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Popular Objects

Popular objects during the last 7 days based on the number of visualizations.

The Solar System

Current positions of the major bodies of the Solar System and the brightest comets.

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Sun and Moon

How the Sun and the Moon look like today.

Credit: NASA, SDO, and the HMI Science Team
Information about the Sun
Sun position in sky map
Phase: Waning Gibbous  Age: 17.69 days
Information about the Moon
Moon position in sky map
R.A. Decl. Apparent Diameter MagnitudeMag ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked Sun 11h 55m 08s +00° 31’ 25” 1,911.3” -26.73 trending_flat Virgo map my_location
radio_button_checked Moon 02h 32m 15s +17° 41’ 30” 1,971.7” -11.69 trending_down Aries map
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The Planets

Current essential information about the planets. Click each planet to view full details.

Planet R.A. Decl. Diameter MagnitudeMag ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked Mercury 11h 27m 47s +05° 27’ 51” 5.2” -1.37 trending_up Leo map my_location
radio_button_checked Venus 13h 42m 58s -10° 25’ 56” 11.8” -3.90 trending_flat Virgo map my_location
radio_button_checked Mars 06h 41m 32s +23° 23’ 54” 7.2” 0.59 trending_up Gemini map my_location
radio_button_checked Jupiter 05h 20m 09s +22° 24’ 29” 40.0” -2.39 trending_up Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Saturn 23h 08m 19s -07° 55’ 01” 18.5” 0.62 trending_flat Aquarius map my_location
radio_button_checked Uranus 03h 39m 28s +19° 14’ 52” 3.7” 5.69 trending_flat Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Neptune 23h 56m 37s -01° 48’ 38” 2.3” 7.68 trending_flat Pisces map my_location
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Jupiter Moons

Position of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter. A dedicated tool is available, with more advanced features.

Current positions of Jupiter's Galilean moons

Saturn Moons & Rings

Inclination of the rings of Saturn and positions of major satellites. A dedicated tool is available, with more advanced features.

Current inclination of Saturn's rings and position of its major moons

Apparent Planet Sizes

Comparison between the apparent size of the planets, measured in seconds of a degree, as they appear today.

Mercury
5.2”
Venus
11.8”
Mars
7.2”
Jupiter
40.0”
Saturn
18.5”
Uranus
3.7”
Neptune
2.3”

Credits for the planet images: NASA-APL - NASA.

Brightest Comets

List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 227 comets).

Comet R.A. Decl. Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) 10h 36m 45s -06° 04’ 04” 4.0 7.34 trending_up Sextans Sex map my_location
radio_button_checked 12P/Pons-Brooks 13h 22m 16s -47° 40’ 25” 10.9 13.43 trending_down Centaurus Cen map my_location
radio_button_checked 13P/Olbers 14h 16m 11s +09° 01’ 24” 10.9 10.32 trending_down Bootes Boo map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 07h 39m 25s +48° 14’ 29” 13.3 13.58 trending_up Lynx Lyn map my_location
radio_button_checked 130P/McNaught-Hughes 02h 42m 05s +08° 13’ 13” 13.8 17.17 trending_flat Cetus Cet map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) 10h 44m 23s +49° 44’ 13” 14.4 15.03 trending_up Ursa Major UMa map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) 17h 09m 13s -40° 58’ 11” - 14.63 trending_flat Scorpius Sco map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 22h 44m 52s -04° 49’ 48” 14.7 15.86 trending_flat Aquarius Aqr map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 S4 (Lemmon) 11h 26m 36s -64° 35’ 25” - 14.78 trending_down Centaurus Cen map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 L2 (ATLAS) 09h 56m 44s -27° 51’ 00” - 14.81 trending_down Antlia Ant map my_location
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We acknowledge with thanks the comet observations from the COBS Comet Observation Database contributed by observers worldwide and used in this table to report recent comet observations.

Brightest Asteroids

List of the 10 brightest asteroids (open the full list of 78 asteroids and dwarf planets.)

Asteroid R.A. Decl. MagnitudeMag ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked 4 Vesta 11h 03m 08s +10° 27’ 20” 8.11 trending_down Leo map my_location
radio_button_checked 1 Ceres 18h 43m 11s -30° 38’ 28” 8.76 trending_down Sagittarius map my_location
radio_button_checked 7 Iris 20h 29m 43s -10° 42’ 26” 9.03 trending_down Capricornus map my_location
radio_button_checked 1036 Ganymed 20h 43m 08s +49° 55’ 14” 9.34 trending_up Cygnus map my_location
radio_button_checked 15 Eunomia 05h 29m 54s +35° 00’ 09” 9.51 trending_up Auriga map my_location
radio_button_checked 20 Massalia 00h 32m 46s +04° 01’ 03” 9.61 trending_up Pisces map my_location
radio_button_checked 19 Fortuna 01h 49m 19s +12° 06’ 14” 10.16 trending_up Aries map my_location
radio_button_checked 2 Pallas 16h 31m 08s +10° 59’ 34” 10.25 trending_flat Hercules map my_location
radio_button_checked 16 Psyche 20h 40m 37s -17° 54’ 08” 10.52 trending_down Capricornus map my_location
radio_button_checked 11 Parthenope 03h 54m 20s +13° 45’ 09” 10.83 trending_up Taurus map my_location
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Active Meteor Showers

List of the currently active meteor showers.

Name Peak Radiant R.A. Radiant Decl. ZHR  Rating Parent Object Charts
radio_button_checked Southern Taurids 10 Oct 02h 06m +09° 5 bright Comet Encke map
radio_button_checked Daytime Sextantids 27 Sep 10h 05m +00° 5 bright map
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