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 2026-10-03
Mars Visible from before midnight until sunrise
Mars rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Mars transit | 06:43 | 73° |
| Mars set | 13:49 | |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:15 | -32° |
Moonrise, 56.5% illuminated  | 21:14 | -22° |
| Mars rise | 23:35 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:38 | 47° |
| Twilight end (−12°) | 04:08 | 53° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:39 | 59° |
| Sunrise | 05:06 | 64° |
| Moonset | 12:53 | 10° |
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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| 2026-10-03 | 23:34 - 13:45 | 06:39 | 16:43 - 05:03 | RA: 08h 21m 34s", Dec: 20° 32' 34s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2026-10-10 | 23:26 - 13:31 | 06:29 | 16:33 - 05:09 | RA: 08h 38m 13s", Dec: 19° 41' 43s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2026-10-17 | 23:18 - 13:16 | 06:17 | 16:23 - 05:16 | RA: 08h 54m 14s", Dec: 18° 47' 40s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2026-10-24 | 23:09 - 13:01 | 06:05 | 16:14 - 05:23 | RA: 09h 09m 35s", Dec: 17° 51' 29s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2026-10-31 | 22:59 - 12:44 | 05:52 | 16:06 - 05:30 | RA: 09h 24m 14s", Dec: 16° 54' 08s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-07 | 22:49 - 12:27 | 05:38 | 15:59 - 05:37 | RA: 09h 38m 08s", Dec: 15° 56' 44s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-14 | 22:38 - 12:10 | 05:24 | 15:53 - 05:44 | RA: 09h 51m 13s", Dec: 15° 00' 33s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-21 | 22:25 - 11:52 | 05:08 | 15:48 - 05:51 | RA: 10h 03m 24s", Dec: 14° 06' 48s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-11-28 | 22:12 - 11:32 | 04:52 | 15:45 - 05:58 | RA: 10h 14m 38s", Dec: 13° 16' 42s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-05 | 21:57 - 11:13 | 04:35 | 15:44 - 06:05 | RA: 10h 24m 46s", Dec: 12° 31' 38s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-12 | 21:40 - 10:52 | 04:16 | 15:44 - 06:11 | RA: 10h 33m 39s", Dec: 11° 53' 13s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-19 | 21:22 - 10:30 | 03:56 | 15:46 - 06:15 | RA: 10h 41m 09s", Dec: 11° 23' 00s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-12-26 | 21:01 - 10:07 | 03:34 | 15:50 - 06:19 | RA: 10h 47m 03s", Dec: 11° 02' 29s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-02 | 20:38 - 09:44 | 03:11 | 15:55 - 06:21 | RA: 10h 51m 08s", Dec: 10° 53' 16s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-09 | 20:12 - 09:18 | 02:45 | 16:01 - 06:21 | RA: 10h 53m 09s", Dec: 10° 56' 57s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-16 | 19:44 - 08:51 | 02:18 | 16:08 - 06:19 | RA: 10h 52m 51s", Dec: 11° 14' 32s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-23 | 19:12 - 08:23 | 01:47 | 16:15 - 06:16 | RA: 10h 50m 07s", Dec: 11° 46' 00s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-01-30 | 18:37 - 07:52 | 01:15 | 16:23 - 06:11 | RA: 10h 44m 54s", Dec: 12° 30' 23s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-06 | 17:59 - 07:20 | 00:39 | 16:31 - 06:05 | RA: 10h 37m 20s", Dec: 13° 25' 02s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-13 | 17:18 - 06:47 | 00:03 | 16:38 - 05:58 | RA: 10h 27m 53s", Dec: 14° 25' 16s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-20 | 16:37 - 06:12 | 23:24 | 16:46 - 05:50 | RA: 10h 17m 18s", Dec: 15° 24' 59s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-02-27 | 15:56 - 05:37 | 22:46 | 16:53 - 05:41 | RA: 10h 06m 33s", Dec: 16° 18' 20s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-06 | 15:16 - 05:02 | 22:09 | 17:00 - 05:31 | RA: 09h 56m 36s", Dec: 17° 00' 42s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-13 | 14:38 - 04:27 | 21:33 | 17:06 - 05:21 | RA: 09h 48m 17s", Dec: 17° 29' 10s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-20 | 14:04 - 03:55 | 20:59 | 17:13 - 05:11 | RA: 09h 42m 13s", Dec: 17° 42' 52s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-03-27 | 13:33 - 03:24 | 20:28 | 17:19 - 05:00 | RA: 09h 38m 38s", Dec: 17° 42' 40s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-03 | 13:05 - 02:54 | 20:00 | 17:25 - 04:50 | RA: 09h 37m 31s", Dec: 17° 30' 01s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-10 | 12:40 - 02:27 | 19:33 | 17:31 - 04:40 | RA: 09h 38m 45s", Dec: 17° 06' 15s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-17 | 12:18 - 02:00 | 19:09 | 17:38 - 04:30 | RA: 09h 42m 07s", Dec: 16° 32' 42s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-04-24 | 11:58 - 01:36 | 18:47 | 17:44 - 04:21 | RA: 09h 47m 18s", Dec: 15° 50' 36s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-01 | 11:40 - 01:12 | 18:26 | 17:50 - 04:12 | RA: 09h 54m 03s", Dec: 15° 00' 53s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-08 | 11:24 - 00:50 | 18:07 | 17:56 - 04:05 | RA: 10h 02m 08s", Dec: 14° 04' 09s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-15 | 11:09 - 00:28 | 17:48 | 18:03 - 03:58 | RA: 10h 11m 21s", Dec: 13° 00' 55s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-22 | 10:55 - 00:07 | 17:31 | 18:08 - 03:53 | RA: 10h 21m 31s", Dec: 11° 51' 48s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-05-29 | 10:42 - 23:46 | 17:14 | 18:14 - 03:49 | RA: 10h 32m 28s", Dec: 10° 37' 16s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-05 | 10:31 - 23:26 | 16:58 | 18:18 - 03:47 | RA: 10h 44m 07s", Dec: 09° 17' 38s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-12 | 10:20 - 23:06 | 16:43 | 18:22 - 03:46 | RA: 10h 56m 21s", Dec: 07° 53' 17s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-19 | 10:10 - 22:47 | 16:28 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 11h 09m 05s", Dec: 06° 24' 43s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-06-26 | 10:00 - 22:28 | 16:14 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 11h 22m 17s", Dec: 04° 52' 23s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-07-03 | 09:51 - 22:09 | 16:00 | 18:26 - 03:50 | RA: 11h 35m 54s", Dec: 03° 16' 40s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-07-10 | 09:42 - 21:50 | 15:46 | 18:24 - 03:54 | RA: 11h 49m 55s", Dec: 01° 37' 58s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-07-17 | 09:34 - 21:32 | 15:33 | 18:21 - 03:59 | RA: 12h 04m 18s", Dec: 00° 03' 08s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-07-24 | 09:27 - 21:14 | 15:20 | 18:17 - 04:04 | RA: 12h 19m 04s", Dec: -1° 46' 08s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-07-31 | 09:20 - 20:56 | 15:08 | 18:11 - 04:10 | RA: 12h 34m 12s", Dec: -3° 30' 30s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-07 | 09:09 - 20:35 | 14:52 | 18:04 - 04:16 | RA: 12h 49m 43s", Dec: -5° 15' 44s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-14 | 09:03 - 20:18 | 14:40 | 17:56 - 04:21 | RA: 13h 05m 39s", Dec: -7° 01' 08s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-21 | 08:57 - 20:01 | 14:29 | 17:47 - 04:27 | RA: 13h 21m 59s", Dec: -8° 46' 00s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-08-28 | 08:52 - 19:45 | 14:18 | 17:38 - 04:33 | RA: 13h 38m 46s", Dec: -10° 29' 41s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-04 | 08:47 - 19:29 | 14:08 | 17:28 - 04:39 | RA: 13h 56m 02s", Dec: -12° 11' 27s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-11 | 08:42 - 19:14 | 13:58 | 17:17 - 04:45 | RA: 14h 13m 47s", Dec: -13° 50' 27s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-18 | 08:38 - 18:59 | 13:49 | 17:07 - 04:50 | RA: 14h 32m 03s", Dec: -15° 25' 48s @ Libra | |||||
| 2027-09-25 | 08:35 - 18:46 | 13:40 | 16:56 - 04:56 | RA: 14h 50m 52s", Dec: -16° 56' 35s @ Libra | |||||
| 2027-10-02 | 08:31 - 18:32 | 13:32 | 16:45 - 05:02 | RA: 15h 10m 15s", Dec: -18° 21' 53s @ Libra | |||||