Today's Highlights

• The Sun is in the constellation of Taurus. The Moon is in the constellation of Sagittarius and it is in Waning Gibbous phase.
• Comet C/2023 E1 (ATLAS) is in the constellation of Draco and its latest observed magnitude is 10.5. It should be visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 6 inches (150mm) or more.
• Comet C/2021 T4 (Lemmon) is in the constellation of Cetus and its latest observed magnitude is 10.6. It should be visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 6 inches (150mm) or more.
• Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) is in the constellation of Lepus and its latest observed magnitude is 10.7. It should be visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 6 inches (150mm) or more.
• emoji_objectsCheck out the full list of visible Bright Comets
• The next close approach with a Near Earth Object (NEO) will happen with Asteroid (NEO) 2023 LA on Jun 12 2023 at 00:37 UTC (4 days 9 hours 13 minutes), at an approach distance of 658,306 kilometers, or 1.71 lunar distances, and a relative speed of 10.42 kilometers per second.
• Asteroid 11 Parthenope is at opposition, current elongation 173.5°

Popular Objects This Week

Popular objects this week

The Solar System Today

This interactive 3D view shows the current positions of the major bodies of the Solar System and the brightest comets. For more advanced features, check out our 3D Solar System Viewer.

The Sun and the Moon Today

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

	R.A.	Decl.	Apparent Diameter	MagnitudeMag	ConstellationConst	Charts
launcher_assistant_on Sun	05h 00m 32s	+22° 43’ 54”	1,890.8”	-26.71 trending_flat	Taurus	location_searching map
launcher_assistant_on Moon	20h 29m 02s	-24° 43’ 53”	1,962.7”	-11.54 trending_down	Sagittarius	map

The Planets Today

This table shows current essential information about the planets. By clicking on each row it is possible to view full details for each planet.

Planet	R.A.	Decl.	Apparent Diameter	MagnitudeMag	ConstellationConst	Charts
launcher_assistant_on Venus	08h 17m 47s	+22° 09’ 29”	24.4”	-4.44 trending_up	Cancer	location_searching map
launcher_assistant_on Jupiter	02h 10m 21s	+11° 58’ 52”	34.0”	-2.12 trending_flat	Aries	location_searching map
launcher_assistant_on Mercury	03h 28m 58s	+16° 08’ 08”	6.8”	-0.05 trending_up	Taurus	location_searching map
launcher_assistant_on Saturn	22h 36m 27s	-10° 26’ 54”	16.8”	0.83 trending_flat	Aquarius	location_searching map
launcher_assistant_on Mars	08h 51m 40s	+19° 04’ 34”	4.6”	1.62 trending_down	Cancer	location_searching map
launcher_assistant_on Uranus	03h 11m 32s	+17° 30’ 14”	3.4”	5.87 trending_flat	Aries	location_searching map
launcher_assistant_on Neptune	23h 51m 42s	-02° 13’ 07”	2.3”	7.79 trending_flat	Pisces	location_searching map

Apparent Size of the Planets Today

The apparent size of a planet depends on its size and the distance from Earth. The larger the distance, the smaller the apparent size. The image below shows a comparison between the apparent size of the planets if they were observed today.

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

Additional Information

• List of Bright Comets. This is a list of the bright comets that are currently visible, or that will likely become bright and visible in the future. To provide the most accurate information, the data about visibility and other visual features is updated several times every day.
• List of Bright Asteroids. This list is similar to the list above, and provides constantly updated information about the brightest asteroids and dwarf planets visible in the sky.

Active Meteor Showers Visible 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. The data used here is derived from Wikipedia.

	Name	Peak	Radiant R.A.	Radiant Decl.	ZHR	Rating	Parent Object	Charts
launcher_assistant_on	Daytime Arietids	7 Jun	02h 53m	+24°	50	medium	1566 Icarus ?	map