When Is Canopus Visible During the Year?
See how Canopus 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.
Canopus Visibility Throughout the Year
Canopus visibility on 2026-09-26
Canopus is Not visible tonight
Canopus rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Canopus is always below the horizon | - | |
Moonrise, 99.4% illuminated  | 16:26 | -73° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:26 | -70° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:32 | -3° |
| Moonset | 04:59 | -0° |
| Canopus transit | 05:10 | -0° |
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Canopus Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-09-26 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 05:10 | 16:54 - 04:57 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2026-10-03 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 04:42 | 16:43 - 05:03 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2026-10-10 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 04:15 | 16:33 - 05:09 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2026-10-17 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 03:47 | 16:23 - 05:16 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2026-10-24 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 03:20 | 16:14 - 05:23 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2026-10-31 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 02:52 | 16:06 - 05:30 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2026-11-07 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 02:25 | 15:59 - 05:37 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2026-11-14 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 01:57 | 15:53 - 05:44 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2026-11-21 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 01:30 | 15:48 - 05:51 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2026-11-28 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 01:02 | 15:45 - 05:58 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2026-12-05 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 00:34 | 15:44 - 06:05 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2026-12-12 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 00:07 | 15:44 - 06:11 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2026-12-19 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 23:39 | 15:46 - 06:15 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2026-12-26 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 23:12 | 15:50 - 06:19 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-01-02 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 22:44 | 15:55 - 06:21 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-01-09 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 22:17 | 16:01 - 06:21 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-01-16 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 21:49 | 16:08 - 06:19 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-01-23 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 21:22 | 16:15 - 06:16 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-01-30 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 20:54 | 16:23 - 06:11 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-02-06 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 20:27 | 16:31 - 06:05 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-02-13 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 19:59 | 16:38 - 05:58 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-02-20 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 19:32 | 16:46 - 05:50 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-02-27 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 19:04 | 16:53 - 05:41 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-03-06 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 18:37 | 17:00 - 05:31 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-03-13 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 18:09 | 17:06 - 05:21 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-03-20 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 17:42 | 17:13 - 05:11 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-03-27 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 17:14 | 17:19 - 05:00 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-04-03 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 16:47 | 17:25 - 04:50 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-04-10 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 16:19 | 17:31 - 04:40 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-04-17 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 15:52 | 17:38 - 04:30 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-04-24 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 15:24 | 17:44 - 04:21 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-05-01 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 14:53 | 17:50 - 04:12 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-05-08 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 14:25 | 17:56 - 04:05 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-05-15 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 13:58 | 18:03 - 03:58 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-05-22 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 13:30 | 18:08 - 03:53 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-05-29 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 13:02 | 18:14 - 03:49 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-06-05 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 12:35 | 18:18 - 03:47 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-06-12 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 12:07 | 18:22 - 03:46 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-06-19 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 11:40 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-06-26 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 11:12 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-07-03 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 10:45 | 18:26 - 03:50 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-07-10 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 10:17 | 18:24 - 03:54 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-07-17 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 09:50 | 18:21 - 03:59 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-07-24 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 09:22 | 18:17 - 04:04 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-07-31 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 08:55 | 18:11 - 04:10 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-08-07 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 08:27 | 18:04 - 04:16 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-08-14 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 08:00 | 17:56 - 04:21 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-08-21 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 07:32 | 17:47 - 04:27 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-08-28 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 07:05 | 17:38 - 04:33 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-09-04 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 06:37 | 17:28 - 04:39 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-09-11 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 06:10 | 17:17 - 04:45 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-09-18 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 05:42 | 17:07 - 04:50 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||
| 2027-09-25 | Canopus is always below the horizon | 05:15 | 16:56 - 04:56 | RA: 06h 23m 57s", Dec: -52° 41' 44s @ Carina | |||||