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 will be visible throughout the entire year. Its position changes by about 100°. Use the annual motion section to find when Mars reaches its highest elevation.
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 2026-11-06
Mars Visible from before midnight until sunrise
Mars rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moonrise, 18.4% illuminated  | 22:13 | 34° |
| Mars transit | 02:08 | 66° |
| Mars set | 09:03 | |
| Moonset | 10:25 | -14° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 13:57 | -34° |
| Mars rise | 19:11 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 00:34 | 59° |
| Twilight end (−12°) | 01:06 | 63° |
| Civil sunrise | 01:38 | 65° |
| Sunrise | 02:08 | 66° |
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 | |||||
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| 2026-11-06 | 19:10 - 09:00 | 02:05 | 12:19 - 02:05 | RA: 09h 36m 12s", Dec: 16° 04' 53s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-13 | 18:59 - 08:42 | 01:50 | 12:13 - 02:13 | RA: 09h 49m 24s", Dec: 15° 08' 27s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-20 | 18:47 - 08:23 | 01:35 | 12:07 - 02:21 | RA: 10h 01m 43s", Dec: 14° 14' 17s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-27 | 18:34 - 08:04 | 01:19 | 12:03 - 02:29 | RA: 10h 13m 05s", Dec: 13° 23' 35s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-04 | 18:20 - 07:44 | 01:02 | 12:01 - 02:36 | RA: 10h 23m 23s", Dec: 12° 37' 42s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-11 | 18:03 - 07:23 | 00:43 | 12:01 - 02:42 | RA: 10h 32m 28s", Dec: 11° 58' 14s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-18 | 17:45 - 07:01 | 00:23 | 12:03 - 02:47 | RA: 10h 40m 10s", Dec: 11° 26' 46s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-25 | 17:25 - 06:39 | 00:02 | 12:06 - 02:51 | RA: 10h 46m 18s", Dec: 11° 04' 45s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-01 | 17:03 - 06:15 | 23:39 | 12:11 - 02:53 | RA: 10h 50m 40s", Dec: 10° 53' 49s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-08 | 16:38 - 05:50 | 23:14 | 12:17 - 02:53 | RA: 10h 53m 00s", Dec: 10° 55' 35s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-15 | 16:09 - 05:23 | 22:46 | 12:25 - 02:51 | RA: 10h 53m 03s", Dec: 11° 11' 09s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-22 | 15:38 - 04:55 | 22:16 | 12:32 - 02:48 | RA: 10h 50m 40s", Dec: 11° 40' 41s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-29 | 15:03 - 04:25 | 21:44 | 12:41 - 02:42 | RA: 10h 45m 48s", Dec: 12° 23' 20s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-05 | 14:25 - 03:54 | 21:09 | 12:49 - 02:36 | RA: 10h 38m 33s", Dec: 13° 16' 45s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-12 | 13:44 - 03:21 | 20:32 | 12:57 - 02:28 | RA: 10h 29m 19s", Dec: 14° 16' 33s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-19 | 13:03 - 02:46 | 19:55 | 13:06 - 02:19 | RA: 10h 18m 51s", Dec: 15° 16' 43s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-26 | 12:21 - 02:11 | 19:16 | 13:14 - 02:09 | RA: 10h 08m 04s", Dec: 16° 11' 18s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-05 | 11:41 - 01:37 | 18:39 | 13:21 - 01:59 | RA: 09h 57m 56s", Dec: 16° 55' 27s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-12 | 11:03 - 01:02 | 18:03 | 13:29 - 01:48 | RA: 09h 49m 21s", Dec: 17° 26' 00s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-19 | 10:28 - 00:29 | 17:29 | 13:36 - 01:37 | RA: 09h 42m 56s", Dec: 17° 41' 48s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-26 | 09:56 - 23:58 | 16:57 | 13:43 - 01:26 | RA: 09h 39m 00s", Dec: 17° 43' 30s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-02 | 09:28 - 23:28 | 16:28 | 13:50 - 01:14 | RA: 09h 37m 32s", Dec: 17° 32' 32s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-09 | 09:03 - 23:00 | 16:02 | 13:57 - 01:03 | RA: 09h 38m 27s", Dec: 17° 10' 17s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-16 | 08:40 - 22:34 | 15:37 | 14:05 - 00:53 | RA: 09h 41m 31s", Dec: 16° 38' 02s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-23 | 08:20 - 22:09 | 15:15 | 14:12 - 00:43 | RA: 09h 46m 27s", Dec: 15° 57' 06s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-30 | 08:02 - 21:45 | 14:54 | 14:19 - 00:33 | RA: 09h 53m 00s", Dec: 15° 08' 25s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-07 | 07:46 - 21:22 | 14:34 | 14:26 - 00:25 | RA: 10h 00m 54s", Dec: 14° 12' 40s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-14 | 07:31 - 21:00 | 14:15 | 14:32 - 00:18 | RA: 10h 09m 59s", Dec: 13° 10' 20s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-21 | 07:14 - 20:34 | 13:54 | 14:39 - 00:12 | RA: 10h 20m 01s", Dec: 12° 02' 01s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-28 | 07:02 - 20:13 | 13:37 | 14:45 - 00:07 | RA: 10h 30m 52s", Dec: 10° 48' 14s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-04 | 06:50 - 19:52 | 13:21 | 14:50 - 00:04 | RA: 10h 42m 25s", Dec: 09° 29' 19s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-11 | 06:40 - 19:32 | 13:06 | 14:54 - 00:02 | RA: 10h 54m 34s", Dec: 08° 05' 36s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-18 | 06:30 - 19:12 | 12:51 | 14:57 - 00:02 | RA: 11h 07m 14s", Dec: 06° 37' 37s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-25 | 06:20 - 18:53 | 12:37 | 14:59 - 00:04 | RA: 11h 20m 22s", Dec: 05° 05' 48s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-07-02 | 06:12 - 18:33 | 12:23 | 14:59 - 00:07 | RA: 11h 33m 56s", Dec: 03° 30' 32s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-07-09 | 06:04 - 18:14 | 12:09 | 14:57 - 00:11 | RA: 11h 47m 53s", Dec: 01° 52' 14s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-07-16 | 05:56 - 17:55 | 11:56 | 14:54 - 00:16 | RA: 12h 02m 13s", Dec: 00° 11' 25s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-07-23 | 05:49 - 17:37 | 11:43 | 14:49 - 00:21 | RA: 12h 16m 56s", Dec: -1° 31' 19s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-07-30 | 05:42 - 17:18 | 11:30 | 14:43 - 00:27 | RA: 12h 32m 00s", Dec: -3° 15' 32s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-06 | 05:36 - 17:00 | 11:18 | 14:35 - 00:34 | RA: 12h 47m 28s", Dec: -5° 00' 40s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-13 | 05:30 - 16:43 | 11:07 | 14:27 - 00:40 | RA: 13h 03m 21s", Dec: -6° 46' 05s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-20 | 05:25 - 16:26 | 10:55 | 14:17 - 00:47 | RA: 13h 19m 37s", Dec: -8° 31' 04s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-27 | 05:20 - 16:09 | 10:44 | 14:07 - 00:54 | RA: 13h 36m 20s", Dec: -10° 14' 58s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-03 | 05:16 - 15:52 | 10:34 | 13:56 - 01:00 | RA: 13h 53m 32s", Dec: -11° 57' 04s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-10 | 05:12 - 15:36 | 10:24 | 13:45 - 01:07 | RA: 14h 11m 13s", Dec: -13° 36' 31s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-17 | 05:08 - 15:21 | 10:15 | 13:34 - 01:13 | RA: 14h 29m 25s", Dec: -15° 12' 26s @ Libra | |||||
| 2027-09-24 | 05:05 - 15:07 | 10:06 | 13:22 - 01:20 | RA: 14h 48m 09s", Dec: -16° 43' 55s @ Libra | |||||
| 2027-10-01 | 05:02 - 14:53 | 09:58 | 13:11 - 01:27 | RA: 15h 07m 27s", Dec: -18° 10' 05s @ Libra | |||||
| 2027-10-08 | 05:00 - 14:40 | 09:50 | 12:59 - 01:34 | RA: 15h 27m 19s", Dec: -19° 29' 52s @ Libra | |||||
| 2027-10-15 | 04:57 - 14:28 | 09:43 | 12:49 - 01:41 | RA: 15h 47m 44s", Dec: -20° 42' 14s @ Libra | |||||
| 2027-10-22 | 04:55 - 14:17 | 09:36 | 12:38 - 01:48 | RA: 16h 08m 43s", Dec: -21° 46' 10s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-10-29 | 04:53 - 14:07 | 09:30 | 12:29 - 01:56 | RA: 16h 30m 15s", Dec: -22° 40' 42s @ Ophiuchus | |||||
| 2027-11-05 | 04:50 - 13:59 | 09:25 | 12:21 - 02:04 | RA: 16h 52m 17s", Dec: -23° 24' 49s @ Ophiuchus | |||||