When Is Ankaa Visible During the Year?
See how Ankaa 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.
Ankaa will remain visible until February 4, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See Ankaa
Based on the amount of time Ankaa is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are October 2026, October 2027, September 2027.
Ankaa Visibility Throughout the Year
Ankaa visibility on 2026-10-23
Ankaa Visible from before midnight until early morning
Ankaa rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moonrise, 80.5% illuminated ![]() | 14:26 | -34° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 17:48 | -4° |
| Ankaa rise | 18:23 | |
| Ankaa transit | 21:27 | 10° |
| Ankaa set | 00:30 | |
| Moonset | 02:40 | -17° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:56 | -29° |
Track Ankaa position throughout the night
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Shift the map to change the time and observe Ankaa changing position in the night sky.
Ankaa Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-10-23 | 18:23 - 00:30 | 21:27 | 16:15 - 05:22 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2026-10-30 | 17:56 - 00:03 | 20:59 | 16:07 - 05:28 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2026-11-06 | 17:28 - 23:35 | 20:32 | 16:00 - 05:36 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2026-11-13 | 17:01 - 23:08 | 20:04 | 15:54 - 05:43 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2026-11-20 | 16:33 - 22:40 | 19:37 | 15:49 - 05:50 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2026-11-27 | 16:06 - 22:13 | 19:09 | 15:46 - 05:57 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2026-12-04 | 15:38 - 21:45 | 18:42 | 15:44 - 06:04 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2026-12-11 | 15:11 - 21:18 | 18:14 | 15:44 - 06:10 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2026-12-18 | 14:43 - 20:50 | 17:47 | 15:46 - 06:15 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2026-12-25 | 14:16 - 20:23 | 17:19 | 15:49 - 06:18 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-01-01 | 13:48 - 19:55 | 16:52 | 15:54 - 06:20 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-01-08 | 13:21 - 19:28 | 16:24 | 16:00 - 06:21 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-01-15 | 12:53 - 19:00 | 15:57 | 16:07 - 06:20 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-01-22 | 12:26 - 18:33 | 15:29 | 16:14 - 06:17 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-01-29 | 11:58 - 18:05 | 15:02 | 16:22 - 06:12 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-02-05 | 11:27 - 17:34 | 14:30 | 16:29 - 06:06 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-02-12 | 10:59 - 17:06 | 14:03 | 16:37 - 05:59 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-02-19 | 10:32 - 16:39 | 13:35 | 16:44 - 05:51 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-02-26 | 10:04 - 16:11 | 13:08 | 16:52 - 05:42 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-03-05 | 09:36 - 15:43 | 12:40 | 16:59 - 05:33 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-03-12 | 09:09 - 15:16 | 12:12 | 17:05 - 05:23 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-03-19 | 08:41 - 14:48 | 11:45 | 17:12 - 05:12 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-03-26 | 08:14 - 14:21 | 11:17 | 17:18 - 05:02 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-04-02 | 07:46 - 13:53 | 10:50 | 17:24 - 04:51 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-04-09 | 07:19 - 13:26 | 10:22 | 17:31 - 04:41 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-04-16 | 06:51 - 12:58 | 09:55 | 17:37 - 04:31 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-04-23 | 06:24 - 12:31 | 09:27 | 17:43 - 04:22 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-04-30 | 05:56 - 12:03 | 09:00 | 17:49 - 04:13 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-05-07 | 05:29 - 11:36 | 08:32 | 17:56 - 04:06 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-05-14 | 05:01 - 11:08 | 08:05 | 18:02 - 03:59 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-05-21 | 04:34 - 10:41 | 07:37 | 18:08 - 03:54 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-05-28 | 04:06 - 10:13 | 07:10 | 18:13 - 03:50 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-06-04 | 03:39 - 09:46 | 06:42 | 18:18 - 03:47 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-06-11 | 03:11 - 09:18 | 06:15 | 18:22 - 03:46 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-06-18 | 02:44 - 08:51 | 05:47 | 18:24 - 03:46 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-06-25 | 02:16 - 08:23 | 05:20 | 18:26 - 03:47 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-07-02 | 01:49 - 07:56 | 04:52 | 18:26 - 03:50 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-07-09 | 01:21 - 07:28 | 04:25 | 18:25 - 03:54 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-07-16 | 00:54 - 07:01 | 03:57 | 18:22 - 03:58 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-07-23 | 00:26 - 06:33 | 03:30 | 18:18 - 04:03 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-07-30 | 23:59 - 06:05 | 03:02 | 18:12 - 04:09 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-08-06 | 23:31 - 05:38 | 02:34 | 18:05 - 04:15 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-08-13 | 23:03 - 05:10 | 02:07 | 17:58 - 04:21 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-08-20 | 22:36 - 04:43 | 01:39 | 17:49 - 04:26 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-08-27 | 22:08 - 04:15 | 01:12 | 17:39 - 04:32 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-09-03 | 21:41 - 03:48 | 00:44 | 17:29 - 04:38 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-09-10 | 21:13 - 03:20 | 00:17 | 17:19 - 04:44 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-09-17 | 20:46 - 02:53 | 23:49 | 17:08 - 04:49 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-09-24 | 20:18 - 02:25 | 23:22 | 16:57 - 04:55 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-10-01 | 19:51 - 01:58 | 22:54 | 16:47 - 05:01 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-10-08 | 19:23 - 01:30 | 22:27 | 16:36 - 05:07 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-10-15 | 18:56 - 01:03 | 21:59 | 16:26 - 05:14 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
| 2027-10-22 | 18:28 - 00:35 | 21:32 | 16:17 - 05:20 | RA: 00h 26m 17s", Dec: -42° 18' 21s @ Phoenix | |||||
