When Is Helix Nebula (NGC7293) Visible During the Year?
See how Helix Nebula (NGC7293) 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.
Helix Nebula (NGC7293) will remain visible until December 18, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See Helix Nebula (NGC7293)
Based on the amount of time Helix Nebula (NGC7293) is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are September 2027, September 2026, August 2027.
Helix Nebula (NGC7293) Visibility Throughout the Year
Helix Nebula (NGC7293) visibility on 2026-09-07
NGC7293 Visible from sunset until early morning
Helix Nebula (NGC7293) rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Moonset | 14:56 | -31° |
| Helix Nebula (NGC7293) rise | 17:40 | |
| Civil sunset | 17:55 | 3° |
| Twilight start | 18:26 | 8° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:58 | 13° |
| Helix Nebula (NGC7293) transit | 22:31 | 32° |
Moonrise, 21% illuminated  | 23:21 | 31° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:13 | 2° |
| Helix Nebula (NGC7293) set | 03:23 |
Track Helix Nebula (NGC7293) Position Throughout the Night
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Helix Nebula (NGC7293) Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-09-06 | 17:44 - 03:27 | 22:35 | 17:24 - 04:41 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-09-13 | 17:16 - 02:59 | 22:08 | 17:14 - 04:46 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-09-20 | 16:49 - 02:32 | 21:40 | 17:03 - 04:52 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-09-27 | 16:21 - 02:04 | 21:13 | 16:52 - 04:58 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-10-04 | 15:54 - 01:37 | 20:45 | 16:42 - 05:04 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-10-11 | 15:26 - 01:09 | 20:18 | 16:32 - 05:10 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-10-18 | 14:59 - 00:42 | 19:50 | 16:22 - 05:17 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-10-25 | 14:31 - 00:14 | 19:23 | 16:13 - 05:24 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-11-01 | 14:03 - 23:47 | 18:55 | 16:05 - 05:31 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-11-08 | 13:36 - 23:19 | 18:28 | 15:58 - 05:38 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-11-15 | 13:08 - 22:52 | 18:00 | 15:52 - 05:45 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-11-22 | 12:41 - 22:24 | 17:33 | 15:48 - 05:52 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-11-29 | 12:13 - 21:57 | 17:05 | 15:45 - 05:59 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-12-06 | 11:46 - 21:29 | 16:38 | 15:44 - 06:06 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-12-13 | 11:18 - 21:02 | 16:10 | 15:44 - 06:12 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-12-20 | 10:51 - 20:34 | 15:42 | 15:47 - 06:16 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-12-27 | 10:23 - 20:07 | 15:15 | 15:51 - 06:19 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-01-03 | 09:52 - 19:35 | 14:43 | 15:56 - 06:21 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-01-10 | 09:24 - 19:08 | 14:16 | 16:02 - 06:21 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-01-17 | 08:57 - 18:40 | 13:48 | 16:09 - 06:19 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-01-24 | 08:29 - 18:13 | 13:21 | 16:16 - 06:16 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-01-31 | 08:02 - 17:45 | 12:53 | 16:24 - 06:11 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-02-07 | 07:34 - 17:18 | 12:26 | 16:32 - 06:05 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-02-14 | 07:07 - 16:50 | 11:58 | 16:39 - 05:57 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-02-21 | 06:39 - 16:22 | 11:31 | 16:47 - 05:49 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-02-28 | 06:12 - 15:55 | 11:03 | 16:54 - 05:40 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-03-07 | 05:44 - 15:27 | 10:36 | 17:00 - 05:30 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-03-14 | 05:17 - 15:00 | 10:08 | 17:07 - 05:20 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-03-21 | 04:49 - 14:32 | 09:41 | 17:14 - 05:09 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-03-28 | 04:22 - 14:05 | 09:13 | 17:20 - 04:59 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-04-04 | 03:54 - 13:37 | 08:46 | 17:26 - 04:48 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-04-11 | 03:27 - 13:10 | 08:18 | 17:32 - 04:38 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-04-18 | 02:59 - 12:42 | 07:51 | 17:39 - 04:29 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-04-25 | 02:31 - 12:15 | 07:23 | 17:45 - 04:19 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-05-02 | 02:04 - 11:47 | 06:56 | 17:51 - 04:11 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-05-09 | 01:36 - 11:20 | 06:28 | 17:57 - 04:04 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-05-16 | 01:09 - 10:52 | 06:01 | 18:03 - 03:57 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-05-23 | 00:41 - 10:25 | 05:33 | 18:09 - 03:52 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-05-30 | 00:14 - 09:57 | 05:06 | 18:14 - 03:49 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-06-06 | 23:46 - 09:30 | 04:38 | 18:19 - 03:46 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-06-13 | 23:19 - 09:02 | 04:10 | 18:22 - 03:45 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-06-20 | 22:51 - 08:35 | 03:43 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-06-27 | 22:24 - 08:07 | 03:15 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-07-04 | 21:56 - 07:40 | 02:48 | 18:26 - 03:51 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-07-11 | 21:29 - 07:12 | 02:20 | 18:24 - 03:55 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-07-18 | 21:01 - 06:45 | 01:53 | 18:21 - 04:00 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-07-25 | 20:34 - 06:17 | 01:25 | 18:16 - 04:05 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-08-01 | 20:06 - 05:49 | 00:58 | 18:10 - 04:11 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-08-08 | 19:39 - 05:22 | 00:30 | 18:03 - 04:16 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-08-15 | 19:11 - 04:54 | 00:03 | 17:55 - 04:22 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-08-22 | 18:44 - 04:27 | 23:35 | 17:46 - 04:28 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-08-29 | 18:16 - 03:59 | 23:08 | 17:37 - 04:34 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-09-05 | 17:49 - 03:32 | 22:40 | 17:26 - 04:40 | RA: 22h 29m 38s", Dec: -20° 50' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||