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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: Waxing Crescent  Age: 6.80 days
Information about the Moon
Moon position in sky map
R.A. Decl. Apparent Diameter MagnitudeMag ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked Sun 17h 00m 18s -22° 43’ 43” 1,947.9” -26.78 trending_up Ophiuchus map my_location
radio_button_checked Moon 22h 34m 02s -12° 07’ 55” 1,912.3” -9.82 trending_up Aquarius 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 16h 43m 14s -20° 20’ 39” 9.8” 4.52 trending_up Ophiuchus map my_location
radio_button_checked Venus 20h 13m 55s -22° 19’ 51” 18.0” -4.22 trending_up Capricornus map my_location
radio_button_checked Mars 08h 37m 12s +21° 29’ 57” 12.2” -0.63 trending_up Cancer map my_location
radio_button_checked Jupiter 05h 00m 33s +22° 03’ 33” 47.1” -2.81 trending_flat Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Saturn 23h 00m 56s -08° 30’ 37” 16.7” 0.97 trending_flat Aquarius map my_location
radio_button_checked Uranus 03h 28m 23s +18° 36’ 56” 3.8” 5.64 trending_flat Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Neptune 23h 51m 31s -02° 20’ 02” 2.3” 7.74 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

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
9.8”
Venus
18.0”
Mars
12.2”
Jupiter
47.1”
Saturn
16.7”
Uranus
3.8”
Neptune
2.3”

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

Brightest Comets

List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 229 comets).

Comet R.A. Decl. Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) 19h 17m 40s +04° 49’ 17” 8.7 11.52 trending_down Aquila Aql map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) 16h 12m 20s -39° 27’ 43” 9.1 11.08 trending_up Scorpius Sco map my_location
radio_button_checked 333P/LINEAR 14h 01m 42s +58° 37’ 45” 9.7 14.04 trending_up Ursa Major UMa map my_location
radio_button_checked 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 10h 14m 04s +08° 58’ 35” 11.3 17.55 trending_flat Leo Leo map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 04h 08m 54s +68° 24’ 21” 12.0 13.11 trending_flat Camelopardalis Cam map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) 16h 17m 41s +26° 32’ 44” 13.3 15.86 trending_down Hercules Her map my_location
radio_button_checked 13P/Olbers 16h 51m 47s -12° 32’ 28” - 13.68 trending_down Ophiuchus Oph map my_location
radio_button_checked 37P/Forbes 19h 52m 15s -20° 35’ 58” 13.8 17.16 trending_down Sagittarius Sgr map my_location
radio_button_checked P/2010 H2 (Vales) 13h 03m 12s +06° 33’ 52” - 14.57 trending_flat Virgo Vir map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 22h 48m 27s -04° 08’ 18” 15.0 15.87 trending_down Aquarius Aqr 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 78 asteroids and dwarf planets.)

Asteroid R.A. Decl. MagnitudeMag ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked 4 Vesta 13h 19m 19s -02° 00’ 39” 7.99 trending_up Virgo map my_location
radio_button_checked 15 Eunomia 05h 32m 50s +34° 28’ 37” 8.14 trending_up Auriga map my_location
radio_button_checked 1 Ceres 20h 16m 08s -26° 57’ 17” 9.28 trending_flat Capricornus map my_location
radio_button_checked 7 Iris 21h 52m 14s -07° 18’ 19” 9.90 trending_flat Aquarius map my_location
radio_button_checked 13 Egeria 04h 23m 25s +35° 27’ 14” 10.17 trending_down Perseus map my_location
radio_button_checked 14 Irene 07h 22m 34s +24° 37’ 30” 10.32 trending_up Gemini map my_location
radio_button_checked 11 Parthenope 03h 05m 04s +10° 20’ 23” 10.35 trending_down Cetus map my_location
radio_button_checked 2 Pallas 18h 09m 48s +03° 14’ 51” 10.40 trending_flat Ophiuchus map my_location
radio_button_checked 29 Amphitrite 10h 16m 23s +16° 48’ 16” 10.46 trending_up Leo map my_location
radio_button_checked 6 Hebe 17h 13m 55s -13° 44’ 28” 10.72 trending_up Ophiuchus 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 Geminids 14 Dec 07h 30m +33° 120 medium 3200 Phaethon map
radio_button_checked Puppid-Velids multiple 08h 11m -45° 10 medium map
radio_button_checked Northern Taurids 12 Nov 03h 53m +22° 5 bright Comet Encke map
radio_button_checked Dec. Leonis Minorids 20 Dec 10h 41m +30° 5 medium map
radio_button_checked Sigma Hydrids 11 Dec 08h 30m +02° 3 medium map
radio_button_checked Monocerotids 8 Dec 06h 42m +08° 2 medium C/1917 F1 (Mellish) map
radio_button_checked Phoenicids 2 Dec 01h 11m -53° variable medium 289P/Blanpain map
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