Highlights
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⭐A new interstellar object of cometary nature
approaching the inner Solar System, named 3I/ATLAS (alternative designation C/2025 N1), has been discovered by the "Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System" (ATLAS) survey.
Its orbit has an exceptionally high eccentricity of
e=6.18 . It should brighten up to magnitude 10 at the beginning of November this year. » 3I/ATLAS complete information. -
🌕 Upcoming Full Moon on
Thursday, 10 July 2025 at22:37 - The Sun is in Gemini, the Moon is Waxing Gibbous in Ophiuchus
- T CrB: magnitude
9.983 ± 0.003 [2025-07-08 21:37:20 UTC, CCD/V, LPEB/AAVSO] -
Mercury is in very favorable conditions for evening observations with a solar elongation of
25.3° (sky map) - Comet C/2021 G2 (Atlas):
magnitude
13.6 in Libra - Comet C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein):
magnitude
14.2 in Dorado - Comet P/2010 H2 (Vales):
magnitude
14.28 in Virgo -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2021 PJ1,
Aug 15 2025 at 04:38 UTC,1,674,743 km,4.36 lunar distances - Pluto is close to opposition
- KBO 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule) 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 | 07h 13m 54s | +22° 20’ 48” | 1,887.5” | -26.71 | Gemini | map my_location |
Moon | 17h 35m 52s | -29° 10’ 07” | 1,803.5” | -12.02 | Ophiuchus | 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 | 08h 57m 59s | +16° 07’ 14” | 8.8” | 0.76 | Cancer | map my_location |
Venus | 04h 13m 15s | +18° 40’ 38” | 16.7” | -4.09 | Taurus | map my_location |
Mars | 10h 56m 35s | +07° 43’ 59” | 4.7” | 1.44 | Leo | map my_location |
Jupiter | 06h 28m 51s | +23° 09’ 09” | 31.4” | -1.89 | Gemini | map my_location |
Saturn | 00h 10m 38s | -01° 19’ 23” | 17.3” | 0.92 | Pisces | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 51m 46s | +19° 57’ 32” | 3.5” | 5.81 | Taurus | map my_location |
Neptune | 00h 10m 04s | -00° 21’ 31” | 2.3” | 7.74 | 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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Jul 9 | 06:06 | Europa | Begin Eclipse |
Jul 9 | 09:17 | Europa | End Occultation |
Jul 9 | 15:37 | Io | Begin Shadow Transit |
Jul 9 | 15:52 | Io | Begin Transit |
Jul 9 | 17:51 | Io | End Shadow 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.

8.8”

16.7”

4.7”

31.4”

17.3”

3.5”

2.3”
Credits for the planet images: NASA-APL - NASA.
Brightest Comets
List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 249 comets).
Comet | R.A. | Decl. | Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs | Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
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C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 05m 53s | -01° 21’ 23” | 13.6 | 15.22 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) | 05h 00m 40s | -66° 21’ 34” | 14.2 | 17.65 | Dorado Dor | map my_location | ||
P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 13h 17m 46s | -00° 34’ 42” | - | 14.28 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
65P/Gunn | 18h 33m 22s | -31° 55’ 24” | 14.5 | 15.74 | Sagittarius Sgr | map my_location | ||
C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) | 02h 43m 21s | +20° 48’ 48” | 15.0 | 15.18 | Aries Ari | map my_location | ||
C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) | 21h 52m 37s | +22° 31’ 49” | 15.0 | 15.45 | Pegasus Peg | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) | 02h 44m 26s | -00° 43’ 56” | 15.6 | 15.49 | Cetus Cet | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 01h 47m 02s | +54° 03’ 37” | 15.7 | 15.38 | Perseus Per | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) | 19h 13m 03s | -16° 58’ 41” | 15.7 | 15.73 | Sagittarius Sgr | map my_location | ||
C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) | 07h 40m 24s | +18° 08’ 44” | - | 15.78 | 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 29m 21s | -08° 04’ 50” | 6.83 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
6 Hebe | 22h 43m 03s | -07° 19’ 17” | 8.83 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 01h 08m 10s | -05° 12’ 45” | 8.92 | Cetus | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 20h 56m 52s | +17° 18’ 49” | 9.67 | Delphinus | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 06h 14m 17s | +22° 59’ 52” | 9.89 | Gemini | map my_location | ||
3 Juno | 15h 12m 18s | -02° 11’ 15” | 10.65 | Libra | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 08h 37m 09s | +15° 04’ 54” | 10.79 | Cancer | map my_location | ||
20 Massalia | 06h 41m 44s | +22° 38’ 31” | 10.92 | Gemini | map my_location | ||
9 Metis | 14h 37m 33s | -14° 24’ 48” | 11.03 | Libra | map my_location | ||
349 Dembowska | 14h 42m 18s | -20° 59’ 50” | 11.15 | Libra | 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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Alpha Capricornids | 30 Jul | 20h 30m | -10° | 5 | bright | map | ||