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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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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: Waning Gibbous  Age: 21.04 days
Information about the Moon
Moon position in sky map
R.A. Decl. Apparent Diameter MagnitudeMag ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked Sun 07h 46m 17s +21° 11’ 18” 1,888.0” -26.71 trending_flat Gemini map my_location
radio_button_checked Moon 00h 38m 40s +05° 07’ 31” 1,925.0” -10.65 trending_down 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 09h 08m 22s +13° 24’ 25” 10.2” 1.46 trending_down Cancer map my_location
radio_button_checked Venus 04h 50m 36s +20° 16’ 16” 15.8” -4.05 trending_down Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Mars 11h 14m 01s +05° 48’ 27” 4.6” 1.54 trending_down Leo map my_location
radio_button_checked Jupiter 06h 36m 38s +23° 03’ 48” 31.5” -1.90 trending_flat Gemini map my_location
radio_button_checked Saturn 00h 10m 42s -01° 21’ 20” 17.6” 0.88 trending_flat Pisces map my_location
radio_button_checked Uranus 03h 53m 08s +20° 01’ 43” 3.5” 5.80 trending_flat Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Neptune 00h 09m 56s -00° 22’ 43” 2.3” 7.73 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

List of 5 upcoming phenomena of Jupiter's satellites:

Date Local Time Satellite Event
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.

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
10.2”
Venus
15.8”
Mars
4.6”
Jupiter
31.5”
Saturn
17.6”
Uranus
3.5”
Neptune
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
radio_button_checked P/2010 H2 (Vales) 13h 22m 54s -01° 44’ 56” - 14.37 trending_down Virgo Vir map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) 21h 26m 15s +23° 51’ 12” 14.5 14.73 trending_up Pegasus Peg map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2021 G2 (Atlas) 15h 06m 17s -01° 04’ 35” 14.7 15.29 trending_down Libra Lib map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 19h 06m 39s -16° 21’ 56” 14.9 15.68 trending_up Sagittarius Sgr map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) 23h 43m 04s +50° 17’ 48” 15.1 16.26 trending_down Cassiopeia Cas map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 16h 22m 26s +53° 39’ 39” 15.1 14.29 trending_up Draco Dra map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 02h 51m 52s +21° 35’ 36” - 15.12 trending_up Aries Ari map my_location
radio_button_checked 240P/NEAT 02h 57m 01s -04° 20’ 33” 15.2 16.03 trending_up Eridanus Eri map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 01h 41m 25s +54° 51’ 45” - 15.37 trending_flat Cassiopeia Cas map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) 18h 37m 03s +27° 41’ 08” 15.6 14.89 trending_down Lyra Lyr 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 79 asteroids and dwarf planets.)

Asteroid R.A. Decl. MagnitudeMag ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked 4 Vesta 14h 34m 46s -09° 12’ 28” 6.97 trending_down Libra map my_location
radio_button_checked 6 Hebe 22h 45m 41s -08° 14’ 23” 8.61 trending_up Aquarius map my_location
radio_button_checked 1 Ceres 01h 13m 23s -05° 09’ 20” 8.82 trending_up Cetus map my_location
radio_button_checked 2 Pallas 20h 51m 32s +16° 58’ 57” 9.58 trending_up Delphinus map my_location
radio_button_checked 7 Iris 06h 34m 17s +22° 35’ 48” 9.97 trending_down Gemini map my_location
radio_button_checked 3 Juno 15h 12m 05s -02° 38’ 40” 10.75 trending_down Libra map my_location
radio_button_checked 15 Eunomia 08h 50m 08s +14° 00’ 29” 10.77 trending_up Cancer map my_location
radio_button_checked 20 Massalia 07h 00m 41s +22° 14’ 40” 10.99 trending_down Gemini map my_location
radio_button_checked 9 Metis 14h 40m 00s -14° 51’ 27” 11.16 trending_down Libra map my_location
radio_button_checked 349 Dembowska 14h 43m 42s -21° 06’ 58” 11.26 trending_down Libra 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 Southern Delta Aquariids 30 Jul 22h 41m -16° 25 bright map
radio_button_checked Piscis Austrinids 28 Jul 22h 41m -30° 5 faint map
radio_button_checked Alpha Capricornids 30 Jul 20h 30m -10° 5 bright map
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