 | 17:39 - 12:23 | 03:01 | 18:19 - 03:46 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-06-14 | 17:12 - 11:56 | 02:34 | 18:23 - 03:45 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-06-21 | 16:44 - 11:28 | 02:06 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-06-28 | 16:17 - 11:01 | 01:39 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-07-05 | 15:49 - 10:33 | 01:11 | 18:26 - 03:51 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-07-12 | 15:22 - 10:06 | 00:44 | 18:24 - 03:56 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-07-19 | 14:54 - 09:38 | 00:16 | 18:20 - 04:00 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-07-26 | 14:26 - 09:11 | 23:49 | 18:15 - 04:06 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-08-02 | 13:59 - 08:43 | 23:21 | 18:09 - 04:11 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-08-09 | 13:31 - 08:16 | 22:53 | 18:02 - 04:17 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-08-16 | 13:04 - 07:48 | 22:26 | 17:54 - 04:23 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-08-23 | 12:36 - 07:20 | 21:58 | 17:45 - 04:29 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-08-30 | 12:09 - 06:53 | 21:31 | 17:35 - 04:35 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||
| 2027-09-06 | 11:41 - 06:25 | 21:03 | 17:25 - 04:40 | RA: 20h 56m 30s", Dec: 45° 28' 22s @ Cygnus | |||||