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 September 2027, October 2027, November 2027.
Neptune Visibility Throughout the Year
Neptune visibility on 2026-11-04
Neptune Visible from sunset until early morning
Neptune rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moonrise, 27.3% illuminated  | 01:50 | 22° |
| Moonset | 14:12 | -15° |
| Neptune rise | 15:14 | |
| Sunset | 17:46 | 38° |
| Civil sunset | 18:08 | 44° |
| Twilight start (−12°) | 18:33 | 50° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:58 | 56° |
| Neptune transit | 21:13 | 90° |
| Neptune set | 03:12 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 04:28 | -19° |
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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| 2026-11-04 | 15:14 - 03:12 | 21:13 | 17:43 - 05:40 | RA: 00h 09m 40s", Dec: 00° 29' 32s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-11-11 | 14:46 - 02:44 | 20:45 | 17:43 - 05:40 | RA: 00h 09m 11s", Dec: 00° 32' 26s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-11-18 | 14:18 - 02:16 | 20:17 | 17:44 - 05:41 | RA: 00h 08m 47s", Dec: 00° 34' 46s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-11-25 | 13:50 - 01:48 | 19:49 | 17:46 - 05:43 | RA: 00h 08m 29s", Dec: 00° 36' 32s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-12-02 | 13:22 - 01:20 | 19:21 | 17:48 - 05:45 | RA: 00h 08m 16s", Dec: 00° 37' 39s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-12-09 | 12:55 - 00:53 | 18:54 | 17:51 - 05:48 | RA: 00h 08m 09s", Dec: 00° 38' 06s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-12-16 | 12:27 - 00:25 | 18:26 | 17:54 - 05:51 | RA: 00h 08m 08s", Dec: 00° 37' 53s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-12-23 | 12:00 - 23:58 | 17:59 | 17:58 - 05:55 | RA: 00h 08m 13s", Dec: 00° 36' 59s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-12-30 | 11:32 - 23:30 | 17:31 | 18:01 - 05:58 | RA: 00h 08m 25s", Dec: 00° 35' 24s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-01-06 | 11:05 - 23:03 | 17:04 | 18:05 - 06:02 | RA: 00h 08m 43s", Dec: 00° 33' 10s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-01-13 | 10:38 - 22:36 | 16:37 | 18:07 - 06:04 | RA: 00h 09m 06s", Dec: 00° 30' 18s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-01-20 | 10:11 - 22:09 | 16:10 | 18:10 - 06:07 | RA: 00h 09m 36s", Dec: 00° 26' 50s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-01-27 | 09:44 - 21:42 | 15:43 | 18:12 - 06:09 | RA: 00h 10m 11s", Dec: 00° 22' 49s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-02-03 | 09:17 - 21:15 | 15:16 | 18:13 - 06:10 | RA: 00h 10m 50s", Dec: 00° 18' 18s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-02-10 | 08:50 - 20:48 | 14:49 | 18:13 - 06:10 | RA: 00h 11m 34s", Dec: 00° 13' 19s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-02-17 | 08:24 - 20:22 | 14:23 | 18:13 - 06:10 | RA: 00h 12m 22s", Dec: 00° 07' 58s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-02-24 | 07:57 - 19:55 | 13:56 | 18:12 - 06:09 | RA: 00h 13m 14s", Dec: 00° 02' 17s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-03 | 07:30 - 19:28 | 13:29 | 18:11 - 06:08 | RA: 00h 14m 08s", Dec: 00° 03' 38s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-10 | 07:04 - 19:02 | 13:03 | 18:09 - 06:07 | RA: 00h 15m 04s", Dec: 00° 09' 46s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-17 | 06:37 - 18:35 | 12:36 | 18:07 - 06:05 | RA: 00h 16m 01s", Dec: 00° 16' 00s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-24 | 06:11 - 18:09 | 12:10 | 18:05 - 06:03 | RA: 00h 16m 59s", Dec: 00° 22' 17s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-31 | 05:44 - 17:42 | 11:43 | 18:03 - 06:01 | RA: 00h 17m 58s", Dec: 00° 28' 33s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-07 | 05:17 - 17:15 | 11:16 | 18:01 - 05:59 | RA: 00h 18m 56s", Dec: 00° 34' 42s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-14 | 04:51 - 16:49 | 10:50 | 17:59 - 05:57 | RA: 00h 19m 53s", Dec: 00° 40' 43s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-21 | 04:24 - 16:22 | 10:23 | 17:58 - 05:55 | RA: 00h 20m 48s", Dec: 00° 46' 30s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-28 | 03:58 - 15:56 | 09:57 | 17:57 - 05:54 | RA: 00h 21m 41s", Dec: 00° 51' 59s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-05 | 03:31 - 15:29 | 09:30 | 17:56 - 05:53 | RA: 00h 22m 31s", Dec: 00° 57' 08s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-12 | 03:04 - 15:02 | 09:03 | 17:55 - 05:52 | RA: 00h 23m 18s", Dec: 01° 01' 54s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-19 | 02:37 - 14:35 | 08:36 | 17:56 - 05:53 | RA: 00h 24m 00s", Dec: 01° 06' 11s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-26 | 02:10 - 14:08 | 08:09 | 17:56 - 05:53 | RA: 00h 24m 39s", Dec: 01° 10' 00s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-02 | 01:43 - 13:42 | 07:42 | 17:57 - 05:54 | RA: 00h 25m 13s", Dec: 01° 13' 17s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-09 | 01:16 - 13:14 | 07:15 | 17:58 - 05:55 | RA: 00h 25m 41s", Dec: 01° 15' 59s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-16 | 00:49 - 12:47 | 06:48 | 18:00 - 05:57 | RA: 00h 26m 05s", Dec: 01° 18' 06s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-23 | 00:22 - 12:20 | 06:21 | 18:01 - 05:58 | RA: 00h 26m 22s", Dec: 01° 19' 36s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-30 | 23:55 - 11:53 | 05:54 | 18:03 - 06:00 | RA: 00h 26m 34s", Dec: 01° 20' 29s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-07 | 23:27 - 11:25 | 05:26 | 18:04 - 06:01 | RA: 00h 26m 41s", Dec: 01° 20' 43s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-14 | 23:00 - 10:58 | 04:59 | 18:05 - 06:02 | RA: 00h 26m 41s", Dec: 01° 20' 20s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-21 | 22:32 - 10:30 | 04:31 | 18:05 - 06:02 | RA: 00h 26m 35s", Dec: 01° 19' 19s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-28 | 22:04 - 10:03 | 04:03 | 18:06 - 06:03 | RA: 00h 26m 24s", Dec: 01° 17' 43s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-04 | 21:37 - 09:35 | 03:36 | 18:05 - 06:02 | RA: 00h 26m 07s", Dec: 01° 15' 32s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-11 | 21:09 - 09:07 | 03:08 | 18:04 - 06:01 | RA: 00h 25m 45s", Dec: 01° 12' 50s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-18 | 20:41 - 08:39 | 02:40 | 18:03 - 06:00 | RA: 00h 25m 18s", Dec: 01° 09' 38s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-25 | 20:13 - 08:11 | 02:12 | 18:01 - 05:58 | RA: 00h 24m 47s", Dec: 01° 06' 01s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-01 | 19:45 - 07:43 | 01:44 | 17:59 - 05:56 | RA: 00h 24m 13s", Dec: 01° 02' 02s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-08 | 19:17 - 07:15 | 01:16 | 17:57 - 05:54 | RA: 00h 23m 35s", Dec: 00° 57' 45s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-15 | 18:48 - 06:46 | 00:47 | 17:54 - 05:52 | RA: 00h 22m 55s", Dec: 00° 53' 16s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-22 | 18:20 - 06:18 | 00:19 | 17:52 - 05:49 | RA: 00h 22m 13s", Dec: 00° 48' 39s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-29 | 17:48 - 05:46 | 23:47 | 17:49 - 05:47 | RA: 00h 21m 30s", Dec: 00° 43' 59s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-10-06 | 17:20 - 05:18 | 23:19 | 17:47 - 05:45 | RA: 00h 20m 48s", Dec: 00° 39' 21s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-10-13 | 16:52 - 04:50 | 22:51 | 17:45 - 05:43 | RA: 00h 20m 06s", Dec: 00° 34' 52s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-10-20 | 16:23 - 04:21 | 22:22 | 17:44 - 05:41 | RA: 00h 19m 26s", Dec: 00° 30' 36s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-10-27 | 15:55 - 03:53 | 21:54 | 17:43 - 05:40 | RA: 00h 18m 48s", Dec: 00° 26' 38s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-11-03 | 15:27 - 03:25 | 21:26 | 17:43 - 05:40 | RA: 00h 18m 13s", Dec: 00° 23' 03s @ Pisces | |||||