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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: Waxing Gibbous  Age: 13.04 days
Information about the Moon
Moon position in sky map
R.A. Decl. Apparent Diameter MagnitudeMag ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked Sun 13h 25m 46s -09° 00’ 26” 1,924.9” -26.75 trending_flat Virgo map my_location
radio_button_checked Moon 00h 09m 34s +00° 03’ 06” 2,000.9” -12.35 trending_up Pisces 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 14h 04m 55s -13° 00’ 41” 4.8” -0.66 trending_down Virgo map my_location
radio_button_checked Venus 15h 41m 27s -20° 41’ 34” 13.1” -3.95 trending_flat Libra map my_location
radio_button_checked Mars 07h 36m 51s +22° 29’ 47” 8.2” 0.23 trending_flat Gemini map my_location
radio_button_checked Jupiter 05h 22m 08s +22° 25’ 49” 43.2” -2.57 trending_up Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Saturn 23h 02m 26s -08° 30’ 03” 18.1” 0.72 trending_down Aquarius map my_location
radio_button_checked Uranus 03h 36m 56s +19° 06’ 15” 3.7” 5.65 trending_flat Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Neptune 23h 54m 11s -02° 04’ 20” 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
4.8”
Venus
13.1”
Mars
8.2”
Jupiter
43.2”
Saturn
18.1”
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) 15h 20m 57s +00° 44’ 19” 2.1 6.01 trending_down Serpens Ser map my_location
radio_button_checked 13P/Olbers 15h 14m 08s -00° 30’ 07” 9.2 11.54 trending_down Serpens Ser map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) 11h 08m 35s -18° 10’ 09” 12.1 12.67 trending_up Crater Crt map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 07h 27m 27s +55° 19’ 06” 12.5 13.34 trending_up Lynx Lyn map my_location
radio_button_checked 154P/Brewington 09h 03m 42s +33° 15’ 00” 13.7 17.66 trending_down Lynx Lyn map my_location
radio_button_checked 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 09h 58m 02s +11° 12’ 30” 14.4 17.82 trending_flat Leo Leo map my_location
radio_button_checked 12P/Pons-Brooks 14h 22m 54s -47° 37’ 49” - 14.47 trending_down Lupus Lup map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2020 V2 (ZTF) 21h 12m 07s -68° 44’ 45” 14.5 15.83 trending_down Pavo Pav map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) 14h 26m 43s -46° 17’ 59” - 14.55 trending_up Lupus Lup map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) 17h 54m 23s -33° 20’ 34” - 14.77 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 47m 45s +06° 15’ 53” 8.16 trending_flat Virgo map my_location
radio_button_checked 1036 Ganymed 22h 32m 42s +29° 01’ 29” 8.80 trending_up Pegasus map my_location
radio_button_checked 1 Ceres 19h 04m 52s -29° 58’ 04” 9.04 trending_down Sagittarius map my_location
radio_button_checked 15 Eunomia 05h 54m 28s +35° 46’ 02” 9.14 trending_up Auriga map my_location
radio_button_checked 19 Fortuna 01h 31m 55s +10° 01’ 24” 9.28 trending_up Pisces map my_location
radio_button_checked 7 Iris 20h 40m 04s -10° 58’ 49” 9.43 trending_down Capricornus map my_location
radio_button_checked 20 Massalia 00h 10m 43s +01° 29’ 53” 9.74 trending_down Pisces map my_location
radio_button_checked 11 Parthenope 03h 50m 32s +12° 41’ 19” 10.33 trending_up Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked 2 Pallas 16h 58m 56s +07° 27’ 55” 10.36 trending_flat Ophiucus map my_location
radio_button_checked 10 Hygiea 01h 45m 31s +16° 28’ 25” 10.51 trending_up Pisces 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 Epsilon Geminids 18 Oct 06h 47m +27° 3 medium C/1964 N1 (Ikeya) map
radio_button_checked Delta Aurigids 11 Oct 05h 35m +44° 2 medium map
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