When Is 9 Metis Visible During the Year?
See how 9 Metis 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.
9 Metis will remain visible until February 7, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See 9 Metis
Based on the amount of time 9 Metis is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are October 2026, November 2026, December 2026.
9 Metis Visibility Throughout the Year
9 Metis visibility on 2026-10-03
9 Metis Visible from sunset until early morning
9 Metis rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| 9 Metis rise | 15:40 | |
| Sunset | 16:47 | 11° |
| Civil sunset | 17:15 | 16° |
| Twilight start (−12°) | 17:45 | 20° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:15 | 24° |
| 9 Metis transit | 20:34 | 33° |
Moonrise, 56.5% illuminated  | 21:14 | 32° |
| 9 Metis set | 01:29 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:38 | -25° |
| Moonset | 12:53 | -31° |
Track 9 Metis position throughout the night
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9 Metis Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-10-03 | 15:40 - 01:29 | 20:34 | 16:43 - 05:03 | RA: 22h 14m 44s", Dec: -20° 07' 10s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-10-10 | 15:10 - 01:00 | 20:05 | 16:33 - 05:09 | RA: 22h 12m 34s", Dec: -19° 55' 31s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-10-17 | 14:40 - 00:33 | 19:36 | 16:23 - 05:16 | RA: 22h 11m 56s", Dec: -19° 34' 26s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-10-24 | 14:11 - 00:06 | 19:08 | 16:14 - 05:23 | RA: 22h 11m 18s", Dec: -19° 12' 41s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-10-31 | 13:43 - 23:43 | 18:43 | 16:06 - 05:30 | RA: 22h 13m 35s", Dec: -18° 35' 35s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-11-07 | 13:17 - 23:21 | 18:19 | 15:59 - 05:37 | RA: 22h 17m 10s", Dec: -17° 51' 43s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-11-14 | 12:51 - 23:01 | 17:56 | 15:53 - 05:44 | RA: 22h 21m 58s", Dec: -17° 01' 46s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-11-21 | 12:26 - 22:43 | 17:35 | 15:48 - 05:51 | RA: 22h 27m 50s", Dec: -16° 06' 20s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-11-28 | 12:02 - 22:26 | 17:14 | 15:45 - 05:58 | RA: 22h 34m 39s", Dec: -15° 05' 54s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-12-05 | 11:39 - 22:09 | 16:54 | 15:44 - 06:05 | RA: 22h 42m 19s", Dec: -14° 00' 55s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-12-12 | 11:16 - 21:54 | 16:35 | 15:44 - 06:11 | RA: 22h 50m 43s", Dec: -12° 51' 46s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-12-19 | 10:54 - 21:39 | 16:16 | 15:46 - 06:15 | RA: 22h 59m 46s", Dec: -11° 38' 48s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2026-12-26 | 10:32 - 21:25 | 15:59 | 15:50 - 06:19 | RA: 23h 09m 22s", Dec: -10° 22' 22s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-01-02 | 10:10 - 21:12 | 15:41 | 15:55 - 06:21 | RA: 23h 19m 28s", Dec: -9° 02' 49s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-01-09 | 09:49 - 21:00 | 15:24 | 16:01 - 06:21 | RA: 23h 30m 01s", Dec: -7° 40' 29s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-01-16 | 09:28 - 20:47 | 15:07 | 16:08 - 06:19 | RA: 23h 40m 56s", Dec: -6° 15' 42s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-01-23 | 09:03 - 20:32 | 14:47 | 16:15 - 06:16 | RA: 23h 52m 13s", Dec: -4° 48' 51s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-01-30 | 08:42 - 20:20 | 14:31 | 16:23 - 06:11 | RA: 00h 03m 48s", Dec: -3° 20' 15s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-02-06 | 08:22 - 20:09 | 14:16 | 16:31 - 06:05 | RA: 00h 15m 41s", Dec: -1° 50' 19s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-02-13 | 08:02 - 19:58 | 14:00 | 16:38 - 05:58 | RA: 00h 27m 50s", Dec: 00° 19' 24s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-02-20 | 07:42 - 19:48 | 13:45 | 16:46 - 05:50 | RA: 00h 40m 15s", Dec: 01° 12' 04s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-02-27 | 07:23 - 19:37 | 13:30 | 16:53 - 05:41 | RA: 00h 52m 54s", Dec: 02° 43' 46s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-06 | 07:03 - 19:27 | 13:15 | 17:00 - 05:31 | RA: 01h 05m 47s", Dec: 04° 15' 14s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-13 | 06:44 - 19:18 | 13:01 | 17:06 - 05:21 | RA: 01h 18m 54s", Dec: 05° 46' 06s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-20 | 06:26 - 19:08 | 12:47 | 17:13 - 05:11 | RA: 01h 32m 15s", Dec: 07° 15' 56s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-27 | 06:07 - 18:59 | 12:33 | 17:19 - 05:00 | RA: 01h 45m 50s", Dec: 08° 44' 20s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-03 | 05:49 - 18:50 | 12:19 | 17:25 - 04:50 | RA: 01h 59m 39s", Dec: 10° 10' 53s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-10 | 05:31 - 18:40 | 12:06 | 17:31 - 04:40 | RA: 02h 13m 41s", Dec: 11° 35' 09s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-04-17 | 05:13 - 18:32 | 11:52 | 17:38 - 04:30 | RA: 02h 27m 57s", Dec: 12° 56' 46s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-04-24 | 04:56 - 18:23 | 11:39 | 17:44 - 04:21 | RA: 02h 42m 27s", Dec: 14° 15' 17s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-05-01 | 04:39 - 18:14 | 11:26 | 17:50 - 04:12 | RA: 02h 57m 10s", Dec: 15° 30' 20s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-05-08 | 04:22 - 18:06 | 11:14 | 17:56 - 04:05 | RA: 03h 12m 07s", Dec: 16° 41' 30s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-05-15 | 04:06 - 17:57 | 11:01 | 18:03 - 03:58 | RA: 03h 27m 17s", Dec: 17° 48' 26s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-22 | 03:50 - 17:48 | 10:49 | 18:08 - 03:53 | RA: 03h 42m 39s", Dec: 18° 50' 47s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-29 | 03:34 - 17:40 | 10:37 | 18:14 - 03:49 | RA: 03h 58m 13s", Dec: 19° 48' 12s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-05 | 03:20 - 17:31 | 10:25 | 18:18 - 03:47 | RA: 04h 13m 57s", Dec: 20° 40' 24s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-12 | 03:05 - 17:22 | 10:14 | 18:22 - 03:46 | RA: 04h 29m 51s", Dec: 21° 27' 06s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-19 | 02:51 - 17:13 | 10:02 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 04h 45m 52s", Dec: 22° 08' 06s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-26 | 02:37 - 17:04 | 09:51 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 05h 02m 00s", Dec: 22° 43' 11s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-03 | 02:24 - 16:55 | 09:39 | 18:26 - 03:50 | RA: 05h 18m 13s", Dec: 23° 12' 15s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-10 | 02:11 - 16:45 | 09:28 | 18:24 - 03:54 | RA: 05h 34m 27s", Dec: 23° 35' 13s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-17 | 01:59 - 16:34 | 09:17 | 18:21 - 03:59 | RA: 05h 50m 42s", Dec: 23° 52' 05s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-24 | 01:47 - 16:24 | 09:05 | 18:17 - 04:04 | RA: 06h 06m 54s", Dec: 24° 02' 52s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-07-31 | 01:35 - 16:13 | 08:54 | 18:11 - 04:10 | RA: 06h 23m 02s", Dec: 24° 07' 44s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-07 | 01:24 - 16:01 | 08:42 | 18:04 - 04:16 | RA: 06h 39m 03s", Dec: 24° 06' 49s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-14 | 01:12 - 15:49 | 08:31 | 17:56 - 04:21 | RA: 06h 54m 54s", Dec: 24° 00' 25s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-21 | 01:01 - 15:36 | 08:19 | 17:47 - 04:27 | RA: 07h 10m 32s", Dec: 23° 48' 50s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-28 | 00:50 - 15:23 | 08:06 | 17:38 - 04:33 | RA: 07h 25m 56s", Dec: 23° 32' 27s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-09-04 | 00:39 - 15:09 | 07:54 | 17:28 - 04:39 | RA: 07h 41m 03s", Dec: 23° 11' 43s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-09-11 | 00:28 - 14:55 | 07:41 | 17:17 - 04:45 | RA: 07h 55m 51s", Dec: 22° 47' 09s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-09-18 | 00:16 - 14:40 | 07:28 | 17:07 - 04:50 | RA: 08h 10m 16s", Dec: 22° 19' 19s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2027-09-25 | 00:05 - 14:25 | 07:15 | 16:56 - 04:56 | RA: 08h 24m 18s", Dec: 21° 48' 50s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2027-10-02 | 23:53 - 14:09 | 07:01 | 16:45 - 05:02 | RA: 08h 37m 53s", Dec: 21° 16' 23s @ Cancer | |||||