When Is Alhena Visible During the Year?
See how Alhena 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.
Alhena will remain visible until May 7, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See Alhena
Based on the amount of time Alhena is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are December 2026, January 2027, November 2026.
Alhena Visibility Throughout the Year
Alhena visibility on 2026-09-27
Alhena Visible from before midnight until sunrise
Alhena rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moonrise, 99.8% illuminated  | 16:51 | -36° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:25 | -34° |
| Alhena rise | 22:29 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:33 | 58° |
| Twilight end (−12°) | 04:03 | 63° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:34 | 67° |
| Sunrise | 05:01 | 69° |
| Alhena transit | 05:19 | 69° |
| Moonset | 06:07 | 67° |
Track Alhena position throughout the night
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Alhena Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-09-27 | 22:29 - 12:10 | 05:19 | 16:52 - 04:58 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-10-04 | 22:01 - 11:43 | 04:52 | 16:42 - 05:04 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-10-11 | 21:34 - 11:15 | 04:24 | 16:32 - 05:10 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-10-18 | 21:06 - 10:48 | 03:57 | 16:22 - 05:17 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-10-25 | 20:39 - 10:20 | 03:29 | 16:13 - 05:24 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-11-01 | 20:11 - 09:53 | 03:02 | 16:05 - 05:31 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-11-08 | 19:44 - 09:25 | 02:34 | 15:58 - 05:38 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-11-15 | 19:16 - 08:58 | 02:07 | 15:52 - 05:45 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-11-22 | 18:49 - 08:30 | 01:39 | 15:48 - 05:52 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-11-29 | 18:21 - 08:03 | 01:12 | 15:45 - 05:59 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-12-06 | 17:53 - 07:35 | 00:44 | 15:44 - 06:06 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-12-13 | 17:26 - 07:08 | 00:17 | 15:44 - 06:12 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-12-20 | 16:58 - 06:40 | 23:49 | 15:47 - 06:16 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2026-12-27 | 16:31 - 06:12 | 23:22 | 15:51 - 06:19 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-01-03 | 16:03 - 05:45 | 22:54 | 15:56 - 06:21 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-01-10 | 15:36 - 05:17 | 22:27 | 16:02 - 06:21 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-01-17 | 15:08 - 04:50 | 21:59 | 16:09 - 06:19 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-01-24 | 14:41 - 04:22 | 21:32 | 16:16 - 06:16 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-01-31 | 14:13 - 03:55 | 21:04 | 16:24 - 06:11 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-02-07 | 13:46 - 03:27 | 20:37 | 16:32 - 06:05 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-02-14 | 13:18 - 03:00 | 20:09 | 16:39 - 05:57 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-02-21 | 12:51 - 02:32 | 19:42 | 16:47 - 05:49 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-02-28 | 12:23 - 02:05 | 19:14 | 16:54 - 05:40 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-03-07 | 11:56 - 01:37 | 18:46 | 17:00 - 05:30 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-03-14 | 11:28 - 01:10 | 18:19 | 17:07 - 05:20 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-03-21 | 11:01 - 00:42 | 17:51 | 17:14 - 05:09 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-03-28 | 10:33 - 00:15 | 17:24 | 17:20 - 04:59 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-04-04 | 10:06 - 23:47 | 16:56 | 17:26 - 04:48 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-04-11 | 09:38 - 23:20 | 16:29 | 17:32 - 04:38 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-04-18 | 09:11 - 22:52 | 16:01 | 17:39 - 04:29 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-04-25 | 08:43 - 22:25 | 15:34 | 17:45 - 04:19 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-05-02 | 08:15 - 21:57 | 15:06 | 17:51 - 04:11 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-05-09 | 07:44 - 21:26 | 14:35 | 17:57 - 04:04 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-05-16 | 07:17 - 20:58 | 14:07 | 18:03 - 03:57 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-05-23 | 06:49 - 20:31 | 13:40 | 18:09 - 03:52 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-05-30 | 06:21 - 20:03 | 13:12 | 18:14 - 03:49 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-06-06 | 05:54 - 19:36 | 12:45 | 18:19 - 03:46 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-06-13 | 05:26 - 19:08 | 12:17 | 18:22 - 03:45 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-06-20 | 04:59 - 18:40 | 11:50 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-06-27 | 04:31 - 18:13 | 11:22 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-07-04 | 04:04 - 17:45 | 10:55 | 18:26 - 03:51 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-07-11 | 03:36 - 17:18 | 10:27 | 18:24 - 03:55 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-07-18 | 03:09 - 16:50 | 10:00 | 18:21 - 04:00 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-07-25 | 02:41 - 16:23 | 09:32 | 18:16 - 04:05 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-01 | 02:14 - 15:55 | 09:05 | 18:10 - 04:11 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-08 | 01:46 - 15:28 | 08:37 | 18:03 - 04:16 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-15 | 01:19 - 15:00 | 08:10 | 17:55 - 04:22 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-22 | 00:51 - 14:33 | 07:42 | 17:46 - 04:28 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-29 | 00:24 - 14:05 | 07:14 | 17:37 - 04:34 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-09-05 | 23:56 - 13:38 | 06:47 | 17:26 - 04:40 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-09-12 | 23:29 - 13:10 | 06:19 | 17:16 - 04:45 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-09-19 | 23:01 - 12:43 | 05:52 | 17:05 - 04:51 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-09-26 | 22:34 - 12:15 | 05:24 | 16:54 - 04:57 | RA: 06h 37m 42s", Dec: 16° 23' 57s @ Gemini | |||||