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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 Crescent  Age: 26.80 days
Information about the Moon
Moon position in sky map
R.A. Decl. Apparent Diameter MagnitudeMag ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked Sun 04h 06m 55s +20° 53’ 43” 1,894.7” -26.71 trending_down Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Moon 01h 41m 30s +13° 00’ 53” 1,986.8” -7.29 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 03h 39m 32s +19° 07’ 24” 5.2” -1.62 trending_up Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Venus 01h 09m 19s +05° 32’ 18” 26.1” -4.49 trending_down Pisces map my_location
radio_button_checked Mars 09h 20m 36s +17° 10’ 14” 5.7” 1.16 trending_up Cancer map my_location
radio_button_checked Jupiter 05h 44m 13s +23° 11’ 39” 31.9” -1.92 trending_down Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Saturn 00h 03m 10s -01° 55’ 14” 16.1” 1.11 trending_flat Pisces map my_location
radio_button_checked Uranus 03h 41m 53s +19° 26’ 08” 3.4” 5.85 trending_flat Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Neptune 00h 08m 22s -00° 30’ 02” 2.2” 7.79 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
May 25 10:50 Io Begin Occultation
May 25 13:35 Io End Eclipse
May 25 17:24 Europa Begin Transit
May 25 18:23 Europa Begin Shadow Transit
May 25 20:02 Europa End 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
5.2”
Venus
26.1”
Mars
5.7”
Jupiter
31.9”
Saturn
16.1”
Uranus
3.4”
Neptune
2.2”

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

Brightest Comets

List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 243 comets).

Comet R.A. Decl. Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked C/2025 F2 (SWAN) 05h 19m 58s -08° 51’ 37” - 10.62 trending_down Orion Ori map my_location
radio_button_checked 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 09h 42m 36s +10° 13’ 48” 12.3 17.71 trending_down Leo Leo map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2021 G2 (Atlas) 15h 15m 34s -04° 52’ 43” 13.7 14.89 trending_flat Libra Lib map my_location
radio_button_checked P/2010 H2 (Vales) 13h 08m 30s +04° 51’ 58” - 13.76 trending_down Virgo Vir map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) 01h 38m 03s +11° 25’ 26” - 14.72 trending_down Pisces Psc map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 01h 53m 26s +49° 51’ 21” - 15.37 trending_flat Perseus Per map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 01h 49m 25s +15° 35’ 31” - 15.45 trending_up Aries Ari map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) 19h 52m 43s +27° 25’ 24” 15.5 14.40 trending_down Vulpecula Vul map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 06h 59m 16s +16° 46’ 36” - 15.73 trending_flat Gemini Gem map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) 02h 27m 00s -52° 07’ 24” - 15.76 trending_down Eridanus Eri 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 32m 49s -04° 03’ 23” 5.94 trending_down Virgo map my_location
radio_button_checked 1 Ceres 00h 24m 10s -07° 40’ 04” 9.26 trending_up Cetus map my_location
radio_button_checked 7 Iris 04h 16m 17s +22° 05’ 13” 9.46 trending_up Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked 6 Hebe 22h 02m 48s -06° 54’ 12” 9.83 trending_up Aquarius map my_location
radio_button_checked 3 Juno 15h 35m 19s -02° 01’ 39” 10.04 trending_flat Serpens map my_location
radio_button_checked 9 Metis 14h 54m 02s -13° 54’ 20” 10.06 trending_down Libra map my_location
radio_button_checked 2 Pallas 21h 07m 16s +15° 14’ 16” 10.20 trending_up Delphinus map my_location
radio_button_checked 349 Dembowska 15h 01m 11s -21° 42’ 28” 10.47 trending_down Libra map my_location
radio_button_checked 15 Eunomia 07h 21m 39s +20° 03’ 44” 10.75 trending_flat Gemini map my_location
radio_button_checked 5 Astraea 17h 13m 36s -15° 03’ 32” 10.76 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 Eta Aquariids 6 May 22h 30m -01° 50 bright 1P/Halley map
radio_button_checked Daytime Arietids 7 Jun 02h 53m +24° 50 medium 1566 Icarus ? map
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