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• NEW! Check out the Mars Perseverance Rover Photostream!
• The Sun is in the constellation of Taurus. The Moon is in the constellation of Cancer and it is in Waxing Crescent phase.
• Comet C/2020 T2 (Palomar) latest observed magnitude is 10.5 and it is in the constellation of Bootes. It should be visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 6 inches (150mm) or more.
• Comet 15P/Finlay latest estimated magnitude is 11.07 and it is in the constellation of Pisces. It should be visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 6 inches (150mm) or more.
• Comet C/2019 L3 (ATLAS) latest observed magnitude is 11.2 and it is in the constellation of Perseus. It should be visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 6 inches (150mm) or more.
• The next close approach with a Near Earth Object (NEO) will happen with Asteroid (NEO) 2021 LF6 on Jun 16 2021 at 02:23 UTC (18 hours 56 minutes), at an approach distance of 1,409,333 kilometers, or 3.67 lunar distances, and a relative speed of 1.69 kilometers per second.

Your guide to the Solar System and the night sky

• Check the upcoming close approaches between Earth and NEO (Near Earth Object) Asteroids.
• Find information, position data and sky charts for Planets, Asteroids, Comets, Interplanetary Probes.
• Use our Observing Guide to plan observations of the Solar System objects visible tonight from your location.
• Create accurate and interactive maps of the sky visible from any location up to the December 31 2099 using our Online Planetarium.
• Discover our 3D Solar System Simulator and visualize orbits and relative positions of Solar System objects at any point in time up to December 31 2099.
• Discover facts about thousands of stars and deep sky objects for each Constellation of the night sky.

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• Popular Objects
• Current Solar System Configuration
• The Sun and The Moon Today
• The Planets Today
• Current Planets Apparent Size Comparison
• Brightest Comets Visible Today
• Brightest Asteroids Visible Today
• Active Meteor Showers Visible Today

Popular Objects This Week

Popular objects this week

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!

The Sun and the Moon Today

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

		R.A.	Decl.	Apparent Diameter	MagnitudeMag		ConstellationConst	Map
	Sun	05h 34m 27s	+23° 18’ 18”	1,889.0”	-26.71		Taurus
	Moon	09h 34m 40s	+18° 55’ 15”	1,836.4”	-8.44		Cancer

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 () to view an accurate deep sky chart showing the planet's current position.

	Planet	R.A.	Decl.	Apparent Diameter	MagnitudeMag		ConstellationConst	Map
	Venus	07h 06m 57s	+23° 53’ 37”	10.7”	-3.89		Gemini
	Jupiter	22h 16m 44s	-11° 41’ 40”	42.2”	-2.51		Aquarius
	Saturn	21h 01m 52s	-17° 37’ 31”	17.3”	0.47		Capricornus
	Mars	08h 18m 20s	+20° 58’ 55”	4.0”	1.81		Cancer
	Mercury	05h 08m 33s	+18° 54’ 59”	11.9”	4.75		Taurus
	Uranus	02h 42m 04s	+15° 18’ 18”	3.4”	5.88		Aries
	Neptune	23h 35m 35s	-03° 51’ 22”	2.3”	7.77		Aquarius

Current Planets Apparent Size Comparison

Images credits: NASA-APL - NASA.

Bright Comets Today

These are the brightest comets currently visible in the sky. The Observed Magnitude and Coma Diameter values are derived from the Comet Observers Database by averaging the values reported in recent observations (more recent than 4 days), when available. The Estimated Magnitude comes from the JPL Horizons ephemeris service and might be inaccurate given the highly dynamic and unpredictable behavior of comets. When available please refer to the Observed Magnitude value and consider the Estimated Magnitude as a directional indication.

Click on each line to go to the comet's detail page, or click the blue 'full screen' icon () to view an accurate deep sky chart showing the comet's current position in real time. Also check the full list of tracked comets (198)

	Comet	R.A.	Decl.	Magnitude (Observed)Mag Obs	Magnitude (Estimated)Mag Pred		Coma DiameterComa Diam	ConstellationConst	Map
	C/2020 T2 (Palomar)	13h 40m 10s	+17° 08’ 38”	10.5	13.71		4.4'	Bootes Boo
	15P/Finlay	01h 32m 23s	+04° 21’ 43”	-	11.07		-	Pisces Psc
	C/2019 L3 (ATLAS)	04h 44m 45s	+49° 51’ 37”	11.2	14.33		2.5'	Perseus Per
	7P/Pons-Winnecke	22h 27m 18s	-21° 22’ 13”	11.3	14.88		4.0'	Aquarius Aqr
	C/2020 J1 (SONEAR)	14h 18m 18s	-18° 15’ 38”	12.8	14.40		2.2'	Virgo Vir
	C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)	17h 47m 51s	+43° 26’ 00”	13.1	14.47		1.6'	Hercules Her
	C/2020 R4 (ATLAS)	10h 55m 23s	+18° 53’ 24”	13.7	17.89		3.1'	Leo Leo
	246P/NEAT	19h 23m 04s	-30° 53’ 41”	14.1	14.25		0.4'	Sagittarius Sgr
	C/2019 T4 (ATLAS)	08h 45m 23s	-24° 07’ 24”	14.3	15.50		0.5'	Pyxis Pyx
	C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano)	22h 47m 12s	-82° 53’ 21”	-	14.58		-	Octans Oct
	C/2020 O2 (Amaral)	16h 55m 42s	-21° 47’ 37”	15.0	16.42		0.4'	Ophiucus Oph
	4P/Faye	01h 18m 33s	+10° 54’ 30”	-	15.12		-	Pisces Psc
	C/2020 F5 (MASTER)	23h 43m 13s	-34° 44’ 27”	-	15.28		-	Sculptor Scl
	C/2019 N1 (ATLAS)	05h 06m 03s	-52° 31’ 10”	-	15.53		-	Pictor Pic
	C/2020 H6 (ATLAS)	13h 38m 34s	-03° 17’ 48”	15.6	16.64		0.5'	Virgo Vir
	75D/Kohoutek (Lost)	07h 51m 32s	+18° 01’ 30”	-	15.70		-	Gemini Gem
	297P/Beshore	18h 41m 40s	-21° 49’ 17”	-	15.79		-	Sagittarius Sgr
	297P/Beshore (2008 J2)	18h 41m 40s	-21° 49’ 17”	-	15.79		-	Sagittarius Sgr
	67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko	23h 59m 58s	-04° 22’ 03”	-	16.00		-	Pisces Psc
	201P/LONEOS	05h 22m 13s	+25° 53’ 09”	-	16.20		-	Taurus Tau

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.

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 dwarf planets (79)

	Asteroid	R.A.	Decl.	MagnitudeMag		ConstellationConst	Map
	4 Vesta	11h 23m 21s	+12° 07’ 01”	7.37		Leo
	1 Ceres	02h 54m 44s	+09° 53’ 48”	9.26		Cetus
	6 Hebe	20h 02m 17s	-07° 12’ 56”	9.26		Aquila
	12 Victoria	20h 41m 48s	-05° 36’ 01”	9.65		Aquarius
	7 Iris	02h 52m 17s	+19° 49’ 35”	9.96		Aries
	3 Juno	17h 00m 00s	-04° 03’ 22”	10.13		Ophiucus
	2 Pallas	23h 24m 46s	+08° 34’ 02”	10.25		Pegasus
	324 Dembowska	22h 06m 53s	-22° 54’ 31”	10.56		Aquarius
	5 Astraea	17h 59m 57s	-16° 40’ 29”	10.73		Sagittarius
	15 Eunomia	09h 06m 21s	+09° 53’ 03”	10.87		Cancer

Active Meteor Showers 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. Clicking on the blue square icon will bring you to a sky map showing the radiant position. The data used here is derived from Wikipedia.

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