When Is Neptune Visible During the Year?
See how Neptune 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.
Neptune will remain visible until March 7, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See Neptune
Based on the amount of time Neptune is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are October 2026, September 2026, September 2027.
Neptune Visibility Throughout the Year
Neptune visibility on 2026-09-25
Neptune Visible from evening until sunrise
Neptune rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moonrise, 96.7% illuminated  | 16:01 | -13° |
| Neptune rise | 17:05 | |
| Civil sunset | 17:32 | 5° |
| Twilight start (−12°) | 18:02 | 11° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:33 | 18° |
| Neptune transit | 23:04 | 53° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:24 | 20° |
| Moonset | 03:54 | 14° |
| Twilight end (−12°) | 03:55 | 14° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:26 | 7° |
| Sunrise | 04:59 | 1° |
| Neptune set | 05:03 |
Track Neptune position throughout the night
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Neptune Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-09-24 | 17:09 - 05:07 | 23:08 | 16:59 - 04:53 | RA: 00h 13m 28s", Dec: 00° 05' 15s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-10-01 | 16:40 - 04:39 | 22:40 | 16:46 - 05:01 | RA: 00h 12m 45s", Dec: 00° 09' 54s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-10-08 | 16:12 - 04:11 | 22:12 | 16:36 - 05:08 | RA: 00h 12m 03s", Dec: 00° 14' 28s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-10-15 | 15:43 - 03:43 | 21:43 | 16:26 - 05:14 | RA: 00h 11m 22s", Dec: 00° 18' 50s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-10-22 | 15:15 - 03:15 | 21:15 | 16:17 - 05:21 | RA: 00h 10m 43s", Dec: 00° 22' 56s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-10-29 | 14:47 - 02:48 | 20:47 | 16:08 - 05:27 | RA: 00h 10m 08s", Dec: 00° 26' 40s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-11-05 | 14:19 - 02:20 | 20:19 | 16:01 - 05:35 | RA: 00h 09m 35s", Dec: 00° 29' 59s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-11-12 | 13:50 - 01:52 | 19:51 | 15:54 - 05:42 | RA: 00h 09m 07s", Dec: 00° 32' 48s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-11-19 | 13:22 - 01:24 | 19:23 | 15:49 - 05:49 | RA: 00h 08m 44s", Dec: 00° 35' 04s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-11-26 | 12:54 - 00:56 | 18:55 | 15:46 - 05:56 | RA: 00h 08m 26s", Dec: 00° 36' 43s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-12-03 | 12:27 - 00:29 | 18:28 | 15:44 - 06:03 | RA: 00h 08m 14s", Dec: 00° 37' 45s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-12-10 | 11:59 - 00:01 | 18:00 | 15:44 - 06:09 | RA: 00h 08m 08s", Dec: 00° 38' 07s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-12-17 | 11:32 - 23:33 | 17:33 | 15:46 - 06:14 | RA: 00h 08m 08s", Dec: 00° 37' 48s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-12-24 | 11:04 - 23:06 | 17:05 | 15:49 - 06:18 | RA: 00h 08m 14s", Dec: 00° 36' 48s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-12-31 | 10:37 - 22:39 | 16:38 | 15:53 - 06:20 | RA: 00h 08m 27s", Dec: 00° 35' 08s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-01-07 | 10:10 - 22:11 | 16:11 | 15:59 - 06:21 | RA: 00h 08m 46s", Dec: 00° 32' 48s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-01-14 | 09:43 - 21:44 | 15:43 | 16:06 - 06:20 | RA: 00h 09m 10s", Dec: 00° 29' 51s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-01-21 | 09:16 - 21:17 | 15:16 | 16:13 - 06:17 | RA: 00h 09m 41s", Dec: 00° 26' 17s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-01-28 | 08:45 - 20:46 | 14:46 | 16:21 - 06:13 | RA: 00h 10m 16s", Dec: 00° 22' 12s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-02-04 | 08:19 - 20:19 | 14:19 | 16:28 - 06:07 | RA: 00h 10m 56s", Dec: 00° 17' 36s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-02-11 | 07:52 - 19:52 | 13:52 | 16:36 - 06:00 | RA: 00h 11m 41s", Dec: 00° 12' 35s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-02-18 | 07:26 - 19:25 | 13:25 | 16:43 - 05:52 | RA: 00h 12m 29s", Dec: 00° 07' 10s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-02-25 | 06:59 - 18:58 | 12:59 | 16:51 - 05:44 | RA: 00h 13m 21s", Dec: 00° 01' 27s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-04 | 06:33 - 18:31 | 12:32 | 16:58 - 05:34 | RA: 00h 14m 15s", Dec: 00° 04' 30s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-11 | 06:06 - 18:05 | 12:05 | 17:04 - 05:24 | RA: 00h 15m 12s", Dec: 00° 10' 39s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-18 | 05:39 - 17:39 | 11:39 | 17:11 - 05:14 | RA: 00h 16m 09s", Dec: 00° 16' 54s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-25 | 05:12 - 17:12 | 11:12 | 17:17 - 05:03 | RA: 00h 17m 08s", Dec: 00° 23' 11s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-01 | 04:45 - 16:46 | 10:46 | 17:23 - 04:53 | RA: 00h 18m 06s", Dec: 00° 29' 26s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-08 | 04:18 - 16:20 | 10:19 | 17:30 - 04:43 | RA: 00h 19m 04s", Dec: 00° 35' 35s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-15 | 03:51 - 15:54 | 09:53 | 17:36 - 04:33 | RA: 00h 20m 01s", Dec: 00° 41' 34s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-22 | 03:25 - 15:27 | 09:26 | 17:42 - 04:23 | RA: 00h 20m 56s", Dec: 00° 47' 18s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-29 | 02:58 - 15:01 | 08:59 | 17:48 - 04:15 | RA: 00h 21m 48s", Dec: 00° 52' 45s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-06 | 02:31 - 14:35 | 08:33 | 17:55 - 04:07 | RA: 00h 22m 38s", Dec: 00° 57' 51s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-13 | 02:04 - 14:08 | 08:06 | 18:01 - 04:00 | RA: 00h 23m 24s", Dec: 01° 02' 32s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-20 | 01:37 - 13:41 | 07:39 | 18:07 - 03:54 | RA: 00h 24m 06s", Dec: 01° 06' 46s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-27 | 01:10 - 13:15 | 07:12 | 18:12 - 03:50 | RA: 00h 24m 44s", Dec: 01° 10' 30s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-03 | 00:42 - 12:48 | 06:45 | 18:17 - 03:47 | RA: 00h 25m 17s", Dec: 01° 13' 42s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-10 | 00:15 - 12:21 | 06:18 | 18:21 - 03:46 | RA: 00h 25m 45s", Dec: 01° 16' 20s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-17 | 23:48 - 11:54 | 05:51 | 18:24 - 03:46 | RA: 00h 26m 08s", Dec: 01° 18' 21s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-24 | 23:21 - 11:27 | 05:24 | 18:26 - 03:47 | RA: 00h 26m 25s", Dec: 01° 19' 46s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-01 | 22:53 - 10:59 | 04:56 | 18:26 - 03:49 | RA: 00h 26m 36s", Dec: 01° 20' 33s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-08 | 22:26 - 10:32 | 04:29 | 18:25 - 03:53 | RA: 00h 26m 41s", Dec: 01° 20' 42s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-15 | 21:58 - 10:04 | 04:01 | 18:22 - 03:58 | RA: 00h 26m 40s", Dec: 01° 20' 13s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-22 | 21:31 - 09:37 | 03:34 | 18:18 - 04:03 | RA: 00h 26m 34s", Dec: 01° 19' 08s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-29 | 21:03 - 09:09 | 03:06 | 18:13 - 04:08 | RA: 00h 26m 22s", Dec: 01° 17' 26s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-05 | 20:35 - 08:41 | 02:38 | 18:06 - 04:14 | RA: 00h 26m 04s", Dec: 01° 15' 11s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-12 | 20:08 - 08:13 | 02:10 | 17:59 - 04:20 | RA: 00h 25m 41s", Dec: 01° 12' 24s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-19 | 19:40 - 07:45 | 01:42 | 17:50 - 04:26 | RA: 00h 25m 14s", Dec: 01° 09' 09s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-26 | 19:12 - 07:17 | 01:14 | 17:41 - 04:31 | RA: 00h 24m 43s", Dec: 01° 05' 28s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-02 | 18:44 - 06:48 | 00:46 | 17:31 - 04:37 | RA: 00h 24m 07s", Dec: 01° 01' 26s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-09 | 18:16 - 06:20 | 00:18 | 17:20 - 04:43 | RA: 00h 23m 29s", Dec: 00° 57' 07s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-16 | 17:48 - 05:52 | 23:50 | 17:10 - 04:49 | RA: 00h 22m 49s", Dec: 00° 52' 37s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-23 | 17:20 - 05:23 | 23:22 | 16:59 - 04:54 | RA: 00h 22m 07s", Dec: 00° 47' 59s @ Pisces | |||||