Highlights
- ⭐ Don't miss the transit of Titan's shadow on the disc of Saturn on July 18, 2025.
- The Sun is in Gemini, the Moon is Waning Gibbous in Pisces
- T CrB: magnitude
11.1296 ± 0.0009 [2025-07-16 08:34:42 UTC, CCD/B, WGR/AAVSO] -
Mercury is in very favorable conditions for evening observations with a solar elongation of
21° (sky map) - Comet P/2010 H2 (Vales):
magnitude
14.37 in Virgo - Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS):
magnitude
14.5 in Pegasus - Comet C/2021 G2 (Atlas):
magnitude
14.7 in Libra -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2021 PJ1,
Aug 15 2025 at 04:38 UTC,1,674,743 km,4.36 lunar distances - Pluto is close to opposition
- KBO 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule) is at 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 | 07h 46m 17s | +21° 11’ 18” | 1,888.0” | -26.71 | Gemini | map my_location |
Moon | 00h 38m 40s | +05° 07’ 31” | 1,925.0” | -10.65 | Pisces | 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 | 09h 08m 22s | +13° 24’ 25” | 10.2” | 1.46 | Cancer | map my_location |
Venus | 04h 50m 36s | +20° 16’ 16” | 15.8” | -4.05 | Taurus | map my_location |
Mars | 11h 14m 01s | +05° 48’ 27” | 4.6” | 1.54 | Leo | map my_location |
Jupiter | 06h 36m 38s | +23° 03’ 48” | 31.5” | -1.90 | Gemini | map my_location |
Saturn | 00h 10m 42s | -01° 21’ 20” | 17.6” | 0.88 | Pisces | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 53m 08s | +20° 01’ 43” | 3.5” | 5.80 | Taurus | map my_location |
Neptune | 00h 09m 56s | -00° 22’ 43” | 2.3” | 7.73 | 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 17 | 13:38 | Io | Begin Eclipse |
Jul 17 | 16:17 | Io | End Occultation |
Jul 18 | 01:50 | Europa | Begin Shadow Transit |
Jul 18 | 02:38 | Europa | Begin Transit |
Jul 18 | 04:32 | Europa | End Shadow Transit |
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.

10.2”

15.8”

4.6”

31.5”

17.6”

3.5”

2.3”
Credits for the planet images: NASA-APL - NASA.
Brightest Comets
List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 256 comets).
Comet | R.A. | Decl. | Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs | Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
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P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 13h 22m 54s | -01° 44’ 56” | - | 14.37 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) | 21h 26m 15s | +23° 51’ 12” | 14.5 | 14.73 | Pegasus Peg | map my_location | ||
C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 06m 17s | -01° 04’ 35” | 14.7 | 15.29 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) | 19h 06m 39s | -16° 21’ 56” | 14.9 | 15.68 | Sagittarius Sgr | map my_location | ||
C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) | 23h 43m 04s | +50° 17’ 48” | 15.1 | 16.26 | Cassiopeia Cas | map my_location | ||
C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) | 16h 22m 26s | +53° 39’ 39” | 15.1 | 14.29 | Draco Dra | map my_location | ||
C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) | 02h 51m 52s | +21° 35’ 36” | - | 15.12 | Aries Ari | map my_location | ||
240P/NEAT | 02h 57m 01s | -04° 20’ 33” | 15.2 | 16.03 | Eridanus Eri | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 01h 41m 25s | +54° 51’ 45” | - | 15.37 | Cassiopeia Cas | map my_location | ||
C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) | 18h 37m 03s | +27° 41’ 08” | 15.6 | 14.89 | Lyra Lyr | 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 34m 46s | -09° 12’ 28” | 6.97 | Libra | map my_location | ||
6 Hebe | 22h 45m 41s | -08° 14’ 23” | 8.61 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 01h 13m 23s | -05° 09’ 20” | 8.82 | Cetus | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 20h 51m 32s | +16° 58’ 57” | 9.58 | Delphinus | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 06h 34m 17s | +22° 35’ 48” | 9.97 | Gemini | map my_location | ||
3 Juno | 15h 12m 05s | -02° 38’ 40” | 10.75 | Libra | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 08h 50m 08s | +14° 00’ 29” | 10.77 | Cancer | map my_location | ||
20 Massalia | 07h 00m 41s | +22° 14’ 40” | 10.99 | Gemini | map my_location | ||
9 Metis | 14h 40m 00s | -14° 51’ 27” | 11.16 | Libra | map my_location | ||
349 Dembowska | 14h 43m 42s | -21° 06’ 58” | 11.26 | 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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Southern Delta Aquariids | 30 Jul | 22h 41m | -16° | 25 | bright | map | ||
Piscis Austrinids | 28 Jul | 22h 41m | -30° | 5 | faint | map | ||
Alpha Capricornids | 30 Jul | 20h 30m | -10° | 5 | bright | map | ||