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This Earth map fragment is intended to illustrate celestial motion across the sky, emphasizing both bearing and elevational perspectives. The map's center point corresponds to the transit, showcasing celestial objects at their highest point, while elevation gradually decreases towards the map edges. This dynamic representation offers insights into the changing positions of celestial bodies with a focus on their bearing and elevational trajectories.
Your location: Santa Clara, United States
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Latitude:
37.3541
Longitude:
-121.955

Annual Table of Rise, Transit & Set Times for Polaris

Annual Visibility – Graphical Overview

Time

Polaris Visibility Timetable on February 23

Polaris Rise and Set Timetable

TimeElevation
Polaris is always above the horizon
Moon Rise, 22.9% illuminated 07:2137°
Polaris transit14:2738°
Sunset15:5338°
Civil sunset16:2138°
Astrosession begin17:2138°
Polaris is always above the horizon
Moon Set22:0837°
Astrosession end03:1937°
Civil sunrise04:2037°
Sunrise04:4837°

Track Polaris Position Throughout the Night

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Shift the map to change the time and observe Polaris changing position in the night sky.

Annual Rise, Transit & Set Times

DateRise - SetTransitTwighlightCoordinates
2026-02-23Polaris is always up14:2715:49 - 04:46RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-03-02Polaris is always up13:5615:56 - 04:37RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-03-09Polaris is always up13:2816:03 - 04:27RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-03-16Polaris is always up13:0116:09 - 04:16RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-03-23Polaris is always up12:3316:16 - 04:06RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-03-30Polaris is always up12:0616:22 - 03:55RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-04-06Polaris is always up11:3816:28 - 03:45RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-04-13Polaris is always up11:1116:34 - 03:35RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-04-20Polaris is always up10:4316:41 - 03:26RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-04-27Polaris is always up10:1616:47 - 03:17RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-05-04Polaris is always up09:4816:53 - 03:09RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-05-11Polaris is always up09:2116:59 - 03:02RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-05-18Polaris is always up08:5317:05 - 02:56RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-05-25Polaris is always up08:2617:11 - 02:51RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-06-01Polaris is always up07:5817:16 - 02:48RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-06-08Polaris is always up07:3117:20 - 02:46RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-06-15Polaris is always up07:0317:23 - 02:45RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-06-22Polaris is always up06:3617:25 - 02:46RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-06-29Polaris is always up06:0817:26 - 02:49RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-07-06Polaris is always up05:4117:25 - 02:52RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-07-13Polaris is always up05:1317:23 - 02:56RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-07-20Polaris is always up04:4617:20 - 03:01RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-07-27Polaris is always up04:1817:15 - 03:07RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-08-03Polaris is always up03:5017:08 - 03:12RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-08-10Polaris is always up03:2317:01 - 03:18RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-08-17Polaris is always up02:5516:52 - 03:24RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-08-24Polaris is always up02:2816:43 - 03:30RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-08-31Polaris is always up02:0016:33 - 03:36RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-09-07Polaris is always up01:3316:23 - 03:41RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-09-14Polaris is always up01:0516:12 - 03:47RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-09-21Polaris is always up00:3816:02 - 03:53RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-09-28Polaris is always up00:1015:51 - 03:59RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-10-05Polaris is always up23:4315:40 - 04:05RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-10-12Polaris is always up23:1515:30 - 04:11RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-10-19Polaris is always up22:4815:21 - 04:18RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-10-26Polaris is always up22:2015:12 - 04:24RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-11-02Polaris is always up21:5315:04 - 04:32RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-11-09Polaris is always up21:2514:57 - 04:39RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-11-16Polaris is always up20:5814:51 - 04:46RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-11-23Polaris is always up20:3014:47 - 04:53RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-11-30Polaris is always up20:0314:45 - 05:00RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-12-07Polaris is always up19:3514:44 - 05:07RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-12-14Polaris is always up19:0814:45 - 05:12RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-12-21Polaris is always up18:4014:47 - 05:17RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2026-12-28Polaris is always up18:1314:51 - 05:19RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2027-01-04Polaris is always up17:4514:56 - 05:21RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2027-01-11Polaris is always up17:1715:03 - 05:20RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2027-01-18Polaris is always up16:5015:10 - 05:19RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2027-01-25Polaris is always up16:2215:17 - 05:15RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2027-02-01Polaris is always up15:5515:25 - 05:10RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2027-02-08Polaris is always up15:2715:33 - 05:04RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2027-02-15Polaris is always up15:0015:40 - 04:56RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor
2027-02-22Polaris is always up14:3215:48 - 04:48RA: 02h 31m 47s", Dec: 89° 15' 50s @ Ursa Minor