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Popular Objects This Week

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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.

Credit: NASA, SDO, and the HMI Science Team
Information about the Sun
Current Sun Sky Map
Phase: First Quarter  Age: 8.00 days
Information about the Moon
Current Moon Sky Map
R.A. Decl. Apparent Diameter MagnitudeMag ConstellationConst Map
current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon Sun 13h 27m 58s -09° 13’ 18” 1,925.4” -26.75 Virgo Show sky map
object currently below the horizon Moon 20h 13m 59s -19° 48’ 16” 1,773.0” -10.29 Sagittarius Show sky map
= current altitude ≥ 30°   = current altitude < 30°   = below the horizon
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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
current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon Venus 14h 12m 03s -21° 04’ 11” 58.2” -4.32 Virgo Show sky map
current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon Jupiter 15h 31m 31s -18° 19’ 24” 31.1” -1.76 Libra Show sky map
object currently below the horizon Mars 21h 05m 51s -19° 45’ 05” 13.5” -0.93 Capricornus Show sky map
current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon Mercury 14h 32m 24s -16° 22’ 00” 5.1” -0.28 Libra Show sky map
object currently below the horizon Saturn 18h 15m 42s -22° 46’ 45” 15.5” 1.44 Sagittarius Show sky map
object currently below the horizon Uranus 01h 54m 34s +11° 08’ 31” 3.7” 5.68 Aries Show sky map
object currently below the horizon Neptune 23h 01m 57s -07° 16’ 47” 2.3” 7.84 Aquarius Show sky map
= current altitude ≥ 30°   = current altitude < 30°   = below the horizon
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Current Planets Apparent Size Comparison

Mercury
5.1”
Venus
58.2”
Mars
13.5”
Jupiter
31.1”
Saturn
15.5”
Uranus
3.7”
Neptune
2.3”

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 ephemerides service and might be inaccurate given the highly dynamic and unpredictable behvior 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 (138)

Comet R.A. Decl. Magnitude (Observed)Mag Obs Magnitude (Estimated)Mag Pred Coma DiameterComa Diam ConstellationConst Map
object currently below the horizon 21P/Giacobini-Zinner 07h 16m 34s -17° 46’ 01” 9.4 12.11 6.2' Canis Majoris CMa Show sky map
object currently below the horizon 46P/Wirtanen 01h 58m 01s -30° 46’ 44” 9.8 13.72 10.4' Fornax For Show sky map
current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon 38P/Stephan-Oterma 06h 36m 06s +15° 07’ 26” 10.5 11.24 3.7' Gemini Gem Show sky map
object currently below the horizon 64P/Swift-Gehrels 00h 35m 02s +35° 25’ 44” 10.5 14.07 3.7' Andromeda And Show sky map
current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon C/2016 N6 (PANSTARRS) 09h 00m 00s +06° 57’ 40” 12.7 13.45 2.4' Cancer Cnc Show sky map
object currently below the horizon C/2016 M1 (PANSTARRS) 14h 36m 50s -64° 54’ 58” - 12.97 - Circinus Cir Show sky map
object currently below the horizon 78P/Gehrels 2 21h 22m 09s -08° 47’ 05” - 13.13 - Aquarius Aqr Show sky map
current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon C/2016 R2 (PANSTARRS) 13h 04m 15s +45° 11’ 17” 13.5 14.69 1.0' Canes Venatici CVn Show sky map
object currently below the horizon 48P/Johnson 22h 33m 33s -27° 23’ 45” - 13.88 - Pisces Austrinus PsA Show sky map
current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon C/2018 L2 (ATLAS) 15h 51m 29s -01° 04’ 20” - 14.55 - Serpens Ser Show sky map
object currently below the horizon 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 22h 47m 20s -00° 34’ 31” - 14.71 - Aquarius Aqr Show sky map
current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon C/2017 T3 (ATLAS) 14h 11m 40s -26° 51’ 38” - 15.04 - Hydra Hya Show sky map
object currently below the horizon 66P/du Toit 00h 02m 16s -07° 57’ 55” 15.2 15.83 0.4' Cetus Cet Show sky map
object currently below the horizon P/2010 H2 (Vales) 16h 42m 27s -26° 44’ 46” - 15.37 - Scorpius Sco Show sky map
object currently below the horizon C/2017 B3 (LINEAR) 15h 11m 04s -67° 44’ 36” - 15.39 - Triangulum Australis TrA Show sky map
current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon C/2017 M4 (ATLAS) 16h 25m 01s +05° 49’ 37” - 15.39 - Hercules Her Show sky map
object currently below the horizon C/2018 N2 (ASASSN) 02h 20m 23s -47° 10’ 37” - 15.47 - Phoenix Phe Show sky map
current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon C/2015 O1 (PANSTARRS) 11h 59m 05s +34° 42’ 09” - 15.87 - Ursa Major UMa Show sky map
current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon 240P/NEAT 09h 52m 56s +28° 44’ 51” 16.0 16.32 0.4' Leo Leo Show sky map
current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon C/2018 A3 (ATLAS) 11h 10m 08s +40° 30’ 50” - 16.34 - Ursa Major UMa Show sky map
= current altitude ≥ 30°   = current altitude < 30°   = below the horizon
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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 dward planets (66)

Asteroid R.A. Decl. MagnitudeMag ConstellationConst Map
object currently below the horizon 4 Vesta 18h 44m 15s -25° 43’ 45” 7.62 Sagittarius Show sky map
object currently below the horizon 3 Juno 04h 07m 46s +01° 57’ 55” 7.87 Taurus Show sky map
current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon 1 Ceres 13h 18m 16s -00° 47’ 46” 8.53 Virgo Show sky map
current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon 2 Pallas 11h 14m 52s -04° 02’ 16” 9.04 Leo Show sky map
current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon 6 Hebe 06h 42m 51s +05° 36’ 51” 9.46 Monoceros Show sky map
object currently below the horizon 10 Hygiea 23h 38m 44s +03° 23’ 05” 10.53 Pisces Show sky map
current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon 7 Iris 11h 23m 36s -00° 34’ 40” 10.82 Leo Show sky map
object currently below the horizon 12 Victoria 04h 23m 15s +22° 38’ 58” 10.87 Taurus Show sky map
object currently below the horizon 15 Eunomia 15h 58m 17s -26° 28’ 02” 11.11 Scorpius Show sky map
object currently below the horizon 29 Amphitrite 18h 03m 41s -28° 32’ 03” 11.22 Sagittarius Show sky map
= current altitude ≥ 30°   = current altitude < 30°   = below the horizon
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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
current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon Orionids 21 Oct 06h 18m +16° 15 bright 1P/Halley Show sky map
object currently below the horizon Southern Taurids 10 Oct 02h 05m +09° 5 bright Comet Encke Show sky map
current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon Epsilon Geminids 18 Oct 06h 48m +27° 3 medium C/1964 N1 (Ikeya) Show sky map
current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon Delta Aurigids 11 Oct 05h 35m +44° 2 medium Show sky map
= current altitude ≥ 30°   = current altitude < 30°   = below the horizon
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