When Is 4 Vesta Visible During the Year?
See how 4 Vesta 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.
4 Vesta will remain visible until March 17, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See 4 Vesta
Based on the amount of time 4 Vesta is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are October 2026, November 2026, December 2026.
4 Vesta Visibility Throughout the Year
4 Vesta visibility on 2026-10-03
4 Vesta Visible from before midnight until sunrise
4 Vesta rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| 4 Vesta rise | 18:08 | |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:15 | 1° |
Moonrise, 56.5% illuminated  | 21:14 | 35° |
| 4 Vesta transit | 00:00 | 50° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:38 | 26° |
| Twilight end (−12°) | 04:08 | 20° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:39 | 14° |
| Sunrise | 05:06 | 9° |
| 4 Vesta set | 05:52 | |
| Moonset | 12:53 | -53° |
Track 4 Vesta position throughout the night
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4 Vesta Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-10-03 | 18:08 - 05:52 | 00:00 | 16:43 - 05:03 | RA: 01h 40m 34s", Dec: -2° 17' 38s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-10-10 | 17:36 - 05:16 | 23:26 | 16:33 - 05:09 | RA: 01h 34m 08s", Dec: -2° 58' 24s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-10-17 | 17:03 - 04:40 | 22:51 | 16:23 - 05:16 | RA: 01h 27m 25s", Dec: -3° 33' 35s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-10-24 | 16:31 - 04:04 | 22:17 | 16:14 - 05:23 | RA: 01h 20m 53s", Dec: -4° 00' 52s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-10-31 | 15:57 - 03:28 | 21:42 | 16:06 - 05:30 | RA: 01h 13m 30s", Dec: -4° 27' 20s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-11-07 | 15:25 - 02:55 | 21:10 | 15:59 - 05:37 | RA: 01h 08m 22s", Dec: -4° 34' 51s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-11-14 | 14:53 - 02:23 | 20:38 | 15:53 - 05:44 | RA: 01h 04m 20s", Dec: -4° 31' 46s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-11-21 | 14:22 - 01:54 | 20:08 | 15:48 - 05:51 | RA: 01h 01m 34s", Dec: -4° 18' 28s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-11-28 | 13:52 - 01:26 | 19:39 | 15:45 - 05:58 | RA: 01h 00m 07s", Dec: -3° 55' 45s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-12-05 | 13:23 - 01:00 | 19:11 | 15:44 - 06:05 | RA: 01h 00m 00s", Dec: -3° 24' 36s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-12-12 | 12:54 - 00:36 | 18:45 | 15:44 - 06:11 | RA: 01h 01m 09s", Dec: -2° 46' 05s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-12-19 | 12:27 - 00:13 | 18:20 | 15:46 - 06:15 | RA: 01h 03m 29s", Dec: -2° 01' 15s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-12-26 | 12:00 - 23:51 | 17:56 | 15:50 - 06:19 | RA: 01h 06m 56s", Dec: -1° 11' 07s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-01-02 | 11:34 - 23:31 | 17:33 | 15:55 - 06:21 | RA: 01h 11m 22s", Dec: 00° 16' 35s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-01-09 | 11:09 - 23:12 | 17:10 | 16:01 - 06:21 | RA: 01h 16m 43s", Dec: 00° 41' 32s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-01-16 | 10:45 - 22:53 | 16:49 | 16:08 - 06:19 | RA: 01h 22m 51s", Dec: 01° 42' 31s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-01-23 | 10:21 - 22:36 | 16:28 | 16:15 - 06:16 | RA: 01h 29m 43s", Dec: 02° 45' 41s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-01-30 | 09:58 - 22:19 | 16:08 | 16:23 - 06:11 | RA: 01h 37m 14s", Dec: 03° 50' 27s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-02-06 | 09:35 - 22:03 | 15:49 | 16:31 - 06:05 | RA: 01h 45m 19s", Dec: 04° 56' 16s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-02-13 | 09:12 - 21:47 | 15:30 | 16:38 - 05:58 | RA: 01h 53m 56s", Dec: 06° 02' 38s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-02-20 | 08:51 - 21:32 | 15:11 | 16:46 - 05:50 | RA: 02h 03m 00s", Dec: 07° 09' 06s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-02-27 | 08:25 - 21:14 | 14:50 | 16:53 - 05:41 | RA: 02h 12m 31s", Dec: 08° 15' 15s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-03-06 | 08:04 - 21:00 | 14:32 | 17:00 - 05:31 | RA: 02h 22m 24s", Dec: 09° 20' 41s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-03-13 | 07:43 - 20:46 | 14:15 | 17:06 - 05:21 | RA: 02h 32m 39s", Dec: 10° 25' 01s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-03-20 | 07:23 - 20:32 | 13:58 | 17:13 - 05:11 | RA: 02h 43m 13s", Dec: 11° 27' 54s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-03-27 | 07:03 - 20:19 | 13:41 | 17:19 - 05:00 | RA: 02h 54m 06s", Dec: 12° 29' 02s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-04-03 | 06:43 - 20:06 | 13:24 | 17:25 - 04:50 | RA: 03h 05m 15s", Dec: 13° 28' 04s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-04-10 | 06:24 - 19:52 | 13:08 | 17:31 - 04:40 | RA: 03h 16m 39s", Dec: 14° 24' 45s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-04-17 | 06:05 - 19:40 | 12:52 | 17:38 - 04:30 | RA: 03h 28m 17s", Dec: 15° 18' 48s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-04-24 | 05:47 - 19:27 | 12:37 | 17:44 - 04:21 | RA: 03h 40m 08s", Dec: 16° 09' 58s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-01 | 05:28 - 19:14 | 12:21 | 17:50 - 04:12 | RA: 03h 52m 11s", Dec: 16° 58' 02s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-08 | 05:11 - 19:01 | 12:06 | 17:56 - 04:05 | RA: 04h 04m 24s", Dec: 17° 42' 46s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-15 | 04:53 - 18:48 | 11:51 | 18:03 - 03:58 | RA: 04h 16m 47s", Dec: 18° 24' 00s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-22 | 04:36 - 18:36 | 11:36 | 18:08 - 03:53 | RA: 04h 29m 18s", Dec: 19° 01' 34s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-29 | 04:19 - 18:23 | 11:21 | 18:14 - 03:49 | RA: 04h 41m 56s", Dec: 19° 35' 20s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-05 | 04:02 - 18:10 | 11:06 | 18:18 - 03:47 | RA: 04h 54m 40s", Dec: 20° 05' 10s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-12 | 03:46 - 17:56 | 10:51 | 18:22 - 03:46 | RA: 05h 07m 28s", Dec: 20° 31' 00s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-19 | 03:30 - 17:43 | 10:36 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 05h 20m 19s", Dec: 20° 52' 47s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-26 | 03:14 - 17:29 | 10:22 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 05h 33m 12s", Dec: 21° 10' 29s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-03 | 02:59 - 17:16 | 10:07 | 18:26 - 03:50 | RA: 05h 46m 05s", Dec: 21° 24' 06s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-10 | 02:43 - 17:01 | 09:52 | 18:24 - 03:54 | RA: 05h 58m 56s", Dec: 21° 33' 40s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-17 | 02:28 - 16:47 | 09:38 | 18:21 - 03:59 | RA: 06h 11m 44s", Dec: 21° 39' 17s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-07-24 | 02:13 - 16:32 | 09:23 | 18:17 - 04:04 | RA: 06h 24m 28s", Dec: 21° 41' 02s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-07-31 | 01:58 - 16:17 | 09:08 | 18:11 - 04:10 | RA: 06h 37m 05s", Dec: 21° 39' 05s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-07 | 01:44 - 16:02 | 08:53 | 18:04 - 04:16 | RA: 06h 49m 34s", Dec: 21° 33' 36s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-14 | 01:29 - 15:46 | 08:38 | 17:56 - 04:21 | RA: 07h 01m 53s", Dec: 21° 24' 49s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-21 | 01:14 - 15:30 | 08:22 | 17:47 - 04:27 | RA: 07h 14m 00s", Dec: 21° 12' 59s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-28 | 01:00 - 15:13 | 08:06 | 17:38 - 04:33 | RA: 07h 25m 53s", Dec: 20° 58' 26s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-09-04 | 00:45 - 14:56 | 07:51 | 17:28 - 04:39 | RA: 07h 37m 31s", Dec: 20° 41' 28s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-09-11 | 00:30 - 14:39 | 07:34 | 17:17 - 04:45 | RA: 07h 48m 51s", Dec: 20° 22' 30s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-09-18 | 00:14 - 14:21 | 07:18 | 17:07 - 04:50 | RA: 07h 59m 51s", Dec: 20° 01' 59s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-09-25 | 23:59 - 14:03 | 07:01 | 16:56 - 04:56 | RA: 08h 10m 29s", Dec: 19° 40' 22s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2027-10-02 | 23:43 - 13:44 | 06:43 | 16:45 - 05:02 | RA: 08h 20m 41s", Dec: 19° 18' 13s @ Cancer | |||||