When Is Neptune Visible During the Year?
See how Neptune 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.
Neptune will remain visible until March 7, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See Neptune
Based on the amount of time Neptune is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are October 2027, October 2026, September 2027.
Neptune Visibility Throughout the Year
Neptune visibility on 2026-10-05
Neptune Visible from sunset until sunrise
Neptune rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Moonset | 13:37 | -32° |
| Neptune rise | 16:24 | |
| Sunset | 16:44 | 4° |
| Civil sunset | 17:12 | 9° |
| Twilight start (−12°) | 17:42 | 15° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:12 | 21° |
| Neptune transit | 22:24 | 53° |
Moonrise, 34% illuminated  | 22:25 | 53° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:40 | 9° |
| Twilight end (−12°) | 04:10 | 3° |
| Neptune set | 04:23 |
Track Neptune position throughout the night
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Neptune Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-10-05 | 16:24 - 04:23 | 22:24 | 16:40 - 05:05 | RA: 00h 12m 21s", Dec: 00° 12' 32s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-10-12 | 15:56 - 03:55 | 21:56 | 16:30 - 05:11 | RA: 00h 11m 39s", Dec: 00° 16' 59s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-10-19 | 15:27 - 03:27 | 21:27 | 16:21 - 05:18 | RA: 00h 11m 00s", Dec: 00° 21' 13s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-10-26 | 14:59 - 02:59 | 20:59 | 16:12 - 05:24 | RA: 00h 10m 23s", Dec: 00° 25' 07s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-11-02 | 14:31 - 02:32 | 20:31 | 16:04 - 05:32 | RA: 00h 09m 49s", Dec: 00° 28' 37s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-11-09 | 14:02 - 02:04 | 20:03 | 15:57 - 05:39 | RA: 00h 09m 19s", Dec: 00° 31' 40s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-11-16 | 13:34 - 01:36 | 19:35 | 15:51 - 05:46 | RA: 00h 08m 54s", Dec: 00° 34' 10s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-11-23 | 13:06 - 01:08 | 19:07 | 15:47 - 05:53 | RA: 00h 08m 33s", Dec: 00° 36' 05s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-11-30 | 12:39 - 00:40 | 18:40 | 15:45 - 06:00 | RA: 00h 08m 19s", Dec: 00° 37' 23s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-12-07 | 12:11 - 00:13 | 18:12 | 15:44 - 06:07 | RA: 00h 08m 10s", Dec: 00° 38' 03s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-12-14 | 11:43 - 23:45 | 17:44 | 15:45 - 06:12 | RA: 00h 08m 07s", Dec: 00° 38' 01s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-12-21 | 11:16 - 23:18 | 17:17 | 15:47 - 06:17 | RA: 00h 08m 11s", Dec: 00° 37' 19s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-12-28 | 10:49 - 22:50 | 16:49 | 15:51 - 06:19 | RA: 00h 08m 21s", Dec: 00° 35' 55s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-01-04 | 10:21 - 22:23 | 16:22 | 15:56 - 06:21 | RA: 00h 08m 37s", Dec: 00° 33' 53s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-01-11 | 09:54 - 21:56 | 15:55 | 16:03 - 06:20 | RA: 00h 08m 59s", Dec: 00° 31' 11s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-01-18 | 09:28 - 21:28 | 15:28 | 16:10 - 06:19 | RA: 00h 09m 27s", Dec: 00° 27' 53s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-01-25 | 08:57 - 20:57 | 14:57 | 16:17 - 06:15 | RA: 00h 10m 00s", Dec: 00° 24' 01s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-02-01 | 08:30 - 20:30 | 14:30 | 16:25 - 06:10 | RA: 00h 10m 38s", Dec: 00° 19' 38s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-02-08 | 08:04 - 20:03 | 14:03 | 16:33 - 06:04 | RA: 00h 11m 21s", Dec: 00° 14' 47s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-02-15 | 07:37 - 19:36 | 13:37 | 16:40 - 05:56 | RA: 00h 12m 08s", Dec: 00° 09' 32s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-02-22 | 07:11 - 19:09 | 13:10 | 16:48 - 05:48 | RA: 00h 12m 59s", Dec: 00° 03' 56s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-01 | 06:44 - 18:42 | 12:43 | 16:55 - 05:38 | RA: 00h 13m 52s", Dec: 00° 01' 55s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-08 | 06:17 - 18:16 | 12:17 | 17:01 - 05:28 | RA: 00h 14m 47s", Dec: 00° 08' 00s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-15 | 05:50 - 17:50 | 11:50 | 17:08 - 05:18 | RA: 00h 15m 45s", Dec: 00° 14' 13s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-22 | 05:24 - 17:24 | 11:24 | 17:14 - 05:08 | RA: 00h 16m 43s", Dec: 00° 20' 29s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-29 | 04:57 - 16:57 | 10:57 | 17:21 - 04:57 | RA: 00h 17m 41s", Dec: 00° 26' 46s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-05 | 04:30 - 16:31 | 10:30 | 17:27 - 04:47 | RA: 00h 18m 39s", Dec: 00° 32' 58s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-12 | 04:03 - 16:05 | 10:04 | 17:33 - 04:37 | RA: 00h 19m 37s", Dec: 00° 39' 01s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-19 | 03:36 - 15:39 | 09:37 | 17:39 - 04:27 | RA: 00h 20m 32s", Dec: 00° 44' 52s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-26 | 03:09 - 15:12 | 09:11 | 17:46 - 04:18 | RA: 00h 21m 26s", Dec: 00° 50' 27s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-03 | 02:42 - 14:46 | 08:44 | 17:52 - 04:10 | RA: 00h 22m 17s", Dec: 00° 55' 42s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-10 | 02:15 - 14:19 | 08:17 | 17:58 - 04:03 | RA: 00h 23m 05s", Dec: 01° 00' 35s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-17 | 01:48 - 13:53 | 07:50 | 18:04 - 03:57 | RA: 00h 23m 49s", Dec: 01° 05' 01s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-24 | 01:21 - 13:26 | 07:24 | 18:10 - 03:52 | RA: 00h 24m 28s", Dec: 01° 08' 58s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-31 | 00:54 - 12:59 | 06:57 | 18:15 - 03:48 | RA: 00h 25m 04s", Dec: 01° 12' 24s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-07 | 00:27 - 12:33 | 06:30 | 18:19 - 03:46 | RA: 00h 25m 34s", Dec: 01° 15' 16s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-14 | 00:00 - 12:06 | 06:03 | 18:23 - 03:45 | RA: 00h 25m 59s", Dec: 01° 17' 34s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-21 | 23:32 - 11:38 | 05:35 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 00h 26m 18s", Dec: 01° 19' 14s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-28 | 23:05 - 11:11 | 05:08 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 00h 26m 32s", Dec: 01° 20' 18s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-05 | 22:38 - 10:44 | 04:41 | 18:26 - 03:51 | RA: 00h 26m 39s", Dec: 01° 20' 43s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-12 | 22:10 - 10:16 | 04:13 | 18:24 - 03:56 | RA: 00h 26m 41s", Dec: 01° 20' 30s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-19 | 21:43 - 09:49 | 03:46 | 18:20 - 04:00 | RA: 00h 26m 37s", Dec: 01° 19' 40s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-26 | 21:15 - 09:21 | 03:18 | 18:15 - 04:06 | RA: 00h 26m 28s", Dec: 01° 18' 14s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-02 | 20:47 - 08:53 | 02:50 | 18:09 - 04:11 | RA: 00h 26m 12s", Dec: 01° 16' 13s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-09 | 20:20 - 08:25 | 02:22 | 18:02 - 04:17 | RA: 00h 25m 52s", Dec: 01° 13' 39s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-16 | 19:52 - 07:57 | 01:54 | 17:54 - 04:23 | RA: 00h 25m 26s", Dec: 01° 10' 36s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-23 | 19:24 - 07:29 | 01:26 | 17:45 - 04:29 | RA: 00h 24m 57s", Dec: 01° 07' 05s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-30 | 18:56 - 07:00 | 00:58 | 17:35 - 04:35 | RA: 00h 24m 23s", Dec: 01° 03' 12s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-06 | 18:28 - 06:32 | 00:30 | 17:25 - 04:40 | RA: 00h 23m 46s", Dec: 00° 59' 00s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-13 | 18:00 - 06:04 | 00:02 | 17:14 - 04:46 | RA: 00h 23m 06s", Dec: 00° 54' 34s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-20 | 17:32 - 05:35 | 23:34 | 17:04 - 04:52 | RA: 00h 22m 25s", Dec: 00° 49' 59s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-27 | 17:04 - 05:07 | 23:05 | 16:53 - 04:58 | RA: 00h 21m 43s", Dec: 00° 45' 19s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-10-04 | 16:36 - 04:38 | 22:37 | 16:42 - 05:04 | RA: 00h 21m 00s", Dec: 00° 40' 40s @ Pisces | |||||