Highlights
- The Sun is in Capricornus, the Moon is Waxing Gibbous in Cancer
- T CrB: magnitude
10.232 ± 0.069 [2025-02-10 12:40:06 UTC, CCD/V, SDR/AAVSO] - Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS):
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6.5 in Grus - Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS):
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11.7 in Aquila - Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann:
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12.4 in Leo -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2025 CN2,
Feb 13 2025 at 16:30 UTC,1,478,704 km,3.85 lunar distances - The Moon is close to opposition
- Asteroid 29 Amphitrite 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 | 21h 40m 46s | -13° 54’ 01” | 1,944.1” | -26.77 | Capricornus | map my_location |
Moon | 08h 44m 39s | +21° 13’ 37” | 1,845.1” | -12.33 | Cancer | 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 | 21h 48m 58s | -15° 18’ 48” | 4.9” | -1.58 | Capricornus | map my_location |
Venus | 00h 11m 35s | +05° 09’ 06” | 37.1” | -4.84 | Pisces | map my_location |
Mars | 07h 20m 37s | +26° 13’ 36” | 12.7” | -0.82 | Gemini | map my_location |
Jupiter | 04h 39m 30s | +21° 41’ 14” | 41.1” | -2.44 | Taurus | map my_location |
Saturn | 23h 21m 01s | -06° 16’ 37” | 15.3” | 1.12 | Aquarius | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 23m 57s | +18° 22’ 11” | 3.6” | 5.74 | Aries | map my_location |
Neptune | 23h 55m 43s | -01° 50’ 33” | 2.2” | 7.81 | Pisces | map my_location |
Jupiter Moons
Position of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter. A dedicated tool is available, with more advanced features.

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.

4.9”

37.1”

12.7”

41.1”

15.3”

3.6”

2.2”
Credits for the planet images: NASA-APL - NASA.
Brightest Comets
List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 230 comets).
Comet | R.A. | Decl. | Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs | Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
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C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) | 23h 02m 31s | -37° 39’ 32” | 6.5 | 10.05 | Grus Gru | map my_location | ||
C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) | 20h 13m 42s | +10° 55’ 19” | 11.7 | 13.49 | Aquila Aql | map my_location | ||
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | 09h 57m 42s | +09° 25’ 11” | 12.4 | 17.30 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 13h 53m 54s | +04° 07’ 22” | - | 13.88 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 01h 27m 07s | +52° 36’ 19” | 13.9 | 13.84 | Cassiopeia Cas | map my_location | ||
C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 28m 49s | -17° 03’ 52” | 14.0 | 14.94 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) | 23h 44m 37s | +01° 54’ 22” | 15.1 | 15.75 | Pisces Psc | map my_location | ||
21P/Giacobini-Zinner | 21h 26m 29s | -00° 14’ 50” | - | 15.38 | Aquarius Aqr | map my_location | ||
C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) | 03h 32m 21s | -68° 29’ 39” | 15.5 | 17.82 | Hydrus Hyi | map my_location | ||
C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) | 21h 17m 28s | +00° 17’ 41” | - | 15.56 | Aquarius Aqr | 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 78 asteroids and dwarf planets.)
Asteroid | R.A. | Decl. | MagnitudeMag | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
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4 Vesta | 14h 53m 17s | -07° 32’ 28” | 7.25 | Libra | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 21h 59m 36s | -19° 58’ 51” | 8.98 | Capricornus | map my_location | ||
29 Amphitrite | 09h 54m 41s | +18° 27’ 17” | 9.16 | Leo | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 05h 03m 58s | +26° 32’ 42” | 9.50 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 00h 05m 19s | +04° 19’ 44” | 9.98 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
8 Flora | 12h 10m 10s | +07° 03’ 15” | 10.08 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
14 Irene | 06h 26m 43s | +29° 31’ 49” | 10.40 | Auriga | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 19h 40m 37s | +04° 35’ 32” | 10.49 | Aquila | map my_location | ||
6 Hebe | 19h 16m 03s | -14° 19’ 52” | 10.76 | Sagittarius | map my_location | ||
18 Melpomene | 12h 55m 18s | +00° 42’ 07” | 11.02 | Virgo | 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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Alpha Centaurids | 8 Feb | 14h 00m | -59° | 6 | bright | map | ||