Today's highlights

• Check out the Mars Perseverance Rover Photostream!
• The Sun is in the constellation of Gemini. The Moon is in the constellation of Cancer and it is in Waxing Crescent phase.
• Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) is in the constellation of Ophiucus and its latest estimated magnitude is 10.80. It should be visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 6 inches (150mm) or more.
• Comet C/2021 P4 (ATLAS) is in the constellation of Lynx and its latest estimated magnitude is 11.84. It should be visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 8 inches (200mm) or more.
• Comet C/2021 E3 (ZTF) is in the constellation of Carina and its latest estimated magnitude is 12.53. It should be visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 10 inches (250mm) or more.
• The next close approach with a Near Earth Object (NEO) will happen with Asteroid (NEO) 2020 TO2 on Oct 15 2022 at 23:03 UTC (105 days 7 hours 54 minutes), at an approach distance of 535,858 kilometers, or 1.39 lunar distances, and a relative speed of 12.58 kilometers per second.
• Asteroid 14 Irene is at opposition, current elongation 173.6°
• KBO 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule) is at opposition, current elongation 169.3°

Your guide to the Solar System and the night sky

• Check the upcoming close approaches between Earth and NEO (Near Earth Object) Asteroids.
• Find information, position data and sky charts for Planets, Asteroids, Comets, Interplanetary Probes.
• Use our Observing Guide to plan observations of the Solar System objects visible tonight from your location.
• Create accurate and interactive maps of the sky visible from any location up to the December 31 2099 using our Online Planetarium.
• Discover our 3D Solar System Simulator and visualize orbits and relative positions of Solar System objects at any point in time up to December 31 2099.
• Discover facts about thousands of stars and deep sky objects for each Constellation of the night sky.

Popular Objects This Week

Popular objects this week

Current Solar System Configuration

This interactive 3D model shows the today's configuration of the major bodies of the Solar System along their orbits. It is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. For more advanced features, check out our 3D Solar System Simulator. Please provide us feedback!

The Sun and the Moon Today

Here is how the Sun and the Moon look like today.

		R.A.	Decl.	Apparent Diameter	MagnitudeMag		ConstellationConst	Map
	Sun	06h 45m 20s	+23° 01’ 33”	1,887.3”	-26.71		Gemini
	Moon	09h 31m 34s	+19° 31’ 12”	1,780.1”	-7.32		Cancer

The Planets Today

Key information about the Planets today. Click each row to go to each planet's detail page. Click the blue 'full screen' icon () to view an accurate deep sky chart showing the planet's current position.

	Planet	R.A.	Decl.	Apparent Diameter	MagnitudeMag		ConstellationConst	Map
	Venus	04h 39m 09s	+20° 48’ 49”	11.8”	-3.88		Taurus
	Jupiter	00h 28m 52s	+01° 42’ 11”	40.1”	-2.43		Cetus
	Mercury	05h 36m 59s	+22° 36’ 56”	5.8”	-0.88		Taurus
	Mars	01h 46m 03s	+09° 00’ 36”	7.3”	0.45		Pisces
	Saturn	21h 48m 10s	-14° 33’ 04”	17.6”	0.54		Capricornus
	Uranus	03h 00m 34s	+16° 42’ 25”	3.4”	5.85		Aries
	Neptune	23h 43m 58s	-03° 01’ 24”	2.3”	7.74		Pisces

Current Planets Apparent Size Comparison

Images credits: NASA-APL - NASA.

Bright Comets Today

These are the brightest comets currently visible in the sky. The Observed Magnitude and Coma Diameter values are derived from the Comet Observers Database by averaging the values reported in recent observations (more recent than 4 days), when available. The Estimated Magnitude comes from the JPL Horizons ephemeris service and might be inaccurate given the highly dynamic and unpredictable behavior of comets. When available please refer to the Observed Magnitude value and consider the Estimated Magnitude as a directional indication.

Click on each line to go to the comet's detail page, or click the blue 'full screen' icon () to view an accurate deep sky chart showing the comet's current position in real time. Also check the full list of tracked comets (212)

	Comet	R.A.	Decl.	Magnitude (Observed)Mag Obs	Magnitude (Estimated)Mag Pred		Coma DiameterComa Diam	ConstellationConst	Map
	C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)	17h 22m 38s	+01° 19’ 16”	-	10.80		-	Ophiucus Oph
	C/2021 P4 (ATLAS)	08h 40m 37s	+36° 12’ 48”	-	11.84		-	Lynx Lyn
	C/2021 E3 (ZTF)	08h 53m 33s	-58° 58’ 43”	-	12.53		-	Carina Car
	C/2019 L3 (ATLAS)	08h 05m 26s	+04° 39’ 47”	-	13.71		-	Canis Minoris CMi
	C/2019 T4 (ATLAS)	12h 05m 05s	-04° 59’ 18”	-	13.79		-	Virgo Vir
	C/2020 V2 (ZTF)	09h 52m 56s	+55° 17’ 55”	-	13.81		-	Ursa Major UMa
	C/2022 E3 (ZTF)	18h 57m 15s	+32° 08’ 48”	-	13.85		-	Lyra Lyr
	C/2020 K1 (PANSTARRS)	18h 05m 51s	+14° 40’ 23”	-	14.27		-	Hercules Her
	51P/Harrington	22h 18m 33s	-17° 26’ 01”	-	14.36		-	Aquarius Aqr
	117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1	18h 48m 13s	-31° 42’ 12”	-	14.40		-	Sagittarius Sgr
	22P/Kopff	01h 03m 02s	+02° 50’ 48”	-	14.80		-	Pisces Psc
	C/2021 O3 (PANSTARRS)	14h 35m 56s	+58° 42’ 22”	-	14.95		-	Draco Dra
	73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3	11h 02m 49s	+13° 34’ 01”	-	15.33		-	Leo Leo
	116P/Wild 4	11h 04m 24s	+06° 39’ 36”	-	15.48		-	Leo Leo
	C/2020 Y2 (ATLAS)	06h 39m 58s	-39° 26’ 25”	-	15.56		-	Puppis Pup
	5D/Brorsen (Lost)	23h 27m 49s	-23° 24’ 35”	-	15.57		-	Aquarius Aqr
	9P/Tempel 1	23h 11m 17s	-21° 38’ 45”	-	15.63		-	Aquarius Aqr
	135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8	16h 13m 46s	-14° 50’ 48”	-	15.73		-	Scorpius Sco
	C/2021 T2 (Fuls)	06h 24m 33s	-50° 38’ 21”	-	16.12		-	Puppis Pup
	C/2021 A1 (Leonard)	16h 39m 22s	-31° 23’ 30”	-	16.16		-	Scorpius Sco

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.

Bright Asteroids Today

These are the top 10 brightest asteroids visible tonight. Click on each line to go to the asteroids's detail page, or click the blue 'full screen' icon () to view an accurate deep sky chart showing the asteroids's current position in real time. Also check the full list of tracked asteroids and dwarf planets (79)

	Asteroid	R.A.	Decl.	MagnitudeMag		ConstellationConst	Map
	4 Vesta	22h 41m 07s	-14° 09’ 18”	6.91		Aquarius
	1 Ceres	07h 30m 49s	+26° 09’ 22”	8.54		Gemini
	2 Pallas	04h 03m 53s	-01° 28’ 38”	9.50		Eridanus
	3 Juno	23h 11m 20s	+01° 50’ 49”	9.60		Pisces
	14 Irene	19h 07m 44s	-27° 00’ 49”	9.86		Sagittarius
	9 Metis	20h 21m 46s	-25° 53’ 38”	10.08		Capricornus
	29 Amphitrite	16h 29m 09s	-31° 04’ 59”	10.16		Scorpius
	6 Hebe	05h 02m 07s	+12° 43’ 48”	10.17		Orion
	192 Nausikaa	20h 34m 12s	-28° 27’ 30”	10.29		Microscopium
	10 Hygiea	13h 58m 31s	-16° 01’ 42”	10.57		Virgo

Active Meteor Showers Today

This is a list of the currently active meteor showers. The celestial coordinates refer to the meteor shower radiant position, i.e. the point in the sky where the meteors appear to come from. The ZHR value refers to the Zenithal Hourly Rate, i.e. the average number of meteors an individual observer could see in an hour, assuming perfectly dark sky conditions. This number is an estimate, the actual number an observer could see depends on the actual intensity of the shower (which can be highly variable) and on the actual sky conditions. Clicking on the blue square icon will bring you to a sky map showing the radiant position. The data used here is derived from Wikipedia.

	Name	Peak	Radiant R.A.	Radiant Decl.	ZHR	Rating	Parent Object	Map
	June Bootids	27 Jun	14h 54m	+48°	variable	bright