When Is Procyon Visible During the Year?
See how Procyon 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.
Procyon will remain visible until May 13, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See Procyon
Based on the amount of time Procyon is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are January 2027, December 2026, February 2027.
Procyon Visibility Throughout the Year
Procyon visibility on 2026-09-10
Procyon Visible from early morning until sunrise
Procyon rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moonrise, 5.8% illuminated  | 03:03 | 21° |
| Procyon transit | 07:32 | 58° |
| Procyon set | 13:47 | |
| Moonset | 16:43 | -32° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:53 | -47° |
| Procyon rise | 01:13 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:16 | 24° |
| Twilight end (−12°) | 03:48 | 31° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:19 | 36° |
| Sunrise | 04:47 | 41° |
Track Procyon position throughout the night
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Procyon Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-09-10 | 01:13 - 13:43 | 07:28 | 17:18 - 04:44 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2026-09-17 | 00:45 - 13:15 | 07:00 | 17:08 - 04:50 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2026-09-24 | 00:18 - 12:48 | 06:33 | 16:59 - 04:53 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2026-10-01 | 23:50 - 12:20 | 06:05 | 16:46 - 05:01 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2026-10-08 | 23:23 - 11:53 | 05:38 | 16:36 - 05:08 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2026-10-15 | 22:55 - 11:25 | 05:10 | 16:26 - 05:14 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2026-10-22 | 22:28 - 10:58 | 04:43 | 16:17 - 05:21 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2026-10-29 | 22:00 - 10:30 | 04:15 | 16:08 - 05:27 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2026-11-05 | 21:33 - 10:03 | 03:48 | 16:01 - 05:35 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2026-11-12 | 21:05 - 09:35 | 03:20 | 15:54 - 05:42 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2026-11-19 | 20:38 - 09:08 | 02:53 | 15:49 - 05:49 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2026-11-26 | 20:10 - 08:40 | 02:25 | 15:46 - 05:56 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2026-12-03 | 19:42 - 08:12 | 01:57 | 15:44 - 06:03 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2026-12-10 | 19:15 - 07:45 | 01:30 | 15:44 - 06:09 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2026-12-17 | 18:47 - 07:17 | 01:02 | 15:46 - 06:14 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2026-12-24 | 18:20 - 06:50 | 00:35 | 15:49 - 06:18 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2026-12-31 | 17:52 - 06:22 | 00:07 | 15:53 - 06:20 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-01-07 | 17:25 - 05:55 | 23:40 | 15:59 - 06:21 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-01-14 | 16:57 - 05:27 | 23:12 | 16:06 - 06:20 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-01-21 | 16:30 - 05:00 | 22:45 | 16:13 - 06:17 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-01-28 | 16:02 - 04:32 | 22:17 | 16:21 - 06:13 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-02-04 | 15:35 - 04:05 | 21:50 | 16:28 - 06:07 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-02-11 | 15:07 - 03:37 | 21:22 | 16:36 - 06:00 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-02-18 | 14:40 - 03:10 | 20:55 | 16:43 - 05:52 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-02-25 | 14:12 - 02:42 | 20:27 | 16:51 - 05:44 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-03-04 | 13:45 - 02:15 | 20:00 | 16:58 - 05:34 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-03-11 | 13:17 - 01:47 | 19:32 | 17:04 - 05:24 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-03-18 | 12:50 - 01:20 | 19:05 | 17:11 - 05:14 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-03-25 | 12:22 - 00:52 | 18:37 | 17:17 - 05:03 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-04-01 | 11:55 - 00:25 | 18:10 | 17:23 - 04:53 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-04-08 | 11:27 - 23:57 | 17:42 | 17:30 - 04:43 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-04-15 | 11:00 - 23:30 | 17:15 | 17:36 - 04:33 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-04-22 | 10:32 - 23:02 | 16:47 | 17:42 - 04:23 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-04-29 | 10:05 - 22:34 | 16:19 | 17:48 - 04:15 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-05-06 | 09:37 - 22:07 | 15:52 | 17:55 - 04:07 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-05-13 | 09:09 - 21:39 | 15:24 | 18:01 - 04:00 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-05-20 | 08:38 - 21:08 | 14:53 | 18:07 - 03:54 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-05-27 | 08:10 - 20:40 | 14:25 | 18:12 - 03:50 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-06-03 | 07:43 - 20:13 | 13:58 | 18:17 - 03:47 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-06-10 | 07:15 - 19:45 | 13:30 | 18:21 - 03:46 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-06-17 | 06:48 - 19:18 | 13:03 | 18:24 - 03:46 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-06-24 | 06:20 - 18:50 | 12:35 | 18:26 - 03:47 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-07-01 | 05:53 - 18:23 | 12:08 | 18:26 - 03:49 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-07-08 | 05:25 - 17:55 | 11:40 | 18:25 - 03:53 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-07-15 | 04:58 - 17:28 | 11:13 | 18:22 - 03:58 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-07-22 | 04:30 - 17:00 | 10:45 | 18:18 - 04:03 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-07-29 | 04:03 - 16:33 | 10:18 | 18:13 - 04:08 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-08-05 | 03:35 - 16:05 | 09:50 | 18:06 - 04:14 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-08-12 | 03:08 - 15:38 | 09:23 | 17:59 - 04:20 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-08-19 | 02:40 - 15:10 | 08:55 | 17:50 - 04:26 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-08-26 | 02:13 - 14:43 | 08:28 | 17:41 - 04:31 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-09-02 | 01:45 - 14:15 | 08:00 | 17:31 - 04:37 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||
| 2027-09-09 | 01:18 - 13:48 | 07:33 | 17:20 - 04:43 | RA: 07h 39m 18s", Dec: 05° 13' 29s @ Canis Minor | |||||