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Solar System Object Locator

Use this form to visualize the position of Solar System objects at given date and time on an interactive sky map.
Time: : UTC

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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.

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Go to 3D Solar System Viewer for more advanced features

Sun and Moon

How the Sun and the Moon look like today.

Credit: NASA, SDO, and the HMI Science Team
Information about the Sun
Sun position in sky map
Phase: First Quarter  Age: 8.05 days
Information about the Moon
Moon position in sky map
R.A. Decl. Apparent Diameter MagnitudeMag ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked Sun 13h 07m 17s -07° 09’ 09” 1,922.1” -26.75 trending_flat Virgo map my_location
radio_button_checked Moon 19h 34m 30s -27° 18’ 33” 1,875.9” -10.27 trending_up Sagittarius map
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The Planets

Current essential information about the planets. Click each planet to view full details.

Planet R.A. Decl. Diameter MagnitudeMag ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked Mercury 13h 35m 07s -09° 38’ 57” 4.7” -0.89 trending_down Virgo map my_location
radio_button_checked Venus 15h 16m 48s -18° 58’ 40” 12.8” -3.94 trending_flat Libra map my_location
radio_button_checked Mars 07h 26m 42s +22° 43’ 40” 8.0” 0.29 trending_up Gemini map my_location
radio_button_checked Jupiter 05h 22m 27s +22° 26’ 09” 42.6” -2.54 trending_up Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Saturn 23h 03m 26s -08° 24’ 26” 18.2” 0.70 trending_down Aquarius map my_location
radio_button_checked Uranus 03h 37m 34s +19° 08’ 26” 3.7” 5.66 trending_flat Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Neptune 23h 54m 38s -02° 01’ 25” 2.3” 7.69 trending_flat Pisces map my_location
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Jupiter Moons

Position of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter. A dedicated tool is available, with more advanced features.

Current positions of Jupiter's Galilean moons

Saturn Moons & Rings

Inclination of the rings of Saturn and positions of major satellites. A dedicated tool is available, with more advanced features.

Current inclination of Saturn's rings and position of its major moons

Apparent Planet Sizes

Comparison between the apparent size of the planets, measured in seconds of a degree, as they appear today.

Mercury
4.7”
Venus
12.8”
Mars
8.0”
Jupiter
42.6”
Saturn
18.2”
Uranus
3.7”
Neptune
2.3”

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

Brightest Comets

List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 228 comets).

Comet R.A. Decl. Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) 13h 33m 19s -02° 09’ 53” -4.0 6.00 trending_flat Virgo Vir map my_location
radio_button_checked 13P/Olbers 15h 03m 22s +01° 10’ 27” 9.8 11.30 trending_down Virgo Vir map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) 10h 22m 51s -16° 26’ 25” 12.6 13.90 trending_up Hydra Hya map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 07h 31m 59s +53° 43’ 27” 12.7 13.38 trending_up Lynx Lyn map my_location
radio_button_checked 154P/Brewington 08h 55m 12s +33° 36’ 54” 13.7 17.57 trending_down Lynx Lyn map my_location
radio_button_checked 12P/Pons-Brooks 14h 11m 43s -47° 38’ 12” - 14.27 trending_down Centaurus Cen map my_location
radio_button_checked 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 09h 55m 25s +11° 30’ 06” 14.4 17.84 trending_flat Leo Leo map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2021 S3 (PANSTARRS) 19h 43m 51s +43° 39’ 28” 14.4 12.95 trending_down Cygnus Cyg map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2020 V2 (ZTF) 21h 18m 39s -69° 14’ 14” 14.5 15.77 trending_down Pavo Pav map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) 17h 45m 16s -34° 48’ 33” - 14.74 trending_down Scorpius Sco map my_location
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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.

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
radio_button_checked 4 Vesta 11h 38m 52s +07° 06’ 27” 8.15 trending_flat Virgo map my_location
radio_button_checked 1036 Ganymed 22h 10m 26s +34° 29’ 25” 8.84 trending_up Pegasus map my_location
radio_button_checked 1 Ceres 18h 59m 41s -30° 08’ 07” 9.00 trending_down Sagittarius map my_location
radio_button_checked 15 Eunomia 05h 51m 06s +35° 39’ 23” 9.22 trending_up Auriga map my_location
radio_button_checked 7 Iris 20h 36m 25s -11° 01’ 10” 9.36 trending_down Capricornus map my_location
radio_button_checked 19 Fortuna 01h 36m 10s +10° 31’ 52” 9.52 trending_up Pisces map my_location
radio_button_checked 20 Massalia 00h 14m 49s +01° 58’ 28” 9.63 trending_down Pisces map my_location
radio_button_checked 2 Pallas 16h 52m 58s +08° 06’ 06” 10.34 trending_down Ophiucus map my_location
radio_button_checked 11 Parthenope 03h 52m 50s +12° 57’ 24” 10.44 trending_up Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked 10 Hygiea 01h 49m 15s +16° 48’ 36” 10.61 trending_up Aries map my_location
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Active Meteor Showers

List of the currently active meteor showers.

Name Peak Radiant R.A. Radiant Decl. ZHR ⓘ Rating Parent Object Charts
radio_button_checked Orionids 21 Oct 06h 17m +16° 15 bright 1P/Halley map
radio_button_checked Southern Taurids 10 Oct 02h 06m +09° 5 bright Comet Encke map
radio_button_checked Delta Aurigids 11 Oct 05h 35m +44° 2 medium map
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