All Constellations

IAU NameEnglish NameSeasonCulm@MnDec NDec SDSO
Andromeda (And)Chained MaidenJFMAMJJASOND6 October+53.2°+21.7°26
Antlia (Ant)Air PumpJFMAM.....ND18 February-24.5°-40.4°
Apus (Aps)Bird of Paradise............24 May-67.5°-83.1°2
Aquarius (Aqr)Water BearerJ...MJJASOND29 August+3.3°-24.9°7
Aquila (Aql)EagleJFMAMJJASOND16 July+18.7°-11.9°21
Ara (Ara)Altar............12 June-45.5°-67.7°3
Aries (Ari)RamJFMA.JJASOND5 November+31.2°+10.4°5
Auriga (Aur)CharioteerJFMAMJJASOND21 December+56.2°+27.9°19
Bootes (Boo)HerdsmanJFMAMJJASOND3 May+55.0°+7.4°4
Caelum (Cae)Engraving ToolJF......SOND4 December-27.0°-48.7°1
Camelopardalis (Cam)GiraffeJFMAMJJASOND22 December+86.1°+52.7°12
Cancer (Cnc)CrabJFMAMJ.ASOND28 January+33.1°+6.5°5
Canes Venatici (CVn)Hunting DogsJFMAMJJASOND9 April+52.4°+27.8°17
Canis Maior (CMa)Great DogJFMA....SOND3 January-11.0°-33.3°8
Canis Minor (CMi)Lesser DogJFMAM..ASOND13 January+13.2°-0.4°3
Capricornus (Cap)Sea Goat...AMJJASOND5 August-8.4°-27.6°1
Carina (Car)Keel............23 January-50.8°-75.7°5
Cassiopeia (Cas)Seated QueenJFMAMJJASOND10 October+77.7°+46.7°43
Centaurus (Cen)Centaur............5 April-30.0°-64.7°7
Cepheus (Cep)KingJFMAMJJASOND27 August+88.7°+53.4°32
Cetus (Cet)Sea MonsterJFM...JASOND19 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)DoveJFM.....SOND20 December-27.1°-43.1°1
Coma Berenices (Com)Bernice's HairJFMAMJJASOND1 April+33.3°+13.3°24
Corona Australis (CrA)Southern Crown............1 July-36.8°-45.5°3
Corona Borealis (CrB)Northern CrownJFMAMJJASOND22 May+39.7°+25.5°
Corvus (Crv)CrowJFMAMJ....ND28 March-11.7°-25.2°3
Crater (Crt)CupJFMAMJ...OND11 March-6.7°-25.2°
Crux (Cru)Southern Cross............28 March-55.7°-64.7°3
Cygnus (Cyg)SwanJFMAMJJASOND31 July+61.4°+27.7°43
Delphinus (Del)DolphinJFMAMJJASOND31 July+20.9°+2.4°5
Dorado (Dor)Swordfish............9 December-48.7°-70.1°1
Draco (Dra)DragonJFMAMJJASOND18 June+86.5°+47.5°7
Equuleus (Equ)Little HorseJFMAMJJASOND8 August+13.0°+2.5°
Eridanus (Eri)RiverJFM....ASOND25 November+0.4°-57.9°2
Fornax (For)FurnaceJF.....ASOND8 November-23.8°-39.5°4
Gemini (Gem)TwinsJFMAM..ASOND7 January+35.4°+9.8°12
Grus (Gru)Crane............29 August-36.3°-56.4°4
Hercules (Her)HerculesJFMAMJJASOND12 June+51.3°+3.7°8
Horologium (Hor)Clock............15 November-39.6°-67.0°1
Hydra (Hya)Female Water SnakeJFMAM....OND22 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)LizardJFMAMJJASOND29 August+56.9°+35.2°3
Leo (Leo)LionJFMAMJ..SOND28 February+33.0°-6.7°17
Leo Minor (LMi)Lesser LionJFMAMJJASOND22 February+41.4°+22.8°6
Lepus (Lep)HareJFMA...ASOND16 December-10.8°-27.3°4
Libra (Lib)ScalesJFMAMJJAS..D12 May-0.5°-30.0°3
Lupus (Lup)Wolf............14 May-29.8°-55.6°
Lynx (Lyn)LynxJFMAMJJASOND18 January+62.0°+33.0°11
Lyra (Lyr)LyreJFMAMJJASOND4 July+47.7°+25.7°7
Mensa (Men)Table Mountain............14 December-69.7°-85.3°
Microscopium (Mic)Microscope.....JJASON.5 August-27.5°-45.1°
Monoceros (Mon)UnicornJFMAM..ASOND3 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 BearerJFMAMJJASOND10 June+14.4°-30.2°37
Orion (Ori)HunterJFMA...ASOND16 December+22.9°-11.0°26
Pavo (Pav)Peacock............14 July-56.6°-75.0°3
Pegasus (Peg)Winged HorseJFMAMJJASOND5 September+36.6°+2.3°19
Perseus (Per)HeroJFMAMJJASOND18 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)FishesJFM..JJASOND6 October+33.7°-6.3°7
Piscis Austrinus (PsA)Southern FishJ....JJASOND25 August-24.8°-36.5°
Puppis (Pup)SternJFMA.....OND14 January-11.3°-51.1°10
Pyxis (Pyx)CompassJFMA.....OND1 February-17.4°-37.3°3
Reticulum (Ret)Reticle............24 November-52.7°-67.2°
Sagitta (Sge)ArrowJFMAMJJASOND16 July+21.6°+16.1°4
Sagittarius (Sgr)Archer..MAMJJASON.5 July-11.7°-45.3°51
Scorpius (Sco)Scorpion.FMAMJJA....3 June-8.3°-45.8°18
Sculptor (Scl)SculptorJ.....JASOND2 October-24.8°-39.4°5
Scutum (Sct)ShieldJFMAMJJASOND1 July-3.8°-15.9°7
Serpens (Ser)SerpentJFMAMJJASOND19 May+25.7°-16.1°9
Sextans (Sex)SextantJFMAMJ..SOND20 February+6.4°-11.7°5
Taurus (Tau)BullJFMA..JASOND30 November+31.1°-1.3°13
Telescopium (Tel)Telescope............11 July-45.1°-57.0°
Triangulum (Tri)TriangleJFMAMJJASOND27 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 BearJFMAMJJASOND28 February+73.1°+28.3°26
Ursa Minor (UMi)Little BearJFMAMJJASOND11 May+90.0°+65.4°
Vela (Vel)Sails............12 February-37.2°-57.2°4
Virgo (Vir)MaidenJFMAMJJA..ND12 April+14.4°-22.7°36
Volans (Vol)Flying Fish............15 January-64.1°-75.5°
Vulpecula (Vul)FoxJFMAMJJASOND26 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.