All Constellations

IAU NameEnglish NameSeasonCulm@MnDec NDec SDSO
Andromeda (And)Chained MaidenJFM..JJASOND6 October+53.2°+21.7°26
Antlia (Ant)Air PumpJFMAMJJ..OND18 February-24.5°-40.4°
Apus (Aps)Bird of Paradise.FMAMJJASO..24 May-67.5°-83.1°2
Aquarius (Aqr)Water BearerJ...MJJASOND29 August+3.3°-24.9°7
Aquila (Aql)Eagle..MAMJJASOND16 July+18.7°-11.9°23
Ara (Ara)Altar.FMAMJJASON.12 June-45.5°-67.7°3
Aries (Ari)RamJFMA..JASOND5 November+31.2°+10.4°5
Auriga (Aur)CharioteerJFMAM..ASOND21 December+56.2°+27.9°22
Bootes (Boo)HerdsmanJFMAMJJASO..3 May+55.0°+7.4°4
Caelum (Cae)Engraving ToolJFMAM..ASOND4 December-27.0°-48.7°1
Camelopardalis (Cam)GiraffeJFMAM...SOND22 December+86.1°+52.7°15
Cancer (Cnc)CrabJFMAMJJ..OND28 January+33.1°+6.5°5
Canes Venatici (CVn)Hunting DogsJFMAMJJAS..D9 April+52.4°+27.8°17
Canis Maior (CMa)Great DogJFMAMJ..SOND3 January-11.0°-33.3°9
Canis Minor (CMi)Lesser DogJFMAMJ..SOND13 January+13.2°-0.4°3
Capricornus (Cap)Sea GoatJ..AMJJASOND5 August-8.4°-27.6°1
Carina (Car)KeelJFMAMJ...OND23 January-50.8°-75.7°5
Cassiopeia (Cas)Seated QueenJFM..JJASOND10 October+77.7°+46.7°44
Centaurus (Cen)CentaurJFMAMJJAS..D5 April-30.0°-64.7°7
Cepheus (Cep)KingJ...MJJASOND27 August+88.7°+53.4°34
Cetus (Cet)Sea MonsterJFM..JJASOND19 October+10.5°-24.9°22
Chamaeleon (Cha)ChameleonJFMAMJJ...ND25 February-75.3°-83.1°1
Circinus (Cir)CompassJFMAMJJASO..8 May-55.4°-70.6°1
Columba (Col)DoveJFMAM..ASOND20 December-27.1°-43.1°1
Coma Berenices (Com)Bernice's HairJFMAMJJAS..D1 April+33.3°+13.3°24
Corona Australis (CrA)Southern Crown.FMAMJJASOND1 July-36.8°-45.5°3
Corona Borealis (CrB)Northern CrownJFMAMJJASO..22 May+39.7°+25.5°
Corvus (Crv)CrowJFMAMJJAS..D28 March-11.7°-25.2°3
Crater (Crt)CupJFMAMJJA..ND11 March-6.7°-25.2°
Crux (Cru)Southern CrossJFMAMJJA...D28 March-55.7°-64.7°3
Cygnus (Cyg)SwanJ..AMJJASOND31 July+61.4°+27.7°45
Delphinus (Del)DolphinJ..AMJJASOND31 July+20.9°+2.4°5
Dorado (Dor)SwordfishJFMAM..ASOND9 December-48.7°-70.1°1
Draco (Dra)Dragon.FMAMJJASON.18 June+86.5°+47.5°8
Equuleus (Equ)Little HorseJ..AMJJASOND8 August+13.0°+2.5°
Eridanus (Eri)RiverJFMA..JASOND25 November+0.4°-57.9°4
Fornax (For)FurnaceJFMA..JASOND8 November-23.8°-39.5°4
Gemini (Gem)TwinsJFMAMJ..SOND7 January+35.4°+9.8°15
Grus (Gru)CraneJ...MJJASOND29 August-36.3°-56.4°4
Hercules (Her)Hercules.FMAMJJASON.12 June+51.3°+3.7°8
Horologium (Hor)ClockJFMA..JASOND15 November-39.6°-67.0°1
Hydra (Hya)Female Water SnakeJFMAMJJ...ND22 February+6.6°-35.7°12
Hydrus (Hyi)Male Water SnakeJFM...JASOND31 October-57.8°-82.1°
Indus (Ind)IndianJ..AMJJASOND11 August-45.0°-74.5°
Lacerta (Lac)LizardJ...MJJASOND29 August+56.9°+35.2°3
Leo (Leo)LionJFMAMJJA..ND28 February+33.0°-6.7°17
Leo Minor (LMi)Lesser LionJFMAMJJ...ND22 February+41.4°+22.8°6
Lepus (Lep)HareJFMAM..ASOND16 December-10.8°-27.3°4
Libra (Lib)ScalesJFMAMJJASO..12 May-0.5°-30.0°3
Lupus (Lup)WolfJFMAMJJASO..14 May-29.8°-55.6°
Lynx (Lyn)LynxJFMAMJ..SOND18 January+62.0°+33.0°11
Lyra (Lyr)Lyre..MAMJJASOND4 July+47.7°+25.7°7
Mensa (Men)Table MountainJFMAM...SOND14 December-69.7°-85.3°
Microscopium (Mic)MicroscopeJ..AMJJASOND5 August-27.5°-45.1°
Monoceros (Mon)UnicornJFMAMJ..SOND3 January+11.9°-11.4°26
Musca (Mus)FlyJFMAMJJA...D29 March-64.6°-75.7°3
Norma (Nor)Carpenter's SquareJFMAMJJASO..24 May-42.3°-60.4°1
Octans (Oct)Octant....MJJASOND11 August-74.3°-90.0°
Ophiuchus (Oph)Serpent Bearer.FMAMJJASON.10 June+14.4°-30.2°37
Orion (Ori)HunterJFMAM..ASOND16 December+22.9°-11.0°27
Pavo (Pav)Peacock..MAMJJASOND14 July-56.6°-75.0°3
Pegasus (Peg)Winged HorseJF..MJJASOND5 September+36.6°+2.3°19
Perseus (Per)HeroJFMA..JASOND18 November+59.1°+30.9°22
Phoenix (Phe)PhoenixJFM..JJASOND6 October-39.3°-57.8°
Pictor (Pic)Painter's EaselJFMAM..ASOND17 December-42.8°-64.2°
Pisces (Psc)FishesJFM..JJASOND6 October+33.7°-6.3°8
Piscis Austrinus (PsA)Southern FishJ..AMJJASOND25 August-24.8°-36.5°
Puppis (Pup)SternJFMAMJ..SOND14 January-11.3°-51.1°24
Pyxis (Pyx)CompassJFMAMJJ..OND1 February-17.4°-37.3°4
Reticulum (Ret)ReticleJFMA..JASOND24 November-52.7°-67.2°
Sagitta (Sge)Arrow..MAMJJASOND16 July+21.6°+16.1°4
Sagittarius (Sgr)Archer..MAMJJASOND5 July-11.7°-45.3°51
Scorpius (Sco)ScorpionJFMAMJJASON.3 June-8.3°-45.8°18
Sculptor (Scl)SculptorJFM..JJASOND2 October-24.8°-39.4°5
Scutum (Sct)Shield.FMAMJJASOND1 July-3.8°-15.9°7
Serpens (Ser)SerpentJFMAMJJASO..19 May+25.7°-16.1°9
Sextans (Sex)SextantJFMAMJJ..OND20 February+6.4°-11.7°5
Taurus (Tau)BullJFMAM.JASOND30 November+31.1°-1.3°14
Telescopium (Tel)Telescope..MAMJJASOND11 July-45.1°-57.0°
Triangulum (Tri)TriangleJFM..JJASOND27 October+37.3°+25.6°7
Triangulum Australe (TrA)Southern TriangleJFMAMJJASO..24 May-60.3°-70.5°1
Tucana (Tuc)ToucanJF..MJJASOND21 September-56.3°-75.3°2
Ursa Maior (UMa)Great BearJFMAMJJA..ND28 February+73.1°+28.3°30
Ursa Minor (UMi)Little BearJFMAMJJASO..11 May+90.0°+65.4°1
Vela (Vel)SailsJFMAMJJ..OND12 February-37.2°-57.2°4
Virgo (Vir)MaidenJFMAMJJAS..D12 April+14.4°-22.7°36
Volans (Vol)Flying FishJFMAMJ..SOND15 January-64.1°-75.5°
Vulpecula (Vul)Fox..MAMJJASOND26 July+29.5°+19.4°17

Legend: Season = The constellation is visible from the current geographic location in that month and the centre of the Sun is at least 18° below the horizon ("." = not visible, JFMAMJJASOND = months). Culm@Mn = Culmination at local midnight. The approximate centre of the constellation and the Sun re on the opposite side of the sky, which means it is at its highest point in the sky at local midnight, when the Sun is lowest below the horizon. Dec N = Northern extent of the IAU constellation boundaries (J2000.0). Dec S = Southern extent of the IAU constellation boundaries (J2000.0). DSO = Number of pages with described deep-sky objects.