Celestial Events & Objects
Friday, March 20, 2026
8:03 AM
8:03 AM
Sun
(5)
Daytime
Sun above the horizon
Civil Twilight
Sun just below the horizon
Nautical Twilight
Sun below -6°
Astronomical Twilight
Sun below -12°
True Dark
Sun below -18°
Moon
(2)
Moon
Transit: 14:58
Moon Phase
Waxing Crescent
Seasons
(8)
Winter Solstice
Least daylight of the year
Imbolc
Feb 1-2
Spring Equinox
Equal amount of day and night
Beltane
May 1
Summer Solstice
Most daylight of the year
Lammas
Aug 1
Fall Equinox
Equal amount of day and night
Samhain
Oct 31-Nov 1
Planets
(7)
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
to
Galaxies
(46)
Andromeda Galaxy
Transit: 15:18
Barred Spiral
Transit: 17:55
Black Eye Galaxy
Transit: 03:32
Bode's Galaxy
Circumpolar
Cat's Eye Galaxy
Transit: 03:26
Cetus A
Transit: 16:36
Cigar Galaxy
Circumpolar
Coma Pinwheel
Transit: 02:54
Comet Galaxy
Transit: 03:19
Deer Lick Group
Transit: 13:13
Edge-on Galaxy
Transit: 16:58
Fireworks Galaxy
Circumpolar
Great Barred Spiral
Transit: 18:09
Hamburger Galaxy
Transit: 01:56
Hidden Galaxy
Circumpolar
Hockey Stick Galaxies
Transit: 03:19
Lost Galaxy
Transit: 03:10
Needle Galaxy
Transit: 03:12
NGC 3198
Transit: 00:54
NGC 3379
Transit: 01:23
NGC 3623
Transit: 01:54
NGC 3627
Transit: 01:56
NGC 3718
Circumpolar
NGC 4192
Transit: 02:49
NGC 4258
Transit: 02:54
NGC 4321
Transit: 02:58
NGC 4374
Transit: 03:01
NGC 4406
Transit: 03:02
NGC 4649
Transit: 03:19
NGC 4725
Transit: 03:26
NGC 5033
Transit: 03:49
NGC 772
Transit: 16:35
Phantom Galaxy
Transit: 16:12
Pinwheel Galaxy
Circumpolar
Propeller Galaxy
Transit: 13:40
Sculptor Galaxy
Transit: 15:23
Sombrero Galaxy
Transit: 03:15
Southern Pinwheel
Transit: 04:13
Splinter Galaxy
Circumpolar
Sunflower Galaxy
Transit: 04:39
Surfboard Galaxy
Circumpolar
Topsy Turvy Galaxy
Never rises
Triangulum Galaxy
Transit: 16:09
Virgo A
Transit: 03:06
Whale Galaxy
Transit: 03:18
Whirlpool Galaxy
Transit: 04:06
Nebulae
(43)
Blinking Planetary
Circumpolar
Bow-Tie Nebula
Circumpolar
Bubble Nebula
Circumpolar
Bug Nebula
Transit: 07:49
California Nebula
Transit: 18:36
Carina Nebula
Never rises
Cat's Eye Nebula
Circumpolar
Cleopatra's Eye
Transit: 18:50
Cocoon Nebula
Transit: 12:29
Crescent Nebula
Transit: 10:48
De Mairan's Nebula
Transit: 20:11
Dragon Nebula
Never rises
Dumbbell Nebula
Transit: 10:35
Eagle Nebula
Transit: 08:54
Elephant Trunk Nebula
Circumpolar
Emerald Nebula
Transit: 08:48
Eskimo Nebula
Transit: 22:05
Flaming Star Nebula
Transit: 19:53
Ghost of Jupiter
Transit: 01:00
Heart Nebula
Circumpolar
Helix Nebula
Transit: 13:05
Helix Nebula (alt)
Transit: 13:05
Horsehead Nebula
Transit: 20:17
Lagoon Nebula
Transit: 08:39
Monkey Head Nebula
Transit: 20:46
NGC 2068
Transit: 20:22
NGC 3576
Never rises
NGC 6781
Transit: 09:54
North America Nebula
Transit: 11:34
North America Nebula (complex)
Transit: 11:34
Northern Trifid
Transit: 19:05
Omega Nebula
Transit: 08:56
Orion Nebula
Transit: 20:11
Owl Nebula
Circumpolar
Pacman Nebula
Circumpolar
Pillars of Creation
Transit: 10:18
Ring Nebula
Transit: 09:29
Saturn Nebula
Transit: 11:40
Skull Nebula
Transit: 15:23
Soul Nebula
Circumpolar
Thor's Helmet
Transit: 21:54
Trifid Nebula
Transit: 08:38
Wizard Nebula
Circumpolar
Clusters
(66)
Beehive Cluster
Transit: 23:16
Butterfly Cluster
Transit: 08:16
Caroline's Cluster
Transit: 21:53
Caroline's Rose
Circumpolar
Cone Nebula/Christmas Tree Cluster
Transit: 21:17
E.T. Cluster
Circumpolar
Great Pegasus Cluster
Transit: 12:05
Hercules Cluster
Transit: 07:17
King Cobra Cluster
Transit: 23:27
NGC 129
Circumpolar
NGC 1502
Circumpolar
NGC 1893
Transit: 19:58
NGC 1904
Transit: 20:00
NGC 2099
Transit: 20:28
NGC 2129
Circumpolar
NGC 2158
Circumpolar
NGC 2168
Transit: 20:45
NGC 2281
Transit: 21:23
NGC 2287
Transit: 21:22
NGC 2323
Transit: 21:38
NGC 2422 (alt)
Transit: 22:13
NGC 2437 (alt)
Transit: 22:17
NGC 2447
Transit: 22:20
NGC 2451
Transit: 22:34
NGC 2548
Transit: 22:50
NGC 4590
Transit: 03:15
NGC 5024
Transit: 03:48
NGC 5272
Transit: 04:18
NGC 581
Circumpolar
NGC 5904
Transit: 05:54
NGC 6093
Transit: 06:53
NGC 6121
Transit: 06:59
NGC 6218
Transit: 07:23
NGC 6254
Transit: 07:33
NGC 6266
Transit: 07:37
NGC 6273
Transit: 07:38
NGC 6333
Transit: 07:55
NGC 6341
Transit: 07:53
NGC 6402
Transit: 08:13
NGC 654
Circumpolar
NGC 6604
Transit: 08:52
NGC 6626
Transit: 09:00
NGC 663
Circumpolar
NGC 6694
Transit: 09:21
NGC 6715
Transit: 09:11
NGC 6779
Transit: 09:52
NGC 6809
Transit: 10:15
NGC 6811
Transit: 10:13
NGC 6838
Transit: 10:29
NGC 6864
Transit: 10:42
NGC 6866
Transit: 10:39
NGC 6913
Transit: 10:59
NGC 6981
Transit: 11:29
NGC 7062
Transit: 11:58
NGC 7089
Transit: 12:09
NGC 7089 (alt)
Transit: 12:16
NGC 7092
Circumpolar
NGC 7243
Circumpolar
Omega Centauri
Transit: 04:02
Pinwheel Cluster
Transit: 20:12
Pleiades Cluster
Transit: 18:23
Ptolemy Cluster
Transit: 08:29
Rosette Nebula Cluster
Transit: 21:08
Sagittarius Cluster
Transit: 09:12
Starfish Cluster
Transit: 20:04
Wild Duck Cluster
Transit: 09:27
Others
(7)
Antennae Galaxies
Transit: 02:37
Crab Nebula
Transit: 20:10
Eastern Veil Nebula
Transit: 11:32
NGC 6994 (Asterism)
Transit: 11:34
Sagittarius Star Cloud
Transit: 08:52
Western Veil Nebula
Transit: 11:21
Winnecke 4
Circumpolar
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