Constellations on Northern Sky

The following constellations can be seen at a geographical latitude of 47° north (Switzerland) and are partially at least 6° above the southern horizon.

IAU Name English Name Season Declination DSO
Andromeda (And)Chained MaidenJul … Mar+53.2°+21.7°20
Antlia (Ant)Air PumpDec … May-24.5°-40.4°0
Aquarius (Aqr)Water BearerJul … Dec+3.3°-24.9°5
Aquila (Aql)EagleJul … Oct+18.7°-11.9°7
Aries (Ari)RamAug … Mar+31.2°+10.4°5
Auriga (Aur)CharioteerAug … May+56.2°+27.9°16
Bootes (Boo)HerdsmanDec … Oct+55.0°+7.4°4
Caelum (Cae)Engraving ToolOct … Jan-27.0°-48.7°1
Camelopardalis (Cam)GiraffeOct … Mar+86.1°+52.7°11
Cancer (Cnc)CrabDec … May+33.1°+6.5°3
Canes Venatici (CVn)Hunting DogsJan … Jul+52.4°+27.8°16
Canis Maior (CMa)Great DogDec … Mar-11.0°-33.3°3
Canis Minor (CMi)Lesser DogOct … May+13.2°-0.4°1
Capricornus (Cap)Sea GoatJul … Oct-8.4°-27.6°1
Cassiopeia (Cas)Seated QueenJul … Jan+77.7°+46.7°22
Centaurus (Cen)CentaurMar … May-30.0°-64.7°0
Cepheus (Cep)KingMay … Dec+88.7°+53.4°24
Cetus (Cet)Sea MonsterOct … Dec+10.5°-24.9°4
Columba (Col)DoveDec … Mar-27.1°-43.1°0
Coma Berenices (Com)Bernice's HairDec … Jul+33.3°+13.3°20
Corona Australis (CrA)Southern CrownJul … Aug-36.8°-45.5°0
Corona Borealis (CrB)Northern CrownJan … Oct+39.7°+25.5°0
Corvus (Crv)CrowJan … May-11.7°-25.2°2
Crater (Crt)CupJan … May-6.7°-25.2°0
Cygnus (Cyg)SwanMar … Dec+61.4°+27.7°36
Delphinus (Del)DolphinMay … Dec+20.9°+2.4°5
Draco (Dra)DragonMar … Oct+86.5°+47.5°6
Equuleus (Equ)Little HorseJul … Dec+13.0°+2.5°0
Eridanus (Eri)RiverOct … Mar+0.4°-57.9°2
Fornax (For)FurnaceDec … Jan-23.8°-39.5°2
Gemini (Gem)TwinsOct … May+35.4°+9.8°11
Grus (Gru)CraneAug … Oct-36.3°-56.4°0
Hercules (Her)HerculesMar … Oct+51.3°+3.7°7
Hydra (Hya)Female Water SnakeJan … May+6.6°-35.7°8
Lacerta (Lac)LizardMay … Dec+56.9°+35.2°2
Leo (Leo)LionDec … May+33.0°-6.7°15
Leo Minor (LMi)Lesser LionOct … Jul+41.4°+22.8°5
Lepus (Lep)HareOct … Mar-10.8°-27.3°2
Libra (Lib)ScalesMar … Jul-0.5°-30.0°3
Lupus (Lup)WolfMay … May-29.8°-55.6°0
Lynx (Lyn)LynxDec … May+62.0°+33.0°10
Lyra (Lyr)LyreMar … Dec+47.7°+25.7°6
Microscopium (Mic)MicroscopeJul … Oct-27.5°-45.1°0
Monoceros (Mon)UnicornOct … Mar+11.9°-11.4°12
Ophiuchus (Oph)Serpent BearerMar … Aug+14.4°-30.2°14
Orion (Ori)HunterOct … Mar+22.9°-11.0°17
Pegasus (Peg)Winged HorseJul … Dec+36.6°+2.3°15
Perseus (Per)HeroAug … Mar+59.1°+30.9°16
Pisces (Psc)FishesJul … Jan+33.7°-6.3°4
Piscis Austrinus (PsA)Southern FishJul … Oct-24.8°-36.5°0
Puppis (Pup)SternDec … Mar-11.3°-51.1°7
Pyxis (Pyx)CompassDec … Mar-17.4°-37.3°0
Sagitta (Sge)ArrowMay … Dec+21.6°+16.1°2
Sagittarius (Sgr)ArcherMay … Oct-11.7°-45.3°27
Scorpius (Sco)ScorpionMay … Aug-8.3°-45.8°11
Sculptor (Scl)SculptorAug … Dec-24.8°-39.4°2
Scutum (Sct)ShieldMay … Oct-3.8°-15.9°4
Serpens (Ser)SerpentMar … Oct+25.7°-16.1°3
Sextans (Sex)SextantDec … May+6.4°-11.7°0
Taurus (Tau)BullAug … Mar+31.1°-1.3°7
Triangulum (Tri)TriangleJul … Mar+37.3°+25.6°7
Ursa Maior (UMa)Great BearDec … Jul+73.1°+28.3°21
Ursa Minor (UMi)Little BearJan … Dec+90.0°+65.4°0
Virgo (Vir)MaidenJan … Jul+14.4°-22.7°30
Vulpecula (Vul)FoxMar … Dec+29.5°+19.4°15

Note: The «Season» column indicates the months in which the constellation is highest in the sky at night at a latitude of 47 ° North and can therefore best be observed. In the middle of the month, the constellation (IAU limit) will be wholly or partially above the horizon at midnight. In the case of circumpolar constellations, these are located near the zenith. So it can partly be seen outside of the season, but then either goes down early or rises very late or is only partially visible. DSO refers to the number of described deep-sky objects.