Highlights
- Upcoming Partial Solar Eclipse of March 29 2025 will be visible from Central and Northern Europe, Northern Asia, Western Africa, Atlantic, Arctic, North East America, South East America
- The Sun is in Pisces, the Moon is Waning Gibbous in Virgo
- T CrB: magnitude
10.960 ± 0.014 [2025-03-15 09:17:56 UTC, CCD/B, HMB/AAVSO] - Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann:
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12.4 in Leo - Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS):
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12.9 in Delphinus - Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS):
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13.03 in Phoenix -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2025 DU25,
Mar 18 2025 at 12:41 UTC,1,114,132 km,2.90 lunar distances - Asteroid 8 Flora is close to opposition
- Asteroid 18 Melpomene is close to opposition
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.
Sun and Moon
How the Sun and the Moon look like today.
| R.A. | Decl. | Apparent Diameter | MagnitudeMag | ConstellationConst | Charts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 23h 45m 35s | -01° 33’ 38” | 1,928.9” | -26.75 | Pisces | map my_location |
| Moon | 13h 07m 15s | -10° 06’ 36” | 1,769.1” | -12.00 | Virgo | map |
The Planets
Current essential information about the planets. Click each planet to view full details.
| Planet | R.A. | Decl. | Diameter | MagnitudeMag | ConstellationConst | Charts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 00h 29m 37s | +06° 50’ 00” | 9.4” | 1.60 | Pisces | map my_location |
| Venus | 00h 10m 45s | +10° 27’ 17” | 58.3” | -4.16 | Pisces | map my_location |
| Mars | 07h 25m 38s | +25° 05’ 34” | 9.4” | 0.03 | Gemini | map my_location |
| Jupiter | 04h 49m 59s | +22° 06’ 31” | 36.9” | -2.20 | Taurus | map my_location |
| Saturn | 23h 35m 49s | -04° 42’ 01” | 15.1” | 1.12 | Aquarius | map my_location |
| Uranus | 03h 27m 12s | +18° 34’ 40” | 3.5” | 5.80 | Taurus | map my_location |
| Neptune | 00h 00m 03s | -01° 22’ 01” | 2.2” | 7.83 | Pisces | map my_location |
Jupiter Moons
Position of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter. A dedicated tool is available, with more advanced features.
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.
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58.3”
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36.9”
15.1”
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Credits for the planet images: NASA-APL - NASA.
Brightest Comets
List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 230 comets).
| Comet | R.A. | Decl. | Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs | Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | 09h 43m 37s | +10° 19’ 44” | 12.4 | 17.35 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
| C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) | 20h 26m 14s | +15° 59’ 30” | 12.9 | 13.92 | Delphinus Del | map my_location | ||
| C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) | 00h 22m 27s | -41° 33’ 06” | - | 13.03 | Phoenix Phe | map my_location | ||
| P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 13h 49m 56s | +05° 22’ 59” | - | 13.58 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
| C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) | 23h 14m 45s | +22° 07’ 02” | - | 13.98 | Pegasus Peg | map my_location | ||
| C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 36m 08s | -13° 55’ 59” | 14.1 | 14.78 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
| C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 01h 30m 14s | +48° 43’ 19” | 14.1 | 14.24 | Andromeda And | map my_location | ||
| 21P/Giacobini-Zinner | 23h 44m 58s | +03° 41’ 04” | - | 14.77 | Pisces Psc | map my_location | ||
| C/2023 T3 (Fuls) | 13h 29m 37s | -36° 08’ 00” | 15.6 | 16.03 | Centaurus Cen | map my_location | ||
| C/2024 A1 (ATLAS) | 06h 32m 45s | -01° 55’ 09” | 15.6 | 15.98 | Monoceros Mon | 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 78 asteroids and dwarf planets.)
| Asteroid | R.A. | Decl. | MagnitudeMag | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Vesta | 15h 15m 17s | -07° 09’ 21” | 6.60 | Libra | map my_location | ||
| 1 Ceres | 22h 50m 22s | -15° 40’ 36” | 9.18 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
| 8 Flora | 11h 43m 09s | +11° 25’ 46” | 9.63 | Leo | map my_location | ||
| 29 Amphitrite | 09h 26m 29s | +19° 06’ 12” | 9.90 | Leo | map my_location | ||
| 7 Iris | 01h 21m 25s | +11° 21’ 20” | 9.90 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
| 15 Eunomia | 05h 35m 28s | +24° 23’ 45” | 10.11 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
| 18 Melpomene | 12h 37m 21s | +05° 06’ 56” | 10.40 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
| 2 Pallas | 20h 19m 55s | +07° 30’ 04” | 10.54 | Aquila | map my_location | ||
| 6 Hebe | 20h 16m 06s | -12° 22’ 02” | 10.62 | Capricornus | map my_location | ||
| 3 Juno | 16h 09m 32s | -07° 57’ 56” | 10.70 | Ophiuchus | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamma Normids | 14 Mar | 15h 54m | -50° | 6 | bright | map | ||