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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: 19.79 days
Information about the Moon
Moon position in sky map
R.A. Decl. Apparent Diameter MagnitudeMag ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked Sun 05h 40m 29s +23° 21’ 31” 1,889.0” -26.71 trending_flat Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Moon 21h 51m 46s -15° 52’ 42” 1,872.9” -11.08 trending_down Capricornus 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 07h 02m 12s +24° 41’ 22” 5.9” -0.53 trending_down Gemini map my_location
radio_button_checked Venus 02h 35m 22s +12° 25’ 20” 20.3” -4.26 trending_flat Aries map my_location
radio_button_checked Mars 10h 08m 06s +12° 47’ 40” 5.1” 1.39 trending_down Leo map my_location
radio_button_checked Jupiter 06h 06m 29s +23° 16’ 28” 31.4” -1.90 trending_flat Gemini map my_location
radio_button_checked Saturn 00h 08m 21s -01° 27’ 34” 16.7” 1.02 trending_flat Pisces map my_location
radio_button_checked Uranus 03h 47m 10s +19° 43’ 16” 3.4” 5.84 trending_flat Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Neptune 00h 09m 43s -00° 22’ 29” 2.3” 7.78 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
Jun 16 14:17 Io Begin Transit
Jun 16 14:25 Io Begin Shadow Transit
Jun 16 16:31 Io End Transit
Jun 16 16:39 Io End Shadow Transit
Jun 16 20:57 Ganimede Begin Occultation

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
5.9”
Venus
20.3”
Mars
5.1”
Jupiter
31.4”
Saturn
16.7”
Uranus
3.4”
Neptune
2.3”

Credits for the planet images: NASA-APL - NASA.

Brightest Comets

List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 246 comets).

Comet R.A. Decl. Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 09h 51m 41s +09° 24’ 28” 13.4 17.82 trending_down Leo Leo map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2021 G2 (Atlas) 15h 08m 24s -02° 41’ 02” 14.0 15.03 trending_down Libra Lib map my_location
radio_button_checked P/2010 H2 (Vales) 13h 08m 29s +02° 27’ 40” - 14.01 trending_down Virgo Vir map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2025 F2 (SWAN) 05h 48m 04s -25° 24’ 27” - 14.03 trending_down Lepus Lep map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 01h 54m 35s +51° 47’ 45” 14.8 15.40 trending_flat Perseus Per map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) 02h 14m 07s +06° 12’ 16” - 15.10 trending_down Cetus Cet map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) 23h 37m 58s +41° 22’ 27” 15.3 16.13 trending_down Andromeda And map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 02h 17m 23s +18° 22’ 02” - 15.32 trending_up Aries Ari map my_location
radio_button_checked 65P/Gunn 18h 50m 40s -30° 37’ 07” - 15.76 trending_up Sagittarius Sgr map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 07h 19m 11s +17° 37’ 29” - 15.77 trending_flat Gemini Gem 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 23m 24s -05° 25’ 57” 6.41 trending_down Virgo map my_location
radio_button_checked 1 Ceres 00h 48m 51s -06° 01’ 31” 9.13 trending_flat Cetus map my_location
radio_button_checked 6 Hebe 22h 27m 34s -06° 16’ 15” 9.38 trending_up Aquarius map my_location
radio_button_checked 7 Iris 05h 16m 05s +23° 14’ 21” 9.63 trending_down Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked 2 Pallas 21h 06m 45s +16° 58’ 10” 9.96 trending_up Delphinus map my_location
radio_button_checked 3 Juno 15h 19m 37s -01° 31’ 20” 10.34 trending_down Serpens map my_location
radio_button_checked 9 Metis 14h 39m 13s -13° 42’ 55” 10.59 trending_down Libra map my_location
radio_button_checked 20 Massalia 05h 47m 43s +22° 59’ 19” 10.76 trending_up Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked 5 Astraea 16h 52m 02s -14° 51’ 17” 10.78 trending_down Ophiuchus map my_location
radio_button_checked 15 Eunomia 07h 59m 46s +17° 48’ 32” 10.81 trending_flat Cancer 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 Daytime Arietids 7 Jun 02h 53m +24° 50 medium 1566 Icarus ? map
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