Highlights

• ⭐A new interstellar object of cometary nature approaching the inner Solar System, named 3I/ATLAS (alternative designation C/2025 N1), has been discovered by the "Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System" (ATLAS) survey. Its orbit has an exceptionally high eccentricity of e=6.18. It should brighten up to magnitude 10 at the beginning of November this year. » 3I/ATLAS complete information.
• 🌕 Upcoming Full Moon on Thursday, 10 July 2025 at 21:37
• The Sun is in Gemini, the Moon is Waxing Gibbous in Sagittarius
• T CrB: magnitude 10.004 ± 0.001 [2025-07-09 03:17:09 UTC, CCD/V, DPAH/AAVSO]
• Mercury is in very favorable conditions for evening observations with a solar elongation of 25.2° (sky map)
• Comet C/2021 G2 (Atlas): magnitude 13.6 in Libra
• Comet P/2010 H2 (Vales): magnitude 14.28 in Virgo
• Comet 65P/Gunn: magnitude 14.5 in Sagittarius
• Next NEO approach: Asteroid (NEO) 2021 PJ1, Aug 15 2025 at 04:38 UTC, 1,674,743 km, 4.36 lunar distances
• The Moon is close to opposition
• Pluto is close to opposition
• KBO 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule) is close to 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	07h 15m 42s	+22° 17’ 37”	1,887.6”	-26.71 trending_flat	Gemini	map my_location
radio_button_checked Moon	18h 02m 13s	-28° 45’ 47”	1,810.2”	-12.16 trending_up	Sagittarius	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	08h 59m 02s	+15° 56’ 35”	8.9”	0.79 trending_down	Cancer	map my_location
radio_button_checked Venus	04h 15m 17s	+18° 46’ 38”	16.7”	-4.09 trending_flat	Taurus	map my_location
radio_button_checked Mars	10h 57m 33s	+07° 37’ 40”	4.7”	1.44 trending_down	Leo	map my_location
radio_button_checked Jupiter	06h 29m 17s	+23° 08’ 54”	31.4”	-1.89 trending_flat	Gemini	map my_location
radio_button_checked Saturn	00h 10m 39s	-01° 19’ 25”	17.4”	0.92 trending_up	Pisces	map my_location
radio_button_checked Uranus	03h 51m 51s	+19° 57’ 47”	3.5”	5.81 trending_flat	Taurus	map my_location
radio_button_checked Neptune	00h 10m 04s	-00° 21’ 33”	2.3”	7.74 trending_up	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
Jul 9	14:37	Io	Begin Shadow Transit
Jul 9	14:52	Io	Begin Transit
Jul 9	16:51	Io	End Shadow Transit
Jul 9	17:06	Io	End Transit
Jul 10	11:44	Io	Begin Eclipse

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 249 comets).

	Comet	R.A.	Decl.	Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs	Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred		ConstellationConst	Charts
radio_button_checked	C/2021 G2 (Atlas)	15h 05m 54s	-01° 20’ 19”	13.6	15.22	trending_down	Libra Lib	map my_location
radio_button_checked	P/2010 H2 (Vales)	13h 18m 02s	-00° 38’ 33”	-	14.28	trending_down	Virgo Vir	map my_location
radio_button_checked	65P/Gunn	18h 33m 02s	-31° 56’ 26”	14.5	15.74	trending_down	Sagittarius Sgr	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)	02h 43m 50s	+20° 51’ 28”	15.0	15.17	trending_up	Aries Ari	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2025 K1 (ATLAS)	21h 51m 27s	+22° 36’ 29”	15.0	15.42	trending_up	Pegasus Peg	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos)	02h 44m 58s	-00° 53’ 24”	15.6	15.50	trending_down	Cetus Cet	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)	01h 46m 46s	+54° 06’ 20”	15.7	15.38	trending_flat	Perseus Per	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	19h 12m 42s	-16° 56’ 38”	15.7	15.73	trending_flat	Sagittarius Sgr	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)	07h 40m 49s	+18° 09’ 12”	-	15.78	trending_flat	Gemini Gem	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2023 C2 (ATLAS)	23h 43m 46s	+48° 15’ 39”	15.9	16.22	trending_down	Andromeda And	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 79 asteroids and dwarf planets.)

	Asteroid	R.A.	Decl.	MagnitudeMag		ConstellationConst	Charts
radio_button_checked	4 Vesta	14h 29m 37s	-08° 08’ 29”	6.84	trending_down	Virgo	map my_location
radio_button_checked	6 Hebe	22h 43m 14s	-07° 21’ 51”	8.82	trending_up	Aquarius	map my_location
radio_button_checked	1 Ceres	01h 08m 29s	-05° 12’ 23”	8.92	trending_up	Cetus	map my_location
radio_button_checked	2 Pallas	20h 56m 36s	+17° 18’ 06”	9.67	trending_up	Delphinus	map my_location
radio_button_checked	7 Iris	06h 15m 24s	+22° 58’ 48”	9.89	trending_down	Gemini	map my_location
radio_button_checked	3 Juno	15h 12m 16s	-02° 12’ 38”	10.66	trending_down	Libra	map my_location
radio_button_checked	15 Eunomia	08h 37m 52s	+15° 01’ 24”	10.79	trending_flat	Cancer	map my_location
radio_button_checked	20 Massalia	06h 42m 47s	+22° 37’ 26”	10.92	trending_down	Gemini	map my_location
radio_button_checked	9 Metis	14h 37m 39s	-14° 26’ 08”	11.04	trending_down	Libra	map my_location
radio_button_checked	349 Dembowska	14h 42m 21s	-21° 00’ 06”	11.15	trending_down	Libra	map my_location

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	Alpha Capricornids	30 Jul	20h 30m	-10°	5	bright		map