All Constellations
| IAU Name | English Name | Season | Culm@Mn | Dec N | Dec S | DSO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andromeda (And) | Chained Maiden | JFMAMJJASOND | 6 October | +53.2° | +21.7° | 26 |
| Antlia (Ant) | Air Pump | JFMAM......D | 18 February | -24.5° | -40.4° | |
| Apus (Aps) | Bird of Paradise | ............ | 24 May | -67.5° | -83.1° | 2 |
| Aquarius (Aqr) | Water Bearer | JF...JJASOND | 29 August | +3.3° | -24.9° | 7 |
| Aquila (Aql) | Eagle | J.MAMJJASOND | 16 July | +18.7° | -11.9° | 21 |
| Ara (Ara) | Altar | ............ | 12 June | -45.5° | -67.7° | 3 |
| Aries (Ari) | Ram | JFMA..JASOND | 5 November | +31.2° | +10.4° | 5 |
| Auriga (Aur) | Charioteer | JFMAMJJASOND | 21 December | +56.2° | +27.9° | 19 |
| Bootes (Boo) | Herdsman | JFMAMJJASOND | 3 May | +55.0° | +7.4° | 4 |
| Caelum (Cae) | Engraving Tool | JF.......OND | 4 December | -27.0° | -48.7° | 1 |
| Camelopardalis (Cam) | Giraffe | JFMAMJJASOND | 22 December | +86.1° | +52.7° | 12 |
| Cancer (Cnc) | Crab | JFMAMJ..SOND | 28 January | +33.1° | +6.5° | 5 |
| Canes Venatici (CVn) | Hunting Dogs | JFMAMJJASOND | 9 April | +52.4° | +27.8° | 17 |
| Canis Maior (CMa) | Great Dog | JFMA.....OND | 3 January | -11.0° | -33.3° | 8 |
| Canis Minor (CMi) | Lesser Dog | JFMAM...SOND | 13 January | +13.2° | -0.4° | 3 |
| Capricornus (Cap) | Sea Goat | J....JJASOND | 5 August | -8.4° | -27.6° | 1 |
| Carina (Car) | Keel | ............ | 23 January | -50.8° | -75.7° | 5 |
| Cassiopeia (Cas) | Seated Queen | JFMAMJJASOND | 10 October | +77.7° | +46.7° | 43 |
| Centaurus (Cen) | Centaur | ............ | 5 April | -30.0° | -64.7° | 7 |
| Cepheus (Cep) | King | JFMAMJJASOND | 27 August | +88.7° | +53.4° | 34 |
| Cetus (Cet) | Sea Monster | JFM...JASOND | 19 October | +10.5° | -24.9° | 12 |
| Chamaeleon (Cha) | Chameleon | ............ | 25 February | -75.3° | -83.1° | 1 |
| Circinus (Cir) | Compass | ............ | 8 May | -55.4° | -70.6° | 1 |
| Columba (Col) | Dove | JFM......OND | 20 December | -27.1° | -43.1° | 1 |
| Coma Berenices (Com) | Bernice's Hair | JFMAMJJASOND | 1 April | +33.3° | +13.3° | 24 |
| Corona Australis (CrA) | Southern Crown | ............ | 1 July | -36.8° | -45.5° | 3 |
| Corona Borealis (CrB) | Northern Crown | JFMAMJJASOND | 22 May | +39.7° | +25.5° | |
| Corvus (Crv) | Crow | JFMAMJ.....D | 28 March | -11.7° | -25.2° | 3 |
| Crater (Crt) | Cup | JFMAMJ.....D | 11 March | -6.7° | -25.2° | |
| Crux (Cru) | Southern Cross | ............ | 28 March | -55.7° | -64.7° | 3 |
| Cygnus (Cyg) | Swan | JFMAMJJASOND | 31 July | +61.4° | +27.7° | 43 |
| Delphinus (Del) | Dolphin | JF.AMJJASOND | 31 July | +20.9° | +2.4° | 5 |
| Dorado (Dor) | Swordfish | ............ | 9 December | -48.7° | -70.1° | 1 |
| Draco (Dra) | Dragon | JFMAMJJASOND | 18 June | +86.5° | +47.5° | 8 |
| Equuleus (Equ) | Little Horse | JF.AMJJASOND | 8 August | +13.0° | +2.5° | |
| Eridanus (Eri) | River | JFM.....SOND | 25 November | +0.4° | -57.9° | 2 |
| Fornax (For) | Furnace | JF......SOND | 8 November | -23.8° | -39.5° | 4 |
| Gemini (Gem) | Twins | JFMAM...SOND | 7 January | +35.4° | +9.8° | 12 |
| Grus (Gru) | Crane | ............ | 29 August | -36.3° | -56.4° | 4 |
| Hercules (Her) | Hercules | JFMAMJJASOND | 12 June | +51.3° | +3.7° | 8 |
| Horologium (Hor) | Clock | ............ | 15 November | -39.6° | -67.0° | 1 |
| Hydra (Hya) | Female Water Snake | JFMAM.....ND | 22 February | +6.6° | -35.7° | 11 |
| Hydrus (Hyi) | Male Water Snake | ............ | 31 October | -57.8° | -82.1° | |
| Indus (Ind) | Indian | ............ | 11 August | -45.0° | -74.5° | |
| Lacerta (Lac) | Lizard | JFMAMJJASOND | 29 August | +56.9° | +35.2° | 3 |
| Leo (Leo) | Lion | JFMAMJJ..OND | 28 February | +33.0° | -6.7° | 17 |
| Leo Minor (LMi) | Lesser Lion | JFMAMJJASOND | 22 February | +41.4° | +22.8° | 6 |
| Lepus (Lep) | Hare | JFMA....SOND | 16 December | -10.8° | -27.3° | 4 |
| Libra (Lib) | Scales | .FMAMJJAS... | 12 May | -0.5° | -30.0° | 3 |
| Lupus (Lup) | Wolf | ............ | 14 May | -29.8° | -55.6° | |
| Lynx (Lyn) | Lynx | JFMAMJJASOND | 18 January | +62.0° | +33.0° | 11 |
| Lyra (Lyr) | Lyre | JFMAMJJASOND | 4 July | +47.7° | +25.7° | 7 |
| Mensa (Men) | Table Mountain | ............ | 14 December | -69.7° | -85.3° | |
| Microscopium (Mic) | Microscope | ......JASOND | 5 August | -27.5° | -45.1° | |
| Monoceros (Mon) | Unicorn | JFMAM...SOND | 3 January | +11.9° | -11.4° | 19 |
| Musca (Mus) | Fly | ............ | 29 March | -64.6° | -75.7° | 3 |
| Norma (Nor) | Carpenter's Square | ............ | 24 May | -42.3° | -60.4° | 1 |
| Octans (Oct) | Octant | ............ | 11 August | -74.3° | -90.0° | |
| Ophiuchus (Oph) | Serpent Bearer | .FMAMJJASOND | 10 June | +14.4° | -30.2° | 37 |
| Orion (Ori) | Hunter | JFMA....SOND | 16 December | +22.9° | -11.0° | 26 |
| Pavo (Pav) | Peacock | ............ | 14 July | -56.6° | -75.0° | 3 |
| Pegasus (Peg) | Winged Horse | JFM.MJJASOND | 5 September | +36.6° | +2.3° | 19 |
| Perseus (Per) | Hero | JFMAMJJASOND | 18 November | +59.1° | +30.9° | 21 |
| Phoenix (Phe) | Phoenix | ............ | 6 October | -39.3° | -57.8° | |
| Pictor (Pic) | Painter's Easel | ............ | 17 December | -42.8° | -64.2° | |
| Pisces (Psc) | Fishes | JFM..JJASOND | 6 October | +33.7° | -6.3° | 7 |
| Piscis Austrinus (PsA) | Southern Fish | J.....JASOND | 25 August | -24.8° | -36.5° | |
| Puppis (Pup) | Stern | JFMA......ND | 14 January | -11.3° | -51.1° | 10 |
| Pyxis (Pyx) | Compass | JFMAM.....ND | 1 February | -17.4° | -37.3° | 3 |
| Reticulum (Ret) | Reticle | ............ | 24 November | -52.7° | -67.2° | |
| Sagitta (Sge) | Arrow | J.MAMJJASOND | 16 July | +21.6° | +16.1° | 4 |
| Sagittarius (Sgr) | Archer | ....MJJASON. | 5 July | -11.7° | -45.3° | 51 |
| Scorpius (Sco) | Scorpion | ...AMJJAS... | 3 June | -8.3° | -45.8° | 18 |
| Sculptor (Scl) | Sculptor | J......ASOND | 2 October | -24.8° | -39.4° | 5 |
| Scutum (Sct) | Shield | ..MAMJJASOND | 1 July | -3.8° | -15.9° | 7 |
| Serpens (Ser) | Serpent | JFMAMJJASON. | 19 May | +25.7° | -16.1° | 9 |
| Sextans (Sex) | Sextant | JFMAMJ....ND | 20 February | +6.4° | -11.7° | 5 |
| Taurus (Tau) | Bull | JFMA...ASOND | 30 November | +31.1° | -1.3° | 13 |
| Telescopium (Tel) | Telescope | ............ | 11 July | -45.1° | -57.0° | |
| Triangulum (Tri) | Triangle | JFMA.JJASOND | 27 October | +37.3° | +25.6° | 7 |
| Triangulum Australe (TrA) | Southern Triangle | ............ | 24 May | -60.3° | -70.5° | 1 |
| Tucana (Tuc) | Toucan | ............ | 21 September | -56.3° | -75.3° | 2 |
| Ursa Maior (UMa) | Great Bear | JFMAMJJASOND | 28 February | +73.1° | +28.3° | 26 |
| Ursa Minor (UMi) | Little Bear | JFMAMJJASOND | 11 May | +90.0° | +65.4° | |
| Vela (Vel) | Sails | ............ | 12 February | -37.2° | -57.2° | 4 |
| Virgo (Vir) | Maiden | JFMAMJJA...D | 12 April | +14.4° | -22.7° | 36 |
| Volans (Vol) | Flying Fish | ............ | 15 January | -64.1° | -75.5° | |
| Vulpecula (Vul) | Fox | JFMAMJJASOND | 26 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.