Today's highlights
- Check out the Mars Perseverance Rover Photostream!
- The Sun is in the constellation of Taurus. The Moon is in the constellation of Capricornus and it is in Last Quarter phase.
- Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) is in the constellation of Ophiucus and its latest estimated magnitude is 11.58. It should be visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 8 inches (200mm) or more.
- Comet C/2021 O3 (PANSTARRS) is in the constellation of Camelopardalis and its latest estimated magnitude is 11.83. It should be visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 8 inches (200mm) or more.
- Comet C/2021 E3 (ZTF) is in the constellation of Indus and its latest estimated magnitude is 12.05. It should be visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 8 inches (200mm) or more.
- The next close approach with a Near Earth Object (NEO) will happen with Asteroid (NEO) 2013 KS1 on May 24 2022 at 00:24 UTC (1 days 4 hours 3 minutes), at an approach distance of 1,002,961 kilometers, or 2.61 lunar distances, and a relative speed of 9.28 kilometers per second.
- Asteroid 29 Amphitrite is at opposition, current elongation 160.1°
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.
Popular Objects This Week
Current Solar System Configuration
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The Sun and the Moon Today
Here is how the Sun and the Moon look like today.
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Sun | 03h 57m 10s | +20° 26’ 23” | 1,895.5” | -26.72 | Taurus |
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Moon | 22h 25m 40s | -16° 05’ 11” | 1,902.1” | -10.10 |
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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 | ||
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Venus | 01h 27m 51s | +07° 06’ 12” | 14.4” | -3.98 |
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Pisces |
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Jupiter | 00h 08m 46s | -00° 17’ 12” | 35.7” | -2.19 | Pisces |
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Mars | 23h 55m 45s | -02° 18’ 54” | 6.2” | 0.69 |
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Pisces |
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Saturn | 21h 49m 51s | -14° 16’ 34” | 16.5” | 0.73 | Capricornus |
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Uranus | 02h 52m 33s | +16° 08’ 07” | 3.4” | 5.89 | Aries |
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Mercury | 03h 51m 51s | +18° 36’ 04” | 12.2” | 6.55 |
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Taurus |
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Neptune | 23h 42m 39s | -03° 07’ 54” | 2.2” | 7.79 | Pisces |
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Current Planets Apparent Size Comparison

12.2”

14.4”

6.2”

35.7”

16.5”

3.4”

2.2”
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 (211)
Comet | R.A. | Decl. | Magnitude (Observed)Mag Obs | Magnitude (Estimated)Mag Pred | Coma DiameterComa Diam | ConstellationConst | Map | ||
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C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) | 18h 33m 52s | +10° 35’ 48” | - | 11.58 |
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- | Ophiucus Oph |
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C/2021 O3 (PANSTARRS) | 06h 19m 31s | +78° 02’ 10” | - | 11.83 |
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- | Camelopardalis Cam |
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C/2021 E3 (ZTF) | 22h 42m 56s | -68° 05’ 34” | - | 12.05 |
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- | Indus Ind |
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45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova | 05h 46m 22s | +24° 36’ 05” | - | 13.11 |
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- | Taurus Tau |
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C/2021 P4 (ATLAS) | 05h 31m 58s | +57° 17’ 09” | - | 13.19 |
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- | Camelopardalis Cam |
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C/2019 L3 (ATLAS) | 07h 23m 31s | +10° 07’ 54” | - | 13.37 |
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- | Canis Minoris CMi |
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C/2019 T4 (ATLAS) | 11h 45m 52s | -10° 13’ 39” | - | 13.64 | - | Crater Crt |
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C/2020 V2 (ZTF) | 10h 02m 53s | +59° 17’ 07” | - | 14.10 | - | Ursa Major UMa |
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22P/Kopff | 23h 48m 32s | -03° 02’ 50” | - | 14.41 |
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- | Pisces Psc |
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117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 | 19h 09m 39s | -29° 01’ 44” | - | 14.57 |
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- | Sagittarius Sgr |
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C/2020 K1 (PANSTARRS) | 18h 47m 03s | +18° 48’ 38” | - | 14.78 |
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- | Hercules Her |
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116P/Wild 4 | 10h 03m 20s | +13° 45’ 47” | - | 15.06 |
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- | Leo Leo |
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C/2022 E3 (ZTF) | 20h 03m 24s | +19° 32’ 25” | - | 15.07 |
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- | Sagitta Sge |
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C/2021 A1 (Leonard) | 18h 55m 48s | -39° 05’ 58” | - | 15.27 |
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- | Corona Australis CrA |
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9P/Tempel 1 | 22h 22m 40s | -20° 11’ 55” | - | 15.41 |
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- | Aquarius Aqr |
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C/2020 Y2 (ATLAS) | 06h 29m 09s | -45° 05’ 22” | - | 15.43 | - | Puppis Pup |
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135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 | 16h 36m 48s | -16° 37’ 25” | - | 15.45 | - | Ophiucus Oph |
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19P/Borrelly | 07h 37m 53s | +42° 37’ 30” | - | 15.46 |
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- | Lynx Lyn |
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51P/Harrington | 21h 24m 52s | -18° 28’ 05” | - | 16.07 |
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- | Capricornus Cap |
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C/2020 J1 (SONEAR) | 12h 17m 54s | +31° 51’ 06” | - | 16.30 |
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- | Coma Com |
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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 dwarf planets (79)
Asteroid | R.A. | Decl. | MagnitudeMag | ConstellationConst | Map | ||
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4 Vesta | 22h 09m 09s | -14° 08’ 37” | 7.53 |
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Aquarius |
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1 Ceres | 06h 12m 32s | +26° 45’ 12” | 8.81 | Gemini |
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2 Pallas | 02h 50m 29s | -01° 37’ 57” | 9.57 | Eridanus |
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10 Hygiea | 14h 00m 42s | -17° 35’ 08” | 9.82 |
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Virgo |
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6 Hebe | 03h 29m 28s | +08° 49’ 21” | 9.93 |
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Taurus |
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29 Amphitrite | 17h 08m 59s | -32° 09’ 37” | 9.96 |
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Scorpius |
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3 Juno | 22h 36m 22s | -01° 06’ 36” | 10.29 |
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Aquarius |
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15 Eunomia | 12h 45m 46s | -22° 00’ 06” | 10.36 |
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Corvus |
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18 Melpomene | 14h 52m 56s | -00° 23’ 54” | 10.45 |
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Virgo |
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8 Flora | 13h 05m 30s | +02° 09’ 33” | 10.59 |
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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 | |
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Eta Aquariids | 6 May | 22h 30m | -01° | 50 | bright | 1P/Halley |
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Daytime Arietids | 7 Jun | 02h 53m | +24° | 50 | medium | 1566 Icarus ? |
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