When Is Acrux Visible During the Year?
See how Acrux 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.
Acrux Visibility Throughout the Year
Acrux visibility on 2026-09-22
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Acrux rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Acrux is always below the horizon | - | |
| Acrux transit | 11:31 | -10° |
Moonrise, 69.9% illuminated  | 14:39 | -17° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:33 | -40° |
| Moonset | 00:43 | -62° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:28 | -46° |
Track Acrux position throughout the night
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Acrux Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-09-22 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 11:27 | 17:00 - 04:54 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2026-09-29 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 11:00 | 16:49 - 05:00 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2026-10-06 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 10:32 | 16:39 - 05:06 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2026-10-13 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 10:05 | 16:29 - 05:12 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2026-10-20 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 09:37 | 16:19 - 05:19 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2026-10-27 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 09:09 | 16:11 - 05:25 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2026-11-03 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 08:42 | 16:03 - 05:33 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2026-11-10 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 08:14 | 15:56 - 05:40 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2026-11-17 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 07:47 | 15:51 - 05:47 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2026-11-24 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 07:19 | 15:47 - 05:54 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2026-12-01 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 06:52 | 15:44 - 06:01 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2026-12-08 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 06:24 | 15:44 - 06:08 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2026-12-15 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 05:57 | 15:45 - 06:13 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2026-12-22 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 05:29 | 15:48 - 06:17 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2026-12-29 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 05:02 | 15:52 - 06:20 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-01-05 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 04:34 | 15:57 - 06:21 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-01-12 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 04:07 | 16:04 - 06:20 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-01-19 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 03:39 | 16:11 - 06:18 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-01-26 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 03:12 | 16:18 - 06:14 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-02-02 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 02:44 | 16:26 - 06:09 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-02-09 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 02:17 | 16:34 - 06:03 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-02-16 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 01:49 | 16:41 - 05:55 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-02-23 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 01:22 | 16:49 - 05:46 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-03-02 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 00:54 | 16:56 - 05:37 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-03-09 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 00:27 | 17:02 - 05:27 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-03-16 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 23:59 | 17:09 - 05:17 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-03-23 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 23:31 | 17:15 - 05:06 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-03-30 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 23:04 | 17:22 - 04:56 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-04-06 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 22:36 | 17:28 - 04:45 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-04-13 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 22:09 | 17:34 - 04:35 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-04-20 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 21:41 | 17:40 - 04:26 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-04-27 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 21:14 | 17:47 - 04:17 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-05-04 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 20:46 | 17:53 - 04:09 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-05-11 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 20:19 | 17:59 - 04:02 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-05-18 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 19:51 | 18:05 - 03:56 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-05-25 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 19:24 | 18:11 - 03:51 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-06-01 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 18:56 | 18:16 - 03:48 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-06-08 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 18:29 | 18:20 - 03:46 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-06-15 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 18:01 | 18:23 - 03:46 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-06-22 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 17:34 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-06-29 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 17:06 | 18:26 - 03:49 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-07-06 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 16:39 | 18:25 - 03:52 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-07-13 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 16:11 | 18:23 - 03:56 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-07-20 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 15:44 | 18:20 - 04:01 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-07-27 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 15:16 | 18:15 - 04:06 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-08-03 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 14:45 | 18:08 - 04:12 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-08-10 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 14:17 | 18:01 - 04:18 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-08-17 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 13:50 | 17:53 - 04:24 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-08-24 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 13:22 | 17:43 - 04:30 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-08-31 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 12:55 | 17:34 - 04:36 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-09-07 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 12:27 | 17:23 - 04:41 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-09-14 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 11:59 | 17:13 - 04:47 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||
| 2027-09-21 | Acrux is always below the horizon | 11:32 | 17:02 - 04:53 | RA: 12h 26m 35s", Dec: -63° 05' 56s @ CRUX | |||||