When Is Mars Visible During the Year?
See how Mars 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.
Mars does not become observable from your location during the coming year.
Best Months to See Mars
Based on the amount of time Mars is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are February 2027, March 2027, January 2027.
Mars Visibility Throughout the Year
Mars visibility on 2026-09-07
Mars Visible from early morning until sunrise
Mars rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Mars transit | 07:18 | 76° |
| Mars set | 14:33 | |
| Moonset | 14:56 | -4° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:58 | -30° |
Moonrise, 21% illuminated  | 23:21 | -7° |
| Mars rise | 00:02 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:13 | 37° |
| Twilight end | 03:45 | 43° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:17 | 49° |
| Sunrise | 04:44 | 55° |
Track Mars Position Throughout the Night
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Shift the map to change the time and observe Mars changing position in the night sky.
Mars Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-06 | 00:02 - 14:31 | 07:16 | 17:24 - 04:41 | RA: 07h 12m 05s", Dec: 23° 01' 08s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-09-13 | 23:55 - 14:20 | 07:08 | 17:14 - 04:46 | RA: 07h 30m 50s", Dec: 22° 31' 29s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-09-20 | 23:48 - 14:09 | 06:58 | 17:03 - 04:52 | RA: 07h 49m 06s", Dec: 21° 55' 06s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-09-27 | 23:41 - 13:56 | 06:48 | 16:52 - 04:58 | RA: 08h 06m 49s", Dec: 21° 12' 50s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2026-10-04 | 23:33 - 13:43 | 06:38 | 16:42 - 05:04 | RA: 08h 23m 59s", Dec: 20° 25' 32s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2026-10-11 | 23:25 - 13:29 | 06:27 | 16:32 - 05:10 | RA: 08h 40m 33s", Dec: 19° 34' 10s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2026-10-18 | 23:17 - 13:14 | 06:15 | 16:22 - 05:17 | RA: 08h 56m 28s", Dec: 18° 39' 45s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2026-10-25 | 23:08 - 12:58 | 06:03 | 16:13 - 05:24 | RA: 09h 11m 43s", Dec: 17° 43' 20s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2026-11-01 | 22:58 - 12:42 | 05:50 | 16:05 - 05:31 | RA: 09h 26m 16s", Dec: 16° 45' 54s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-08 | 22:47 - 12:25 | 05:36 | 15:58 - 05:38 | RA: 09h 40m 04s", Dec: 15° 48' 36s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-15 | 22:36 - 12:07 | 05:22 | 15:52 - 05:45 | RA: 09h 53m 01s", Dec: 14° 52' 41s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-22 | 22:23 - 11:49 | 05:06 | 15:48 - 05:52 | RA: 10h 05m 04s", Dec: 13° 59' 23s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-29 | 22:10 - 11:30 | 04:50 | 15:45 - 05:59 | RA: 10h 16m 09s", Dec: 13° 09' 55s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-06 | 21:54 - 11:10 | 04:32 | 15:44 - 06:06 | RA: 10h 26m 07s", Dec: 12° 25' 42s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-13 | 21:38 - 10:49 | 04:13 | 15:44 - 06:12 | RA: 10h 34m 49s", Dec: 11° 48' 22s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-20 | 21:19 - 10:27 | 03:53 | 15:47 - 06:16 | RA: 10h 42m 05s", Dec: 11° 19' 27s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-27 | 20:58 - 10:04 | 03:31 | 15:51 - 06:19 | RA: 10h 47m 45s", Dec: 11° 00' 25s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-03 | 20:35 - 09:40 | 03:07 | 15:56 - 06:21 | RA: 10h 51m 33s", Dec: 10° 52' 58s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-10 | 20:09 - 09:14 | 02:41 | 16:02 - 06:21 | RA: 10h 53m 15s", Dec: 10° 58' 36s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-17 | 19:39 - 08:47 | 02:13 | 16:09 - 06:19 | RA: 10h 52m 37s", Dec: 11° 18' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-24 | 19:07 - 08:19 | 01:43 | 16:16 - 06:16 | RA: 10h 49m 32s", Dec: 11° 51' 36s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-31 | 18:31 - 07:48 | 01:10 | 16:24 - 06:11 | RA: 10h 43m 57s", Dec: 12° 37' 39s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-07 | 17:53 - 07:16 | 00:34 | 16:32 - 06:05 | RA: 10h 36m 05s", Dec: 13° 33' 26s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-14 | 17:12 - 06:42 | 23:57 | 16:39 - 05:57 | RA: 10h 26m 25s", Dec: 14° 33' 58s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-21 | 16:31 - 06:07 | 23:19 | 16:47 - 05:49 | RA: 10h 15m 45s", Dec: 15° 33' 07s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-28 | 15:50 - 05:32 | 22:41 | 16:54 - 05:40 | RA: 10h 05m 04s", Dec: 16° 25' 09s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-07 | 15:10 - 04:57 | 22:04 | 17:00 - 05:30 | RA: 09h 55m 18s", Dec: 17° 05' 40s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-14 | 14:33 - 04:23 | 21:28 | 17:07 - 05:20 | RA: 09h 47m 17s", Dec: 17° 32' 01s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-21 | 13:59 - 03:50 | 20:55 | 17:14 - 05:09 | RA: 09h 41m 33s", Dec: 17° 43' 40s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-28 | 13:29 - 03:19 | 20:24 | 17:20 - 04:59 | RA: 09h 38m 20s", Dec: 17° 41' 35s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-04 | 13:01 - 02:50 | 19:56 | 17:26 - 04:48 | RA: 09h 37m 34s", Dec: 17° 27' 16s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-11 | 12:37 - 02:23 | 19:30 | 17:32 - 04:38 | RA: 09h 39m 07s", Dec: 17° 02' 02s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-18 | 12:15 - 01:57 | 19:06 | 17:39 - 04:29 | RA: 09h 42m 45s", Dec: 16° 27' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-25 | 11:55 - 01:32 | 18:44 | 17:45 - 04:19 | RA: 09h 48m 10s", Dec: 15° 43' 56s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-02 | 11:37 - 01:09 | 18:23 | 17:51 - 04:11 | RA: 09h 55m 08s", Dec: 14° 53' 12s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-09 | 11:21 - 00:46 | 18:04 | 17:57 - 04:04 | RA: 10h 03m 23s", Dec: 13° 55' 30s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-16 | 11:07 - 00:25 | 17:46 | 18:03 - 03:57 | RA: 10h 12m 45s", Dec: 12° 51' 24s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-23 | 10:53 - 00:04 | 17:28 | 18:09 - 03:52 | RA: 10h 23m 02s", Dec: 11° 41' 29s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-30 | 10:41 - 23:43 | 17:12 | 18:14 - 03:49 | RA: 10h 34m 06s", Dec: 10° 26' 12s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-06 | 10:29 - 23:23 | 16:56 | 18:19 - 03:46 | RA: 10h 45m 49s", Dec: 09° 05' 52s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-13 | 10:18 - 23:03 | 16:41 | 18:22 - 03:45 | RA: 10h 58m 08s", Dec: 07° 40' 53s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-20 | 10:08 - 22:44 | 16:26 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 11h 10m 57s", Dec: 06° 11' 45s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-27 | 09:59 - 22:25 | 16:12 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 11h 24m 12s", Dec: 04° 38' 55s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-07-04 | 09:50 - 22:06 | 15:58 | 18:26 - 03:51 | RA: 11h 37m 53s", Dec: 03° 02' 44s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-07-11 | 09:41 - 21:48 | 15:44 | 18:24 - 03:55 | RA: 11h 51m 57s", Dec: 01° 23' 39s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-07-18 | 09:31 - 21:31 | 15:31 | 18:21 - 04:00 | RA: 12h 06m 23s", Dec: 00° 17' 45s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-07-25 | 09:26 - 21:11 | 15:19 | 18:16 - 04:05 | RA: 12h 21m 12s", Dec: -2° 00' 58s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-01 | 09:19 - 20:54 | 15:06 | 18:10 - 04:11 | RA: 12h 36m 23s", Dec: -3° 45' 30s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-08 | 09:08 - 20:32 | 14:50 | 18:03 - 04:16 | RA: 12h 51m 58s", Dec: -5° 30' 48s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-15 | 09:02 - 20:15 | 14:39 | 17:55 - 04:22 | RA: 13h 07m 57s", Dec: -7° 16' 09s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-22 | 08:56 - 19:59 | 14:28 | 17:46 - 04:28 | RA: 13h 24m 21s", Dec: -9° 00' 54s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-29 | 08:51 - 19:43 | 14:17 | 17:37 - 04:34 | RA: 13h 41m 12s", Dec: -10° 44' 21s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-05 | 08:46 - 19:27 | 14:07 | 17:26 - 04:40 | RA: 13h 58m 32s", Dec: -12° 25' 47s @ Virgo | |||||