Highlights
- ⭐ Check out the recently discovered Nova V462 Lupi. The information is also available in Italian.
- The Sun is in Gemini, the Moon is Waxing Crescent in Leo
- T CrB: magnitude
11.16 ± 0.01 [2025-06-30 13:30:34 UTC, CCD/B, NLX/AAVSO] -
Mercury is in very favorable conditions for evening observations with a solar elongation of
25.7° (sky map) - Comet 217P/LINEAR:
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12.9 in Taurus - Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann:
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13.6 in Leo - Comet C/2022 E2 (ATLAS):
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14.0 in Perseus -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2025 MN88,
Jul 6 2025 at 11:53 UTC,739,948 km,1.92 lunar distances - KBO 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule) is close to opposition
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.
Sun and Moon
How the Sun and the Moon look like today.
R.A. | Decl. | Apparent Diameter | MagnitudeMag | ConstellationConst | Charts | |
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Sun | 06h 41m 11s | +23° 05’ 44” | 1,887.5” | -26.71 | Gemini | map my_location |
Moon | 11h 19m 30s | +03° 33’ 30” | 1,815.6” | -9.19 | Leo | map |
The Planets
Current essential information about the planets. Click each planet to view full details.
Planet | R.A. | Decl. | Diameter | MagnitudeMag | ConstellationConst | Charts |
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Mercury | 08h 30m 33s | +19° 31’ 44” | 7.6” | 0.36 | Cancer | map my_location |
Venus | 03h 37m 25s | +16° 42’ 17” | 17.8” | -4.15 | Taurus | map my_location |
Mars | 10h 39m 21s | +09° 35’ 14” | 4.9” | 1.43 | Leo | map my_location |
Jupiter | 06h 21m 00s | +23° 13’ 04” | 31.3” | -1.89 | Gemini | map my_location |
Saturn | 00h 10m 11s | -01° 19’ 57” | 17.1” | 0.96 | Pisces | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 50m 16s | +19° 52’ 54” | 3.4” | 5.82 | Taurus | map my_location |
Neptune | 00h 10m 03s | -00° 21’ 06” | 2.3” | 7.76 | Pisces | map my_location |
Jupiter Moons
Position of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter. A dedicated tool is available, with more advanced features.

List of 5 upcoming phenomena of Jupiter's satellites:
Date | Local Time | Satellite | Event |
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Jul 1 | 05:28 | Ganimede | Begin Eclipse |
Jul 1 | 08:52 | Ganimede | End Occultation |
Jul 1 | 15:21 | Io | Begin Eclipse |
Jul 1 | 17:43 | Io | End Occultation |
Jul 2 | 02:30 | Europa | Begin Eclipse |
To see the complete list of the upcoming phenomena for the next 7 days consult the dedicated Jupiter's Galilean Moons section.
Saturn Moons & Rings
Inclination of the rings of Saturn and positions of major satellites. A dedicated tool is available, with more advanced features.

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

7.6”

17.8”

4.9”

31.3”

17.1”

3.4”

2.3”
Credits for the planet images: NASA-APL - NASA.
Brightest Comets
List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 248 comets).
Comet | R.A. | Decl. | Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs | Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
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217P/LINEAR | 04h 36m 41s | +14° 01’ 11” | 12.9 | 16.28 | Taurus Tau | map my_location | ||
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | 09h 59m 12s | +08° 42’ 03” | 13.6 | 17.89 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 01h 50m 57s | +53° 14’ 49” | 14.0 | 15.39 | Perseus Per | map my_location | ||
P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 13h 13m 32s | +00° 32’ 44” | - | 14.18 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 06m 10s | -01° 43’ 46” | 14.2 | 15.15 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) | 04h 54m 39s | -66° 03’ 26” | 14.8 | 17.66 | Dorado Dor | map my_location | ||
C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) | 22h 08m 50s | +21° 05’ 58” | 14.9 | 16.10 | Pegasus Peg | map my_location | ||
C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) | 16h 48m 57s | +56° 53’ 00” | 15.1 | 14.66 | Draco Dra | map my_location | ||
C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) | 02h 34m 29s | +19° 59’ 26” | - | 15.23 | Aries Ari | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) | 02h 34m 27s | +01° 56’ 53” | - | 15.35 | Cetus Cet | map my_location |
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 79 asteroids and dwarf planets.)
Asteroid | R.A. | Decl. | MagnitudeMag | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
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4 Vesta | 14h 25m 35s | -07° 02’ 24” | 6.69 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 01h 02m 05s | -05° 23’ 36” | 9.00 | Cetus | map my_location | ||
6 Hebe | 22h 38m 52s | -06° 42’ 32” | 9.04 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 21h 01m 20s | +17° 23’ 37” | 9.77 | Delphinus | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 05h 54m 01s | +23° 14’ 13” | 9.81 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
3 Juno | 15h 13m 46s | -01° 50’ 11” | 10.54 | Serpens | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 08h 24m 04s | +16° 05’ 47” | 10.81 | Cancer | map my_location | ||
20 Massalia | 06h 22m 43s | +22° 53’ 47” | 10.84 | Gemini | map my_location | ||
9 Metis | 14h 36m 37s | -14° 04’ 02” | 10.88 | Libra | map my_location | ||
349 Dembowska | 14h 42m 20s | -20° 57’ 56” | 11.04 | Libra | map my_location |
Active Meteor Showers
List of the currently active meteor showers.
Name | Peak | Radiant R.A. | Radiant Decl. | ZHR ⓘ | Rating | Parent Object | Charts | |
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June Bootids | 27 Jun | 14h 54m | +48° | variable | bright | map | ||