Highlights
- The Sun is in Capricornus, the Moon is Waxing Gibbous in Leo
- T CrB: magnitude
10.196 ± 0.012 [2025-02-11 13:01:22 UTC, CCD/V, DIL/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 16:24 UTC,1,475,516 km,3.84 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 21h 44m 16s | -13° 36’ 11” | 1,943.8” | -26.77 | Capricornus | map my_location |
| Moon | 09h 29m 59s | +17° 17’ 46” | 1,830.7” | -12.55 | Leo | map |
The Planets
Current essential information about the planets. Click each planet to view full details.
| Planet | R.A. | Decl. | Diameter | MagnitudeMag | ConstellationConst | Charts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 21h 55m 12s | -14° 44’ 00” | 4.9” | -1.56 | Capricornus | map my_location |
| Venus | 00h 13m 17s | +05° 30’ 02” | 37.6” | -4.85 | Pisces | map my_location |
| Mars | 07h 19m 58s | +26° 13’ 29” | 12.6” | -0.78 | Gemini | map my_location |
| Jupiter | 04h 39m 36s | +21° 41’ 36” | 40.9” | -2.43 | Taurus | map my_location |
| Saturn | 23h 21m 24s | -06° 14’ 08” | 15.3” | 1.12 | Aquarius | map my_location |
| Uranus | 03h 24m 00s | +18° 22’ 21” | 3.6” | 5.74 | Aries | map my_location |
| Neptune | 23h 55m 49s | -01° 49’ 51” | 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”
37.6”
12.6”
40.9”
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) | 23h 05m 13s | -37° 49’ 49” | 6.5 | 10.17 | Grus Gru | map my_location | ||
| C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) | 20h 14m 12s | +11° 02’ 36” | 11.7 | 13.50 | Aquila Aql | map my_location | ||
| 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | 09h 57m 18s | +09° 26’ 42” | 12.4 | 17.30 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
| P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 13h 54m 07s | +04° 08’ 24” | - | 13.87 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
| C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 01h 26m 56s | +52° 26’ 41” | 13.9 | 13.85 | Cassiopeia Cas | map my_location | ||
| C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 29m 13s | -16° 59’ 55” | 14.0 | 14.93 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
| C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) | 21h 43m 43s | +26° 42’ 23” | - | 14.07 | Pegasus Peg | map my_location | ||
| C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) | 23h 45m 36s | +02° 00’ 53” | 15.1 | 15.75 | Pisces Psc | map my_location | ||
| 21P/Giacobini-Zinner | 21h 30m 01s | -00° 08’ 54” | - | 15.36 | Aquarius Aqr | map my_location | ||
| C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) | 21h 18m 49s | +00° 34’ 18” | - | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Vesta | 14h 54m 13s | -07° 33’ 39” | 7.24 | Libra | map my_location | ||
| 1 Ceres | 22h 01m 00s | -19° 52’ 02” | 8.97 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
| 29 Amphitrite | 09h 53m 45s | +18° 30’ 00” | 9.15 | Leo | map my_location | ||
| 15 Eunomia | 05h 04m 30s | +26° 28’ 10” | 9.51 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
| 7 Iris | 00h 07m 18s | +04° 31’ 07” | 9.98 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
| 8 Flora | 12h 09m 46s | +07° 09’ 32” | 10.07 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
| 14 Irene | 06h 26m 29s | +29° 33’ 13” | 10.41 | Auriga | map my_location | ||
| 2 Pallas | 19h 41m 46s | +04° 39’ 17” | 10.49 | Aquila | map my_location | ||
| 6 Hebe | 19h 17m 42s | -14° 17’ 42” | 10.75 | Sagittarius | map my_location | ||
| 18 Melpomene | 12h 55m 09s | +00° 47’ 25” | 11.01 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Centaurids | 8 Feb | 14h 00m | -59° | 6 | bright | map | ||