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 2026-10-13
Mars Visible from before midnight until sunrise
Mars rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Mars transit | 06:27 | 72° |
Moonrise, 2.1% illuminated  | 07:25 | 68° |
| Mars set | 13:28 | |
| Moonset | 17:26 | -32° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:01 | -33° |
| Mars rise | 23:24 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:47 | 51° |
| Twilight end (−12°) | 04:17 | 57° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:47 | 62° |
| Sunrise | 05:15 | 67° |
Track Mars position throughout the night
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Mars Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-10-13 | 23:23 - 13:25 | 06:24 | 16:29 - 05:12 | RA: 08h 45m 10s", Dec: 19° 18' 53s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2026-10-20 | 23:14 - 13:10 | 06:12 | 16:19 - 05:19 | RA: 09h 00m 54s", Dec: 18° 23' 48s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2026-10-27 | 23:05 - 12:54 | 05:59 | 16:11 - 05:25 | RA: 09h 15m 57s", Dec: 17° 26' 59s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2026-11-03 | 22:55 - 12:37 | 05:46 | 16:03 - 05:33 | RA: 09h 30m 17s", Dec: 16° 29' 28s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-10 | 22:44 - 12:20 | 05:32 | 15:56 - 05:40 | RA: 09h 43m 51s", Dec: 15° 32' 26s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-17 | 22:32 - 12:02 | 05:17 | 15:51 - 05:47 | RA: 09h 56m 33s", Dec: 14° 37' 09s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-24 | 22:20 - 11:43 | 05:02 | 15:47 - 05:54 | RA: 10h 08m 20s", Dec: 13° 44' 48s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-01 | 22:05 - 11:24 | 04:45 | 15:44 - 06:01 | RA: 10h 19m 07s", Dec: 12° 56' 40s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-08 | 21:50 - 11:04 | 04:27 | 15:44 - 06:08 | RA: 10h 28m 44s", Dec: 12° 14' 16s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-15 | 21:32 - 10:43 | 04:08 | 15:45 - 06:13 | RA: 10h 37m 03s", Dec: 11° 39' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-22 | 21:13 - 10:21 | 03:47 | 15:48 - 06:17 | RA: 10h 43m 53s", Dec: 11° 12' 56s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-29 | 20:52 - 09:57 | 03:24 | 15:52 - 06:20 | RA: 10h 49m 02s", Dec: 10° 57' 02s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-05 | 20:27 - 09:33 | 03:00 | 15:57 - 06:21 | RA: 10h 52m 16s", Dec: 10° 53' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-12 | 20:00 - 09:07 | 02:34 | 16:04 - 06:20 | RA: 10h 53m 19s", Dec: 11° 02' 45s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-19 | 19:30 - 08:39 | 02:05 | 16:11 - 06:18 | RA: 10h 51m 59s", Dec: 11° 26' 21s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-26 | 18:57 - 08:10 | 01:34 | 16:18 - 06:14 | RA: 10h 48m 11s", Dec: 12° 03' 33s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-02 | 18:21 - 07:39 | 01:00 | 16:26 - 06:09 | RA: 10h 41m 56s", Dec: 12° 52' 46s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-09 | 17:42 - 07:06 | 00:24 | 16:34 - 06:03 | RA: 10h 33m 28s", Dec: 13° 50' 30s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-16 | 17:01 - 06:32 | 23:46 | 16:41 - 05:55 | RA: 10h 23m 26s", Dec: 14° 51' 17s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-23 | 16:19 - 05:57 | 23:08 | 16:49 - 05:46 | RA: 10h 12m 40s", Dec: 15° 48' 56s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-02 | 15:38 - 05:22 | 22:30 | 16:56 - 05:37 | RA: 10h 02m 08s", Dec: 16° 38' 03s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-09 | 14:59 - 04:47 | 21:53 | 17:02 - 05:27 | RA: 09h 52m 48s", Dec: 17° 14' 42s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-16 | 14:23 - 04:13 | 21:18 | 17:09 - 05:17 | RA: 09h 45m 24s", Dec: 17° 36' 49s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-23 | 13:50 - 03:41 | 20:46 | 17:15 - 05:06 | RA: 09h 40m 23s", Dec: 17° 44' 24s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-30 | 13:21 - 03:11 | 20:16 | 17:22 - 04:56 | RA: 09h 37m 52s", Dec: 17° 38' 41s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-06 | 12:54 - 02:42 | 19:48 | 17:28 - 04:45 | RA: 09h 37m 46s", Dec: 17° 21' 07s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-13 | 12:30 - 02:15 | 19:23 | 17:34 - 04:35 | RA: 09h 39m 57s", Dec: 16° 52' 59s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-20 | 12:09 - 01:50 | 18:59 | 17:40 - 04:26 | RA: 09h 44m 08s", Dec: 16° 15' 38s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-27 | 11:50 - 01:26 | 18:38 | 17:47 - 04:17 | RA: 09h 50m 01s", Dec: 15° 30' 11s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-04 | 11:33 - 01:02 | 18:18 | 17:53 - 04:09 | RA: 09h 57m 22s", Dec: 14° 37' 24s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-11 | 11:17 - 00:40 | 17:59 | 17:59 - 04:02 | RA: 10h 05m 57s", Dec: 13° 37' 49s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-18 | 11:03 - 00:19 | 17:41 | 18:05 - 03:56 | RA: 10h 15m 36s", Dec: 12° 31' 59s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-25 | 10:49 - 23:58 | 17:24 | 18:11 - 03:51 | RA: 10h 26m 07s", Dec: 11° 20' 30s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-01 | 10:37 - 23:37 | 17:07 | 18:16 - 03:48 | RA: 10h 37m 23s", Dec: 10° 03' 45s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-08 | 10:26 - 23:17 | 16:52 | 18:20 - 03:46 | RA: 10h 49m 17s", Dec: 08° 42' 02s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-15 | 10:15 - 22:58 | 16:37 | 18:23 - 03:46 | RA: 11h 01m 45s", Dec: 07° 15' 49s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-22 | 10:05 - 22:39 | 16:22 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 11h 14m 41s", Dec: 05° 45' 35s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-29 | 09:56 - 22:20 | 16:08 | 18:26 - 03:49 | RA: 11h 28m 04s", Dec: 04° 11' 46s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-07-06 | 09:47 - 22:01 | 15:54 | 18:25 - 03:52 | RA: 11h 41m 51s", Dec: 02° 34' 42s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-07-13 | 09:39 - 21:42 | 15:41 | 18:23 - 03:56 | RA: 11h 56m 02s", Dec: 00° 54' 53s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-07-20 | 09:26 - 21:29 | 15:28 | 18:20 - 04:01 | RA: 12h 10m 35s", Dec: 00° 47' 05s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-07-27 | 09:24 - 21:06 | 15:15 | 18:15 - 04:06 | RA: 12h 25m 30s", Dec: -2° 30' 43s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-03 | 09:17 - 20:49 | 15:03 | 18:08 - 04:12 | RA: 12h 40m 48s", Dec: -4° 15' 32s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-10 | 09:06 - 20:28 | 14:47 | 18:01 - 04:18 | RA: 12h 56m 30s", Dec: -6° 00' 55s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-17 | 09:00 - 20:11 | 14:35 | 17:53 - 04:24 | RA: 13h 12m 36s", Dec: -7° 46' 11s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-24 | 08:55 - 19:54 | 14:24 | 17:43 - 04:30 | RA: 13h 29m 07s", Dec: -9° 30' 37s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-31 | 08:50 - 19:38 | 14:14 | 17:34 - 04:36 | RA: 13h 46m 06s", Dec: -11° 13' 35s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-07 | 08:45 - 19:23 | 14:04 | 17:23 - 04:41 | RA: 14h 03m 35s", Dec: -12° 54' 16s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-14 | 08:41 - 19:08 | 13:54 | 17:13 - 04:47 | RA: 14h 21m 33s", Dec: -14° 31' 49s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-21 | 08:37 - 18:53 | 13:45 | 17:02 - 04:53 | RA: 14h 40m 03s", Dec: -16° 05' 19s @ Libra | |||||
| 2027-09-28 | 08:33 - 18:40 | 13:37 | 16:51 - 04:59 | RA: 14h 59m 06s", Dec: -17° 33' 52s @ Libra | |||||
| 2027-10-05 | 08:30 - 18:27 | 13:29 | 16:41 - 05:05 | RA: 15h 18m 43s", Dec: -18° 56' 31s @ Libra | |||||
| 2027-10-12 | 08:27 - 18:15 | 13:21 | 16:31 - 05:11 | RA: 15h 38m 55s", Dec: -20° 12' 11s @ Libra | |||||