Northern Constellations

All 36 constellations which centre lies on the northern celestial hemisphere.

IAU NameEnglish NameSeasonCulm@MnDec NDec SDSO
Andromeda (And)Chained MaidenJFM..JJASOND6 October+53.2°+21.7°29
Aquila (Aql)Eagle..MAMJJASOND16 July+18.7°-11.9°23
Aries (Ari)RamJFMA..JASOND5 November+31.2°+10.4°5
Auriga (Aur)CharioteerJFMAM..ASOND21 December+56.2°+27.9°23
Bootes (Boo)HerdsmanJFMAMJJASO..3 May+55.0°+7.4°4
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 Minor (CMi)Lesser DogJFMAMJ..SOND13 January+13.2°-0.4°3
Cassiopeia (Cas)Seated QueenJFM..JJASOND10 October+77.7°+46.7°45
Cepheus (Cep)KingJ...MJJASOND27 August+88.7°+53.4°34
Coma Berenices (Com)Bernice's HairJFMAMJJAS..D1 April+33.3°+13.3°24
Corona Borealis (CrB)Northern CrownJFMAMJJASO..22 May+39.7°+25.5°
Cygnus (Cyg)SwanJ..AMJJASOND31 July+61.4°+27.7°50
Delphinus (Del)DolphinJ..AMJJASOND31 July+20.9°+2.4°5
Draco (Dra)Dragon.FMAMJJASON.18 June+86.5°+47.5°8
Equuleus (Equ)Little HorseJ..AMJJASOND8 August+13.0°+2.5°
Gemini (Gem)TwinsJFMAMJ..SOND7 January+35.4°+9.8°15
Hercules (Her)Hercules.FMAMJJASON.12 June+51.3°+3.7°8
Lacerta (Lac)LizardJ...MJJASOND29 August+56.9°+35.2°3
Leo (Leo)LionJFMAMJJA..ND28 February+33.0°-6.7°21
Leo Minor (LMi)Lesser LionJFMAMJJ...ND22 February+41.4°+22.8°9
Lynx (Lyn)LynxJFMAMJ..SOND18 January+62.0°+33.0°13
Lyra (Lyr)Lyre..MAMJJASOND4 July+47.7°+25.7°8
Ophiuchus (Oph)Serpent Bearer.FMAMJJASON.10 June+14.4°-30.2°37
Orion (Ori)HunterJFMAM..ASOND16 December+22.9°-11.0°28
Pegasus (Peg)Winged HorseJF..MJJASOND5 September+36.6°+2.3°20
Perseus (Per)HeroJFMA..JASOND18 November+59.1°+30.9°27
Pisces (Psc)FishesJFM..JJASOND6 October+33.7°-6.3°8
Sagitta (Sge)Arrow..MAMJJASOND16 July+21.6°+16.1°5
Serpens (Ser)SerpentJFMAMJJASO..19 May+25.7°-16.1°9
Taurus (Tau)BullJFMAM.JASOND30 November+31.1°-1.3°14
Triangulum (Tri)TriangleJFM..JJASOND27 October+37.3°+25.6°7
Ursa Maior (UMa)Great BearJFMAMJJA..ND28 February+73.1°+28.3°46
Ursa Minor (UMi)Little BearJFMAMJJASO..11 May+90.0°+65.4°1
Vulpecula (Vul)Fox..MAMJJASOND26 July+29.5°+19.4°18

Legend: Season = Visibility of the constellation during the night (end to begin astronomical twilight) from the current geographic location ("." = 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.