When Is Pluto Visible During the Year?
See how Pluto 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.
Pluto will remain visible until January 3, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See Pluto
Based on the amount of time Pluto is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are August 2027, July 2027, September 2027.
Pluto Visibility Throughout the Year
Pluto visibility on 2026-09-06
Pluto Visible from sunset until early morning
Pluto rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Moonset | 14:58 | -10° |
| Pluto rise | 15:52 | |
| Sunset | 17:29 | 15° |
| Civil sunset | 17:56 | 19° |
| Twilight start | 18:28 | 22° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 19:00 | 25° |
| Pluto transit | 20:33 | 29° |
Moonrise, 31.2% illuminated  | 23:22 | 17° |
| Pluto set | 01:15 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:12 | -22° |
Track Pluto Position Throughout the Night
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Shift the map to change the time and observe Pluto changing position in the night sky.
Pluto Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-06 | 15:52 - 01:15 | 20:33 | 17:24 - 04:41 | RA: 20h 27m 16s", Dec: -23° 34' 04s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-09-13 | 15:24 - 00:47 | 20:05 | 17:14 - 04:46 | RA: 20h 26m 48s", Dec: -23° 35' 35s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-09-20 | 14:56 - 00:19 | 19:37 | 17:03 - 04:52 | RA: 20h 26m 25s", Dec: -23° 36' 46s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-09-27 | 14:28 - 23:51 | 19:10 | 16:52 - 04:58 | RA: 20h 26m 07s", Dec: -23° 37' 38s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-10-04 | 14:01 - 23:23 | 18:42 | 16:42 - 05:04 | RA: 20h 25m 54s", Dec: -23° 38' 08s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-10-11 | 13:33 - 22:55 | 18:14 | 16:32 - 05:10 | RA: 20h 25m 46s", Dec: -23° 38' 17s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-10-18 | 13:05 - 22:28 | 17:47 | 16:22 - 05:17 | RA: 20h 25m 45s", Dec: -23° 38' 05s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-10-25 | 12:38 - 22:00 | 17:19 | 16:13 - 05:24 | RA: 20h 25m 49s", Dec: -23° 37' 33s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-11-01 | 12:11 - 21:33 | 16:52 | 16:05 - 05:31 | RA: 20h 25m 59s", Dec: -23° 36' 40s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-11-08 | 11:43 - 21:06 | 16:25 | 15:58 - 05:38 | RA: 20h 26m 15s", Dec: -23° 35' 28s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-11-15 | 11:16 - 20:39 | 15:57 | 15:52 - 05:45 | RA: 20h 26m 37s", Dec: -23° 33' 58s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-11-22 | 10:49 - 20:12 | 15:30 | 15:48 - 05:52 | RA: 20h 27m 04s", Dec: -23° 32' 12s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-11-29 | 10:22 - 19:45 | 15:03 | 15:45 - 05:59 | RA: 20h 27m 37s", Dec: -23° 30' 10s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-12-06 | 09:51 - 19:14 | 14:33 | 15:44 - 06:06 | RA: 20h 28m 14s", Dec: -23° 27' 55s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-12-13 | 09:24 - 18:48 | 14:06 | 15:44 - 06:12 | RA: 20h 28m 56s", Dec: -23° 25' 28s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-12-20 | 08:57 - 18:21 | 13:39 | 15:47 - 06:16 | RA: 20h 29m 42s", Dec: -23° 22' 52s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-12-27 | 08:30 - 17:55 | 13:12 | 15:51 - 06:19 | RA: 20h 30m 31s", Dec: -23° 20' 09s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-01-03 | 08:03 - 17:28 | 12:46 | 15:56 - 06:21 | RA: 20h 31m 23s", Dec: -23° 17' 20s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-01-10 | 07:36 - 17:02 | 12:19 | 16:02 - 06:21 | RA: 20h 32m 17s", Dec: -23° 14' 29s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-01-17 | 07:09 - 16:35 | 11:52 | 16:09 - 06:19 | RA: 20h 33m 13s", Dec: -23° 11' 37s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-01-24 | 06:43 - 16:09 | 11:26 | 16:16 - 06:16 | RA: 20h 34m 09s", Dec: -23° 08' 47s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-01-31 | 06:16 - 15:42 | 10:59 | 16:24 - 06:11 | RA: 20h 35m 06s", Dec: -23° 06' 01s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-02-07 | 05:49 - 15:16 | 10:33 | 16:32 - 06:05 | RA: 20h 36m 02s", Dec: -23° 03' 22s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-02-14 | 05:22 - 14:50 | 10:06 | 16:39 - 05:57 | RA: 20h 36m 57s", Dec: -23° 00' 52s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-02-21 | 04:56 - 14:23 | 09:39 | 16:47 - 05:49 | RA: 20h 37m 50s", Dec: -22° 58' 34s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-02-28 | 04:29 - 13:57 | 09:13 | 16:54 - 05:40 | RA: 20h 38m 41s", Dec: -22° 56' 29s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-07 | 04:02 - 13:30 | 08:46 | 17:00 - 05:30 | RA: 20h 39m 30s", Dec: -22° 54' 39s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-14 | 03:35 - 13:03 | 08:19 | 17:07 - 05:20 | RA: 20h 40m 14s", Dec: -22° 53' 06s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-21 | 03:08 - 12:36 | 07:52 | 17:14 - 05:09 | RA: 20h 40m 55s", Dec: -22° 51' 51s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-28 | 02:41 - 12:10 | 07:25 | 17:20 - 04:59 | RA: 20h 41m 31s", Dec: -22° 50' 57s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-04-04 | 02:14 - 11:43 | 06:58 | 17:26 - 04:48 | RA: 20h 42m 03s", Dec: -22° 50' 24s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-04-11 | 01:47 - 11:16 | 06:31 | 17:32 - 04:38 | RA: 20h 42m 29s", Dec: -22° 50' 12s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-04-18 | 01:20 - 10:48 | 06:04 | 17:39 - 04:29 | RA: 20h 42m 50s", Dec: -22° 50' 22s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-04-25 | 00:53 - 10:21 | 05:37 | 17:45 - 04:19 | RA: 20h 43m 05s", Dec: -22° 50' 54s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-05-02 | 00:25 - 09:54 | 05:10 | 17:51 - 04:11 | RA: 20h 43m 15s", Dec: -22° 51' 49s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-05-09 | 23:58 - 09:26 | 04:42 | 17:57 - 04:04 | RA: 20h 43m 19s", Dec: -22° 53' 04s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-05-16 | 23:31 - 08:58 | 04:15 | 18:03 - 03:57 | RA: 20h 43m 18s", Dec: -22° 54' 41s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-05-23 | 23:03 - 08:31 | 03:47 | 18:09 - 03:52 | RA: 20h 43m 10s", Dec: -22° 56' 36s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-05-30 | 22:35 - 08:03 | 03:19 | 18:14 - 03:49 | RA: 20h 42m 58s", Dec: -22° 58' 50s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-06-06 | 22:08 - 07:35 | 02:51 | 18:19 - 03:46 | RA: 20h 42m 40s", Dec: -23° 01' 18s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-06-13 | 21:40 - 07:07 | 02:23 | 18:22 - 03:45 | RA: 20h 42m 18s", Dec: -23° 04' 01s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-06-20 | 21:12 - 06:39 | 01:55 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 20h 41m 51s", Dec: -23° 06' 55s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-06-27 | 20:44 - 06:10 | 01:27 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 20h 41m 21s", Dec: -23° 09' 57s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-07-04 | 20:17 - 05:42 | 00:59 | 18:26 - 03:51 | RA: 20h 40m 47s", Dec: -23° 13' 05s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-07-11 | 19:49 - 05:14 | 00:31 | 18:24 - 03:55 | RA: 20h 40m 10s", Dec: -23° 16' 16s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-07-18 | 19:21 - 04:45 | 00:03 | 18:21 - 04:00 | RA: 20h 39m 32s", Dec: -23° 19' 27s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-07-25 | 18:53 - 04:17 | 23:35 | 18:16 - 04:05 | RA: 20h 38m 52s", Dec: -23° 22' 36s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-08-01 | 18:25 - 03:49 | 23:07 | 18:10 - 04:11 | RA: 20h 38m 12s", Dec: -23° 25' 39s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-08-08 | 17:57 - 03:20 | 22:38 | 18:03 - 04:16 | RA: 20h 37m 31s", Dec: -23° 28' 33s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-08-15 | 17:29 - 02:52 | 22:10 | 17:55 - 04:22 | RA: 20h 36m 52s", Dec: -23° 31' 17s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-08-22 | 17:01 - 02:24 | 21:42 | 17:46 - 04:28 | RA: 20h 36m 14s", Dec: -23° 33' 47s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-08-29 | 16:33 - 01:55 | 21:14 | 17:37 - 04:34 | RA: 20h 35m 38s", Dec: -23° 36' 02s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-09-05 | 16:05 - 01:27 | 20:46 | 17:26 - 04:40 | RA: 20h 35m 06s", Dec: -23° 37' 59s @ Capricornus | |||||