Highlights
- ⭐ We released a new animated visualization feature for solar eclipses. Check out for instance next year's August 12 total eclipse from Burgos, Spain.
- The Sun is in Taurus, the Moon is Waning Gibbous in Sagittarius
- T CrB: magnitude
10.084 ± 0.005 [2025-06-12 10:43:16 UTC, CCD/CV, IDG/AAVSO] -
Mercury is in favorable conditions for evening observations with a solar elongation of
15.6° (sky map) - Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann:
magnitude
13.0 in Leo - Comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN):
magnitude
13.60 in Lepus - Comet P/2010 H2 (Vales):
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13.97 in Virgo -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2021 PJ1,
Aug 15 2025 at 04:38 UTC,1,674,743 km,4.36 lunar distances - The Moon is close to opposition
- Asteroid 5 Astraea 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 | 05h 25m 22s | +23° 11’ 43” | 1,889.7” | -26.71 | Taurus | map my_location |
Moon | 18h 42m 10s | -28° 32’ 27” | 1,811.9” | -12.17 | Sagittarius | 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 | 06h 33m 10s | +25° 13’ 13” | 5.6” | -0.85 | Gemini | map my_location |
Venus | 02h 20m 44s | +11° 17’ 19” | 21.0” | -4.29 | Aries | map my_location |
Mars | 10h 00m 23s | +13° 32’ 49” | 5.2” | 1.37 | Leo | map my_location |
Jupiter | 06h 02m 52s | +23° 16’ 30” | 31.4” | -1.90 | Gemini | map my_location |
Saturn | 00h 07m 42s | -01° 30’ 45” | 16.6” | 1.04 | Pisces | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 46m 22s | +19° 40’ 41” | 3.4” | 5.84 | Taurus | map my_location |
Neptune | 00h 09m 33s | -00° 23’ 16” | 2.3” | 7.78 | Pisces | map my_location |
Jupiter Moons
Position of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter. A dedicated tool is available, with more advanced features.

List of 5 upcoming phenomena of Jupiter's satellites:
Date | Local Time | Satellite | Event |
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Jun 13 | 01:16 | Io | Begin Transit |
Jun 13 | 01:28 | Io | Begin Shadow Transit |
Jun 13 | 03:30 | Io | End Transit |
Jun 13 | 03:42 | Io | End Shadow Transit |
Jun 13 | 06:49 | Ganimede | Begin 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.

Apparent Planet Sizes
Comparison between the apparent size of the planets, measured in seconds of a degree, as they appear today.

5.6”

21.0”

5.2”

31.4”

16.6”

3.4”

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 | ||
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29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | 09h 49m 59s | +09° 33’ 47” | 13.0 | 17.81 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
C/2025 F2 (SWAN) | 05h 44m 02s | -23° 13’ 41” | - | 13.60 | Lepus Lep | map my_location | ||
P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 13h 07m 48s | +02° 53’ 58” | - | 13.97 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) | 02h 08m 42s | +07° 08’ 33” | - | 15.05 | Cetus Cet | map my_location | ||
65P/Gunn | 18h 53m 04s | -30° 21’ 15” | 15.2 | 15.77 | Sagittarius Sgr | map my_location | ||
C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 09m 17s | -02° 58’ 39” | 15.3 | 15.01 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) | 02h 13m 00s | +17° 56’ 34” | - | 15.35 | Aries Ari | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 01h 54m 54s | +51° 27’ 15” | - | 15.40 | Perseus Per | map my_location | ||
C/2020 V2 (ZTF) | 22h 04m 28s | -70° 16’ 16” | 15.5 | 16.91 | Indus Ind | map my_location | ||
C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) | 07h 15m 53s | +17° 30’ 45” | - | 15.77 | Gemini Gem | 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 79 asteroids and dwarf planets.)
Asteroid | R.A. | Decl. | MagnitudeMag | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
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4 Vesta | 14h 23m 52s | -05° 06’ 37” | 6.34 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 00h 45m 13s | -06° 14’ 16” | 9.16 | Cetus | map my_location | ||
6 Hebe | 22h 24m 08s | -06° 16’ 48” | 9.46 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 05h 06m 34s | +23° 08’ 57” | 9.58 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 21h 07m 29s | +16° 46’ 02” | 9.99 | Delphinus | map my_location | ||
3 Juno | 15h 21m 39s | -01° 31’ 08” | 10.29 | Serpens | map my_location | ||
9 Metis | 14h 40m 45s | -13° 41’ 16” | 10.51 | Libra | map my_location | ||
5 Astraea | 16h 55m 22s | -14° 51’ 07” | 10.70 | Ophiuchus | map my_location | ||
349 Dembowska | 14h 47m 57s | -21° 11’ 34” | 10.77 | Libra | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 07h 53m 42s | +18° 12’ 10” | 10.80 | Gemini | 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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Daytime Arietids | 7 Jun | 02h 53m | +24° | 50 | medium | 1566 Icarus ? | map | |