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 | 03h 12m 57s | +15° 05’ 55” | -4.23 |
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Jupiter | 12h 51m 15s | -04° 03’ 06” | -2.08 |
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Mercury | 06h 42m 09s | +24° 40’ 04” | -1.73 |
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Saturn | 17h 31m 55s | -21° 56’ 27” | 0.97 |
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Mars | 07h 00m 18s | +23° 42’ 45” | 1.70 | Gemini |
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Uranus | 01h 43m 42s | +10° 07’ 18” | 5.85 | Pisces |
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Neptune | 23h 02m 26s | -07° 07’ 58” | 7.87 | 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 14m 55s | -04° 28’ 26” | 8.51 |
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Virgo Vir |
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C/2015 ER61 (PANSTARRS) | 02h 14m 16s | +18° 21’ 18” | 11.03 |
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Aries Ari |
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29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 | 21h 40m 27s | -13° 19’ 08” | 14.51 | Capricornus Cap |
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C/2015 O1 (PANSTARRS) | 17h 38m 51s | +22° 23’ 50” | 14.71 |
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Hercules Her |
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65P/Gunn | 15h 46m 48s | -21° 58’ 09” | 14.89 | Libra Lib |
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C/2016 N4 (MASTER) | 00h 40m 31s | +39° 50’ 18” | 15.07 |
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Andromeda And |
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213P/Van Ness | 19h 19m 51s | -32° 22’ 25” | 15.09 |
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Sagittarius Sgr |
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217P/LINEAR | 02h 27m 15s | +05° 51’ 39” | 15.53 |
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Cetus Cet |
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C/2016 R2 (PANSTARRS) | 04h 28m 43s | -07° 34’ 27” | 15.63 |
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Eridanus Eri |
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C/2013 YG46 (Spacewatch) | 01h 31m 06s | +02° 58’ 47” | 15.72 | Pisces Psc |
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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 | 09h 35m 54s | +19° 12’ 04” | 8.17 | Leo |
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1 Ceres | 05h 32m 20s | +23° 11’ 48” | 8.71 |
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6 Hebe | 17h 35m 33s | -04° 18’ 41” | 9.17 | Ophiucus |
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10 Hygiea | 18h 38m 07s | -23° 46’ 54” | 9.25 |
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7 Iris | 00h 45m 27s | +11° 06’ 37” | 9.77 |
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3 Juno | 18h 46m 13s | -04° 52’ 45” | 9.80 |
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2 Pallas | 02h 04m 10s | +01° 24’ 29” | 9.88 |
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324 Bamberga | 18h 07m 57s | -38° 39’ 26” | 10.26 | Corona |
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8 Flora | 03h 11m 07s | +13° 08’ 17” | 10.68 |
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5 Astraea | 18h 48m 14s | -17° 22’ 15” | 10.85 |
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