When Is Mars Visible During the Year?
See how Mars 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.
Mars does not become observable from your location during the coming year.
Best Months to See Mars
Based on the amount of time Mars is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are February 2027, March 2027, January 2027.
Mars Visibility Throughout the Year
Mars visibility on 2026-10-05
Mars Visible from before midnight until sunrise
Mars rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Mars transit | 06:40 | 73° |
| Moonset | 13:37 | 1° |
| Mars set | 13:45 | |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:12 | -32° |
Moonrise, 34% illuminated  | 22:25 | -11° |
| Mars rise | 23:33 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:40 | 48° |
| Twilight end (−12°) | 04:10 | 54° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:40 | 60° |
| Sunrise | 05:08 | 64° |
Track Mars position throughout the night
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Mars Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-10-05 | 23:32 - 13:41 | 06:36 | 16:40 - 05:05 | RA: 08h 26m 23s", Dec: 20° 18' 25s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2026-10-12 | 23:24 - 13:27 | 06:25 | 16:30 - 05:11 | RA: 08h 42m 52s", Dec: 19° 26' 33s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2026-10-19 | 23:15 - 13:12 | 06:14 | 16:21 - 05:18 | RA: 08h 58m 42s", Dec: 18° 31' 48s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2026-10-26 | 23:06 - 12:56 | 06:01 | 16:12 - 05:24 | RA: 09h 13m 51s", Dec: 17° 35' 10s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2026-11-02 | 22:56 - 12:40 | 05:48 | 16:04 - 05:32 | RA: 09h 28m 17s", Dec: 16° 37' 41s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-09 | 22:46 - 12:23 | 05:34 | 15:57 - 05:39 | RA: 09h 41m 58s", Dec: 15° 40' 30s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-16 | 22:34 - 12:05 | 05:19 | 15:51 - 05:46 | RA: 09h 54m 48s", Dec: 14° 44' 53s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-23 | 22:21 - 11:46 | 05:04 | 15:47 - 05:53 | RA: 10h 06m 43s", Dec: 13° 52' 04s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-30 | 22:08 - 11:27 | 04:47 | 15:45 - 06:00 | RA: 10h 17m 38s", Dec: 13° 03' 14s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-07 | 21:52 - 11:07 | 04:29 | 15:44 - 06:07 | RA: 10h 27m 26s", Dec: 12° 19' 55s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-14 | 21:35 - 10:46 | 04:10 | 15:45 - 06:12 | RA: 10h 35m 57s", Dec: 11° 43' 41s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-21 | 21:16 - 10:24 | 03:50 | 15:47 - 06:17 | RA: 10h 43m 00s", Dec: 11° 16' 05s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-28 | 20:55 - 10:01 | 03:28 | 15:51 - 06:19 | RA: 10h 48m 25s", Dec: 10° 58' 37s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-04 | 20:31 - 09:36 | 03:04 | 15:56 - 06:21 | RA: 10h 51m 56s", Dec: 10° 52' 57s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-11 | 20:05 - 09:11 | 02:38 | 16:03 - 06:20 | RA: 10h 53m 18s", Dec: 11° 00' 32s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-18 | 19:35 - 08:43 | 02:09 | 16:10 - 06:19 | RA: 10h 52m 20s", Dec: 11° 22' 08s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-25 | 19:02 - 08:14 | 01:38 | 16:17 - 06:15 | RA: 10h 48m 53s", Dec: 11° 57' 27s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-01 | 18:26 - 07:43 | 01:05 | 16:25 - 06:10 | RA: 10h 42m 58s", Dec: 12° 45' 07s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-08 | 17:47 - 07:11 | 00:29 | 16:33 - 06:04 | RA: 10h 34m 48s", Dec: 13° 41' 56s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-15 | 17:07 - 06:37 | 23:52 | 16:40 - 05:56 | RA: 10h 24m 56s", Dec: 14° 42' 39s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-22 | 16:25 - 06:02 | 23:13 | 16:48 - 05:48 | RA: 10h 14m 12s", Dec: 15° 41' 06s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-01 | 15:44 - 05:27 | 22:35 | 16:55 - 05:38 | RA: 10h 03m 35s", Dec: 16° 31' 44s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-08 | 15:05 - 04:52 | 21:58 | 17:01 - 05:28 | RA: 09h 54m 01s", Dec: 17° 10' 20s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-15 | 14:28 - 04:18 | 21:23 | 17:08 - 05:18 | RA: 09h 46m 19s", Dec: 17° 34' 34s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-22 | 13:55 - 03:46 | 20:50 | 17:14 - 05:08 | RA: 09h 40m 57s", Dec: 17° 44' 10s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-29 | 13:25 - 03:15 | 20:20 | 17:21 - 04:57 | RA: 09h 38m 04s", Dec: 17° 40' 16s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-05 | 12:58 - 02:46 | 19:52 | 17:27 - 04:47 | RA: 09h 37m 39s", Dec: 17° 24' 18s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-12 | 12:34 - 02:19 | 19:26 | 17:33 - 04:37 | RA: 09h 39m 31s", Dec: 16° 57' 36s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-19 | 12:12 - 01:53 | 19:03 | 17:39 - 04:27 | RA: 09h 43m 25s", Dec: 16° 21' 29s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-26 | 11:53 - 01:29 | 18:41 | 17:46 - 04:18 | RA: 09h 49m 05s", Dec: 15° 37' 08s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-03 | 11:35 - 01:06 | 18:20 | 17:52 - 04:10 | RA: 09h 56m 14s", Dec: 14° 45' 22s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-10 | 11:19 - 00:43 | 18:01 | 17:58 - 04:03 | RA: 10h 04m 40s", Dec: 13° 46' 43s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-17 | 11:05 - 00:22 | 17:43 | 18:04 - 03:57 | RA: 10h 14m 10s", Dec: 12° 41' 45s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-24 | 10:51 - 00:01 | 17:26 | 18:10 - 03:52 | RA: 10h 24m 34s", Dec: 11° 31' 02s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-31 | 10:39 - 23:40 | 17:10 | 18:15 - 03:48 | RA: 10h 35m 44s", Dec: 10° 15' 01s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-07 | 10:27 - 23:20 | 16:54 | 18:19 - 03:46 | RA: 10h 47m 33s", Dec: 08° 54' 00s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-14 | 10:17 - 23:01 | 16:39 | 18:23 - 03:45 | RA: 10h 59m 56s", Dec: 07° 28' 24s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-21 | 10:07 - 22:41 | 16:24 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 11h 12m 49s", Dec: 05° 58' 42s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-28 | 09:57 - 22:22 | 16:10 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 11h 26m 08s", Dec: 04° 25' 23s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-07-05 | 09:48 - 22:04 | 15:56 | 18:26 - 03:51 | RA: 11h 39m 52s", Dec: 02° 48' 45s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-07-12 | 09:40 - 21:45 | 15:43 | 18:24 - 03:56 | RA: 11h 53m 59s", Dec: 01° 09' 18s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-07-19 | 09:29 - 21:30 | 15:29 | 18:20 - 04:00 | RA: 12h 08m 29s", Dec: 00° 32' 24s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-07-26 | 09:25 - 21:09 | 15:17 | 18:15 - 04:06 | RA: 12h 23m 21s", Dec: -2° 15' 50s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-02 | 09:18 - 20:51 | 15:04 | 18:09 - 04:11 | RA: 12h 38m 35s", Dec: -4° 00' 31s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-09 | 09:07 - 20:30 | 14:49 | 18:02 - 04:17 | RA: 12h 54m 14s", Dec: -5° 45' 51s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-16 | 09:01 - 20:13 | 14:37 | 17:54 - 04:23 | RA: 13h 10m 16s", Dec: -7° 31' 10s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-23 | 08:55 - 19:56 | 14:26 | 17:45 - 04:29 | RA: 13h 26m 44s", Dec: -9° 15' 46s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-30 | 08:50 - 19:40 | 14:15 | 17:35 - 04:35 | RA: 13h 43m 39s", Dec: -10° 58' 59s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-06 | 08:46 - 19:25 | 14:05 | 17:25 - 04:40 | RA: 14h 01m 03s", Dec: -12° 40' 04s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-13 | 08:41 - 19:10 | 13:55 | 17:14 - 04:46 | RA: 14h 18m 57s", Dec: -14° 18' 07s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-20 | 08:37 - 18:55 | 13:46 | 17:04 - 04:52 | RA: 14h 37m 23s", Dec: -15° 52' 14s @ Libra | |||||
| 2027-09-27 | 08:34 - 18:42 | 13:38 | 16:53 - 04:58 | RA: 14h 56m 21s", Dec: -17° 21' 34s @ Libra | |||||
| 2027-10-04 | 08:31 - 18:29 | 13:30 | 16:42 - 05:04 | RA: 15h 15m 53s", Dec: -18° 45' 07s @ Libra | |||||