Celestial Events & Objects
Friday, March 20, 2026
6:42 AM
6:42 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: 16:39
Barred Spiral
Transit: 19:16
Black Eye Galaxy
Transit: 04:53
Bode's Galaxy
Circumpolar
Cat's Eye Galaxy
Transit: 04:47
Cetus A
Transit: 17:57
Cigar Galaxy
Circumpolar
Coma Pinwheel
Transit: 04:15
Comet Galaxy
Transit: 04:40
Deer Lick Group
Transit: 14:34
Edge-on Galaxy
Transit: 18:19
Fireworks Galaxy
Circumpolar
Great Barred Spiral
Transit: 19:30
Hamburger Galaxy
Transit: 03:17
Hidden Galaxy
Circumpolar
Hockey Stick Galaxies
Transit: 04:40
Lost Galaxy
Transit: 04:31
Needle Galaxy
Transit: 04:33
NGC 3198
Transit: 02:15
NGC 3379
Transit: 02:44
NGC 3623
Transit: 03:15
NGC 3627
Transit: 03:17
NGC 3718
Circumpolar
NGC 4192
Transit: 04:10
NGC 4258
Transit: 04:15
NGC 4321
Transit: 04:19
NGC 4374
Transit: 04:22
NGC 4406
Transit: 04:23
NGC 4649
Transit: 04:40
NGC 4725
Transit: 04:47
NGC 5033
Transit: 05:10
NGC 772
Transit: 17:56
Phantom Galaxy
Transit: 17:33
Pinwheel Galaxy
Circumpolar
Propeller Galaxy
Transit: 15:01
Sculptor Galaxy
Transit: 16:44
Sombrero Galaxy
Transit: 04:36
Southern Pinwheel
Transit: 05:34
Splinter Galaxy
Circumpolar
Sunflower Galaxy
Transit: 06:00
Surfboard Galaxy
Circumpolar
Topsy Turvy Galaxy
Never rises
Triangulum Galaxy
Transit: 17:30
Virgo A
Transit: 04:27
Whale Galaxy
Transit: 04:39
Whirlpool Galaxy
Transit: 05:27
Nebulae
(43)
Blinking Planetary
Circumpolar
Bow-Tie Nebula
Circumpolar
Bubble Nebula
Circumpolar
Bug Nebula
Transit: 09:10
California Nebula
Transit: 19:57
Carina Nebula
Never rises
Cat's Eye Nebula
Circumpolar
Cleopatra's Eye
Transit: 20:11
Cocoon Nebula
Transit: 13:50
Crescent Nebula
Transit: 12:09
De Mairan's Nebula
Transit: 21:32
Dragon Nebula
Never rises
Dumbbell Nebula
Transit: 11:56
Eagle Nebula
Transit: 10:15
Elephant Trunk Nebula
Circumpolar
Emerald Nebula
Transit: 10:09
Eskimo Nebula
Transit: 23:26
Flaming Star Nebula
Transit: 21:14
Ghost of Jupiter
Transit: 02:21
Heart Nebula
Circumpolar
Helix Nebula
Transit: 14:26
Helix Nebula (alt)
Transit: 14:26
Horsehead Nebula
Transit: 21:38
Lagoon Nebula
Transit: 10:00
Monkey Head Nebula
Transit: 22:07
NGC 2068
Transit: 21:43
NGC 3576
Never rises
NGC 6781
Transit: 11:15
North America Nebula
Transit: 12:55
North America Nebula (complex)
Transit: 12:55
Northern Trifid
Transit: 20:26
Omega Nebula
Transit: 10:17
Orion Nebula
Transit: 21:32
Owl Nebula
Circumpolar
Pacman Nebula
Circumpolar
Pillars of Creation
Transit: 11:39
Ring Nebula
Transit: 10:50
Saturn Nebula
Transit: 13:01
Skull Nebula
Transit: 16:44
Soul Nebula
Circumpolar
Thor's Helmet
Transit: 23:15
Trifid Nebula
Transit: 09:59
Wizard Nebula
Circumpolar
Clusters
(66)
Beehive Cluster
Transit: 00:37
Butterfly Cluster
Transit: 09:37
Caroline's Cluster
Transit: 23:14
Caroline's Rose
Circumpolar
Cone Nebula/Christmas Tree Cluster
Transit: 22:38
E.T. Cluster
Circumpolar
Great Pegasus Cluster
Transit: 13:26
Hercules Cluster
Transit: 08:38
King Cobra Cluster
Transit: 00:48
NGC 129
Circumpolar
NGC 1502
Circumpolar
NGC 1893
Transit: 21:19
NGC 1904
Transit: 21:21
NGC 2099
Transit: 21:49
NGC 2129
Circumpolar
NGC 2158
Circumpolar
NGC 2168
Transit: 22:06
NGC 2281
Transit: 22:44
NGC 2287
Transit: 22:43
NGC 2323
Transit: 22:59
NGC 2422 (alt)
Transit: 23:34
NGC 2437 (alt)
Transit: 23:38
NGC 2447
Transit: 23:41
NGC 2451
Transit: 23:55
NGC 2548
Transit: 00:11
NGC 4590
Transit: 04:36
NGC 5024
Transit: 05:09
NGC 5272
Transit: 05:39
NGC 581
Circumpolar
NGC 5904
Transit: 07:15
NGC 6093
Transit: 08:14
NGC 6121
Transit: 08:20
NGC 6218
Transit: 08:44
NGC 6254
Transit: 08:54
NGC 6266
Transit: 08:58
NGC 6273
Transit: 08:59
NGC 6333
Transit: 09:16
NGC 6341
Transit: 09:14
NGC 6402
Transit: 09:34
NGC 654
Circumpolar
NGC 6604
Transit: 10:13
NGC 6626
Transit: 10:21
NGC 663
Circumpolar
NGC 6694
Transit: 10:42
NGC 6715
Transit: 10:32
NGC 6779
Transit: 11:13
NGC 6809
Transit: 11:36
NGC 6811
Transit: 11:34
NGC 6838
Transit: 11:50
NGC 6864
Transit: 12:03
NGC 6866
Transit: 12:00
NGC 6913
Transit: 12:20
NGC 6981
Transit: 12:50
NGC 7062
Transit: 13:19
NGC 7089
Transit: 13:30
NGC 7089 (alt)
Transit: 13:37
NGC 7092
Circumpolar
NGC 7243
Circumpolar
Omega Centauri
Transit: 05:23
Pinwheel Cluster
Transit: 21:33
Pleiades Cluster
Transit: 19:44
Ptolemy Cluster
Transit: 09:50
Rosette Nebula Cluster
Transit: 22:29
Sagittarius Cluster
Transit: 10:33
Starfish Cluster
Transit: 21:25
Wild Duck Cluster
Transit: 10:48
Others
(7)
Antennae Galaxies
Transit: 03:58
Crab Nebula
Transit: 21:31
Eastern Veil Nebula
Transit: 12:53
NGC 6994 (Asterism)
Transit: 12:55
Sagittarius Star Cloud
Transit: 10:13
Western Veil Nebula
Transit: 12:42
Winnecke 4
Circumpolar
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