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