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!
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The Sun and the Moon Today
Here is how the Sun and the Moon look like today.
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 (
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to view an accurate deep sky chart showing the planet's current position.
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Venus | 05h 28m 53s | +21° 21’ 16” | -4.03 |
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Jupiter | 13h 00m 33s | -05° 08’ 57” | -1.90 |
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Mercury | 10h 04m 47s | +11° 21’ 51” | 0.16 |
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Saturn | 17h 24m 06s | -21° 54’ 28” | 1.14 |
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Mars | 08h 22m 11s | +20° 33’ 18” | 1.68 | Cancer |
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Uranus | 01h 45m 49s | +10° 18’ 30” | 5.80 | Pisces |
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Neptune | 23h 01m 04s | -07° 17’ 26” | 7.84 | Aquarius |
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Bright Comets Today
These are the top 10 brightest comets currently visible in the sky.
Please keep in mind that, since comets are highly dynamic objects, the magnitude reported here
is an approximation that sometimes can be largely different from the actual value.
Click on each line to go to the comet's detail page, or click the blue 'full screen' icon
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to view an accurate deep sky chart showing the comet's current position in real time.
Also check the full list of tracked comets (119)
| Comet | R.A. | Decl. | MagnitudeMag | ConstellationConst | Map | ||
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C/2015 V2 (Johnson) | 14h 20m 44s | -28° 06’ 28” | 9.51 |
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Hydra Hya |
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C/2015 ER61 (PANSTARRS) | 03h 17m 47s | +22° 14’ 26” | 11.84 |
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Aries Ari |
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25D/Neujmin 2 | 05h 13m 05s | +19° 29’ 40” | 14.34 |
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Taurus Tau |
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29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 | 21h 30m 47s | -13° 39’ 14” | 14.39 | Capricornus Cap |
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C/2016 N4 (MASTER) | 00h 39m 24s | +52° 06’ 14” | 14.74 |
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213P/Van Ness | 18h 55m 37s | -29° 29’ 15” | 14.84 | Sagittarius Sgr |
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C/2015 O1 (PANSTARRS) | 16h 50m 37s | +23° 39’ 30” | 14.86 | Hercules Her |
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65P/Gunn | 15h 44m 09s | -22° 51’ 42” | 15.11 |
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Libra Lib |
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C/2016 R2 (PANSTARRS) | 04h 55m 49s | -05° 14’ 31” | 15.14 |
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Eridanus Eri |
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217P/LINEAR | 04h 20m 56s | +10° 35’ 36” | 15.44 |
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Taurus Tau |
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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 dward planets (51)
| Asteroid | R.A. | Decl. | MagnitudeMag | ConstellationConst | Map | ||
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4 Vesta | 10h 27m 37s | +14° 41’ 36” | 8.14 | Leo |
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1 Ceres | 06h 26m 23s | +24° 08’ 19” | 8.89 |
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7 Iris | 01h 31m 35s | +16° 51’ 33” | 9.30 |
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Pisces |
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6 Hebe | 17h 13m 28s | -07° 30’ 46” | 9.54 |
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Ophiucus |
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2 Pallas | 02h 40m 11s | -00° 33’ 01” | 9.57 |
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10 Hygiea | 18h 15m 22s | -23° 22’ 43” | 9.82 |
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3 Juno | 18h 21m 28s | -06° 16’ 17” | 9.90 |
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Scutum |
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324 Bamberga | 17h 36m 28s | -36° 22’ 27” | 10.58 |
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8 Flora | 04h 19m 05s | +16° 37’ 19” | 10.58 |
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14 Irene | 12h 08m 55s | +06° 36’ 50” | 11.11 | Virgo |
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