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When Is Capella Visible During the Year?

See how Capella 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.

Capella will remain visible until May 6, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.

Best Months to See Capella

Based on the amount of time Capella is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are December 2026, January 2027, November 2026.

Capella Visibility Throughout the Year

Time

Capella visibility on 2026-09-07

Capella Visible from early morning until sunrise

Capella rise and set timetable

TimeElevation
Moonset14:56-1°
Astronomical observing session begins18:58-4°
Capella rise19:50
Moonrise, 21% illuminated 23:2126°
Astronomical observing session ends03:1365°
Twilight end03:4571°
Civil sunrise04:1776°
Sunrise04:4479°
Capella transit05:1781°

Track Capella Position Throughout the Night

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Elevation (degrees)
Time
Altitude
Azimuth
Shift the map to change the time and observe Capella changing position in the night sky.

Capella Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date

DateRise — SetTransitTwilightCoordinates
2026-09-0719:50 - 14:4505:1717:23 - 04:41RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2026-09-1419:22 - 14:1704:5017:12 - 04:47RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2026-09-2118:55 - 13:5004:2217:02 - 04:53RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2026-09-2818:27 - 13:2203:5516:51 - 04:59RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2026-10-0518:00 - 12:5503:2716:40 - 05:05RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2026-10-1217:32 - 12:2703:0016:30 - 05:11RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2026-10-1917:05 - 12:0002:3216:21 - 05:18RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2026-10-2616:37 - 11:3202:0516:12 - 05:24RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2026-11-0216:10 - 11:0401:3716:04 - 05:32RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2026-11-0915:42 - 10:3701:1015:57 - 05:39RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2026-11-1615:15 - 10:0900:4215:51 - 05:46RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2026-11-2314:47 - 09:4200:1515:47 - 05:53RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2026-11-3014:20 - 09:1423:4715:45 - 06:00RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2026-12-0713:52 - 08:4723:2015:44 - 06:07RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2026-12-1413:25 - 08:1922:5215:45 - 06:12RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2026-12-2112:57 - 07:5222:2415:47 - 06:17RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2026-12-2812:30 - 07:2421:5715:51 - 06:19RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-01-0412:02 - 06:5721:2915:56 - 06:21RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-01-1111:35 - 06:2921:0216:03 - 06:20RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-01-1811:07 - 06:0220:3416:10 - 06:19RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-01-2510:40 - 05:3420:0716:17 - 06:15RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-02-0110:12 - 05:0719:3916:25 - 06:10RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-02-0809:45 - 04:3919:1216:33 - 06:04RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-02-1509:17 - 04:1218:4416:40 - 05:56RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-02-2208:49 - 03:4418:1716:48 - 05:48RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-03-0108:22 - 03:1717:4916:55 - 05:38RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-03-0807:54 - 02:4917:2217:01 - 05:28RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-03-1507:27 - 02:2216:5417:08 - 05:18RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-03-2206:59 - 01:5416:2717:14 - 05:08RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-03-2906:32 - 01:2615:5917:21 - 04:57RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-04-0506:04 - 00:5915:3217:27 - 04:47RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-04-1205:37 - 00:3115:0417:33 - 04:37RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-04-1905:05 - 00:0014:3317:39 - 04:27RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-04-2604:38 - 23:3214:0517:46 - 04:18RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-05-0304:10 - 23:0513:3817:52 - 04:10RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-05-1003:43 - 22:3713:1017:58 - 04:03RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-05-1703:15 - 22:1012:4318:04 - 03:57RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-05-2402:48 - 21:4212:1518:10 - 03:52RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-05-3102:20 - 21:1511:4818:15 - 03:48RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-06-0701:53 - 20:4711:2018:19 - 03:46RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-06-1401:25 - 20:2010:5218:23 - 03:45RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-06-2100:58 - 19:5210:2518:25 - 03:46RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-06-2800:30 - 19:2509:5718:26 - 03:48RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-07-0500:03 - 18:5709:3018:26 - 03:51RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-07-1223:35 - 18:3009:0218:24 - 03:56RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-07-1923:08 - 18:0208:3518:20 - 04:00RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-07-2622:40 - 17:3508:0718:15 - 04:06RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-08-0222:13 - 17:0707:4018:09 - 04:11RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-08-0921:45 - 16:4007:1218:02 - 04:17RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-08-1621:17 - 16:1206:4517:54 - 04:23RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-08-2320:50 - 15:4506:1717:45 - 04:29RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-08-3020:22 - 15:1705:5017:35 - 04:35RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga
2027-09-0619:55 - 14:5005:2217:25 - 04:40RA: 05h 16m 41s", Dec: 45° 59' 52s @ Auriga