When Is Kaus Australis Visible During the Year?
See how Kaus Australis 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.
Kaus Australis will remain visible until November 28, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See Kaus Australis
Based on the amount of time Kaus Australis is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are June 2027, July 2027, May 2027.
Kaus Australis Visibility Throughout the Year
Kaus Australis visibility on 2026-09-07
Kaus Australis Visible from sunset until early morning
Kaus Australis rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Kaus Australis rise | 14:33 | |
| Moonset | 14:56 | 3° |
| Sunset | 17:27 | 17° |
| Civil sunset | 17:55 | 18° |
| Twilight start | 18:26 | 18° |
| Kaus Australis transit | 18:27 | 18° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:58 | 18° |
| Kaus Australis set | 22:20 | |
Moonrise, 21% illuminated  | 23:21 | -9° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:13 | -51° |
Track Kaus Australis Position Throughout the Night
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Kaus Australis Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-09-07 | 14:33 - 22:20 | 18:27 | 17:23 - 04:41 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-09-14 | 14:06 - 21:52 | 17:59 | 17:12 - 04:47 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-09-21 | 13:38 - 21:25 | 17:32 | 17:02 - 04:53 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-09-28 | 13:11 - 20:57 | 17:04 | 16:51 - 04:59 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-10-05 | 12:43 - 20:30 | 16:36 | 16:40 - 05:05 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-10-12 | 12:16 - 20:02 | 16:09 | 16:30 - 05:11 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-10-19 | 11:48 - 19:35 | 15:41 | 16:21 - 05:18 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-10-26 | 11:21 - 19:07 | 15:14 | 16:12 - 05:24 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-11-02 | 10:49 - 18:36 | 14:42 | 16:04 - 05:32 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-11-09 | 10:22 - 18:08 | 14:15 | 15:57 - 05:39 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-11-16 | 09:54 - 17:41 | 13:47 | 15:51 - 05:46 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-11-23 | 09:27 - 17:13 | 13:20 | 15:47 - 05:53 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-11-30 | 08:59 - 16:46 | 12:52 | 15:45 - 06:00 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-12-07 | 08:31 - 16:18 | 12:25 | 15:44 - 06:07 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-12-14 | 08:04 - 15:51 | 11:57 | 15:45 - 06:12 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-12-21 | 07:36 - 15:23 | 11:30 | 15:47 - 06:17 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-12-28 | 07:09 - 14:56 | 11:02 | 15:51 - 06:19 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-01-04 | 06:41 - 14:28 | 10:35 | 15:56 - 06:21 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-01-11 | 06:14 - 14:01 | 10:07 | 16:03 - 06:20 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-01-18 | 05:46 - 13:33 | 09:40 | 16:10 - 06:19 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-01-25 | 05:19 - 13:06 | 09:12 | 16:17 - 06:15 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-02-01 | 04:51 - 12:38 | 08:45 | 16:25 - 06:10 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-02-08 | 04:24 - 12:11 | 08:17 | 16:33 - 06:04 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-02-15 | 03:56 - 11:43 | 07:50 | 16:40 - 05:56 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-02-22 | 03:29 - 11:16 | 07:22 | 16:48 - 05:48 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-03-01 | 03:01 - 10:48 | 06:55 | 16:55 - 05:38 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-03-08 | 02:34 - 10:20 | 06:27 | 17:01 - 05:28 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-03-15 | 02:06 - 09:53 | 06:00 | 17:08 - 05:18 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-03-22 | 01:39 - 09:25 | 05:32 | 17:14 - 05:08 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-03-29 | 01:11 - 08:58 | 05:04 | 17:21 - 04:57 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-04-05 | 00:44 - 08:30 | 04:37 | 17:27 - 04:47 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-04-12 | 00:16 - 08:03 | 04:09 | 17:33 - 04:37 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-04-19 | 23:49 - 07:35 | 03:42 | 17:39 - 04:27 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-04-26 | 23:21 - 07:08 | 03:14 | 17:46 - 04:18 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-05-03 | 22:53 - 06:40 | 02:47 | 17:52 - 04:10 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-05-10 | 22:26 - 06:13 | 02:19 | 17:58 - 04:03 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-05-17 | 21:58 - 05:45 | 01:52 | 18:04 - 03:57 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-05-24 | 21:31 - 05:18 | 01:24 | 18:10 - 03:52 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-05-31 | 21:03 - 04:50 | 00:57 | 18:15 - 03:48 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-06-07 | 20:36 - 04:23 | 00:29 | 18:19 - 03:46 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-06-14 | 20:08 - 03:55 | 00:02 | 18:23 - 03:45 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-06-21 | 19:41 - 03:28 | 23:34 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-06-28 | 19:13 - 03:00 | 23:07 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-07-05 | 18:46 - 02:33 | 22:39 | 18:26 - 03:51 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-07-12 | 18:18 - 02:05 | 22:12 | 18:24 - 03:56 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-07-19 | 17:51 - 01:38 | 21:44 | 18:20 - 04:00 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-07-26 | 17:23 - 01:10 | 21:17 | 18:15 - 04:06 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-08-02 | 16:56 - 00:42 | 20:49 | 18:09 - 04:11 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-08-09 | 16:28 - 00:15 | 20:22 | 18:02 - 04:17 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-08-16 | 16:01 - 23:47 | 19:54 | 17:54 - 04:23 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-08-23 | 15:33 - 23:20 | 19:27 | 17:45 - 04:29 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-08-30 | 15:06 - 22:52 | 18:59 | 17:35 - 04:35 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-09-06 | 14:38 - 22:25 | 18:31 | 17:25 - 04:40 | RA: 18h 24m 10s", Dec: -34° 23' 04s @ Sagittarius | |||||