Highlights

• The Sun is in Libra, the Moon is Waning Gibbous in Taurus
• T CrB: magnitude 9.79 ± 0.05 [2025-11-06 16:48:34 UTC, CCD/CV, SKA/AAVSO]
• Mercury is in very favorable conditions for evening observations with a solar elongation of 21.4° (sky map)
• Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon): magnitude 4.7 in Ophiuchus
• Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN): magnitude 9.7 in Aquarius
• Comet 3I/ATLAS: magnitude 9.8 in Virgo
• Next NEO approach: Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XX168, Dec 18 2025 at 20:34 UTC, 1,804,028 km, 4.69 lunar distances
• Uranus is close to opposition
• Asteroid 12 Victoria is at opposition

Popular Objects

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

Sun and Moon

How the Sun and the Moon look like today.

	R.A.	Decl.	Apparent Diameter	MagnitudeMag	ConstellationConst	Charts
radio_button_checked Sun	14h 51m 39s	-16° 26’ 49”	1,936.4”	-26.76 trending_flat	Libra	map my_location
radio_button_checked Moon	04h 46m 27s	+26° 29’ 19”	1,994.3”	-12.13 trending_down	Taurus	map

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	16h 16m 40s	-23° 59’ 16”	8.0”	0.18 trending_down	Scorpius	map my_location
radio_button_checked Venus	13h 56m 28s	-10° 26’ 58”	10.2”	-3.92 trending_flat	Virgo	map my_location
radio_button_checked Mars	15h 59m 53s	-21° 02’ 14”	3.9”	1.50 trending_up	Scorpius	map my_location
radio_button_checked Jupiter	07h 48m 20s	+21° 12’ 18”	40.5”	-2.36 trending_up	Gemini	map my_location
radio_button_checked Saturn	23h 47m 27s	-04° 01’ 21”	18.1”	0.80 trending_down	Aquarius	map my_location
radio_button_checked Uranus	03h 51m 31s	+19° 56’ 48”	3.8”	5.62 trending_flat	Taurus	map my_location
radio_button_checked Neptune	00h 00m 56s	-01° 23’ 08”	2.3”	7.70 trending_flat	Pisces	map my_location

Jupiter Moons

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

List of 5 upcoming phenomena of Jupiter's satellites:

Date	Local Time	Satellite	Event
Nov 7	19:00	Io	Begin Eclipse
Nov 7	22:32	Io	End Occultation
Nov 8	16:12	Io	Begin Shadow Transit
Nov 8	17:26	Io	Begin Transit
Nov 8	18:28	Europa	Begin Shadow Transit

To see the complete list of the upcoming phenomena for the next 7 days consult the dedicated Jupiter's Galilean Moons section.

Saturn Moons & Rings

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

Apparent Planet Sizes

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

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

Brightest Comets

List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 246 comets).

	Comet	R.A.	Decl.	Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs	Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred		ConstellationConst	Charts
radio_button_checked	C/2025 A6 (Lemmon)	16h 54m 32s	-08° 17’ 48”	4.7	4.95	trending_down	Ophiuchus Oph	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2025 R2 (SWAN)	22h 45m 22s	+02° 16’ 46”	9.7	11.24	trending_down	Aquarius Aqr	map my_location
radio_button_checked	3I/ATLAS	13h 10m 46s	-05° 29’ 17”	9.8	14.67	trending_flat	Virgo Vir	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2025 K1 (ATLAS)	11h 27m 59s	+13° 16’ 34”	10.1	10.56	trending_down	Leo Leo	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2025 T1 (ATLAS)	15h 43m 48s	+53° 01’ 33”	10.1	15.53	trending_up	Draco Dra	map my_location
radio_button_checked	210P/Christensen	15h 55m 55s	-33° 42’ 23”	11.8	11.00	trending_flat	Lupus Lup	map my_location
radio_button_checked	240P/NEAT	04h 03m 55s	+03° 25’ 30”	12.0	13.79	trending_up	Taurus Tau	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)	16h 58m 39s	+04° 56’ 18”	12.2	13.56	trending_up	Ophiuchus Oph	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2025 V1 (Borisov)	13h 10m 24s	+00° 01’ 35”	13.8	12.79	trending_up	Virgo Vir	map my_location
radio_button_checked	24P/Schaumasse	08h 35m 55s	+20° 06’ 15”	14.0	14.21	trending_up	Cancer Cnc	map my_location

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 81 asteroids and dwarf planets.)

	Asteroid	R.A.	Decl.	MagnitudeMag		ConstellationConst	Charts
radio_button_checked	4 Vesta	17h 42m 30s	-23° 18’ 10”	7.88	trending_flat	Ophiuchus	map my_location
radio_button_checked	1 Ceres	00h 32m 48s	-10° 49’ 07”	8.11	trending_down	Cetus	map my_location
radio_button_checked	6 Hebe	22h 33m 41s	-23° 42’ 38”	8.98	trending_down	Aquarius	map my_location
radio_button_checked	433 Eros	00h 53m 54s	+46° 24’ 59”	9.88	trending_up	Andromeda	map my_location
radio_button_checked	12 Victoria	02h 37m 42s	+18° 34’ 27”	9.93	trending_down	Aries	map my_location
radio_button_checked	16 Psyche	05h 25m 54s	+18° 38’ 58”	10.21	trending_up	Taurus	map my_location
radio_button_checked	2 Pallas	20h 30m 12s	-01° 15’ 58”	10.30	trending_down	Aquila	map my_location
radio_button_checked	7 Iris	10h 18m 09s	+06° 17’ 50”	10.33	trending_up	Leo	map my_location
radio_button_checked	15 Eunomia	11h 31m 43s	-04° 52’ 49”	11.12	trending_flat	Leo	map my_location
radio_button_checked	20 Massalia	10h 57m 15s	+06° 03’ 18”	11.12	trending_flat	Leo	map my_location

Active Meteor Showers

List of the currently active meteor showers (check out the full list of known meteor showers).

	Name	Peak	Radiant R.A.	Radiant Decl.	ZHR ⓘ	Rating	Parent Object	Charts
radio_button_checked	Leonids	17 Nov	10h 05m	+22°	15	bright	55P/Tempel–Tuttle	map
radio_button_checked	Orionids	21 Oct	06h 17m	+16°	15	bright	1P/Halley	map
radio_button_checked	Northern Taurids	12 Nov	03h 53m	+22°	5	bright	Comet Encke	map
radio_button_checked	Southern Taurids	10 Oct	02h 06m	+09°	5	bright	Comet Encke	map