Highlights

• ⭐ Check out the recently discovered Nova V462 Lupi. The information is also available in Italian.
• The Sun is in Gemini, the Moon is First Quarter in Virgo
• T CrB: magnitude 11.200 ± 0.005 [2025-07-02 08:02:30 UTC, CCD/B, RHM/AAVSO]
• Mercury is in very favorable conditions for evening observations with a solar elongation of 25.9° (sky map)
• Comet 217P/LINEAR: magnitude 12.9 in Taurus
• Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann: magnitude 13.6 in Leo
• Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos): magnitude 13.9 in Draco
• Next NEO approach: Asteroid (NEO) 2025 MN88, Jul 6 2025 at 11:53 UTC, 739,537 km, 1.92 lunar distances
• KBO 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule) is close to opposition

Popular Objects

Popular objects during the last 7 days based on the number of visualizations.

Sun and Moon

How the Sun and the Moon look like today.

	R.A.	Decl.	Apparent Diameter	MagnitudeMag	ConstellationConst	Charts
radio_button_checked Sun	06h 50m 11s	+22° 56’ 04”	1,887.4”	-26.71 trending_flat	Gemini	map my_location
radio_button_checked Moon	12h 58m 36s	-08° 26’ 29”	1,780.5”	-10.15 trending_up	Virgo	map

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	08h 39m 37s	+18° 34’ 45”	7.9”	0.46 trending_down	Cancer	map my_location
radio_button_checked Venus	03h 47m 06s	+17° 16’ 46”	17.5”	-4.13 trending_flat	Taurus	map my_location
radio_button_checked Mars	10h 44m 04s	+09° 05’ 12”	4.8”	1.43 trending_flat	Leo	map my_location
radio_button_checked Jupiter	06h 23m 10s	+23° 12’ 11”	31.3”	-1.89 trending_flat	Gemini	map my_location
radio_button_checked Saturn	00h 10m 21s	-01° 19’ 32”	17.2”	0.95 trending_up	Pisces	map my_location
radio_button_checked Uranus	03h 50m 41s	+19° 54’ 14”	3.5”	5.82 trending_flat	Taurus	map my_location
radio_button_checked Neptune	00h 10m 04s	-00° 21’ 07”	2.3”	7.76 trending_flat	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
Jul 3	15:50	Io	Begin Eclipse
Jul 3	18:13	Io	End Occultation
Jul 4	02:39	Europa	Begin Shadow Transit
Jul 4	02:57	Europa	Begin Transit
Jul 4	05:20	Europa	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.

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

Brightest Comets

List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 248 comets).

	Comet	R.A.	Decl.	Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs	Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred		ConstellationConst	Charts
radio_button_checked	217P/LINEAR	04h 44m 01s	+14° 16’ 55”	12.9	16.31	trending_down	Taurus Tau	map my_location
radio_button_checked	29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann	10h 00m 26s	+08° 35’ 06”	13.6	17.89	trending_down	Leo Leo	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)	16h 44m 56s	+56° 32’ 49”	13.9	14.62	trending_up	Draco Dra	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2021 G2 (Atlas)	15h 06m 02s	-01° 37’ 02”	14.0	15.17	trending_down	Libra Lib	map my_location
radio_button_checked	P/2010 H2 (Vales)	13h 14m 37s	+00° 14’ 33”	-	14.21	trending_down	Virgo Vir	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)	01h 50m 01s	+53° 28’ 12”	14.6	15.39	trending_flat	Perseus Per	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)	04h 56m 18s	-66° 08’ 08”	14.8	17.65	trending_flat	Dorado Dor	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2023 C2 (ATLAS)	23h 43m 20s	+46° 29’ 17”	15.0	16.20	trending_flat	Andromeda And	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)	02h 36m 57s	+20° 13’ 15”	-	15.22	trending_up	Aries Ari	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	19h 17m 39s	-17° 25’ 07”	15.3	15.78	trending_up	Sagittarius Sgr	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
radio_button_checked	4 Vesta	14h 26m 27s	-07° 18’ 53”	6.73	trending_down	Virgo	map my_location
radio_button_checked	1 Ceres	01h 03m 50s	-05° 19’ 54”	8.98	trending_up	Cetus	map my_location
radio_button_checked	6 Hebe	22h 40m 09s	-06° 50’ 50”	8.98	trending_up	Aquarius	map my_location
radio_button_checked	2 Pallas	21h 00m 12s	+17° 23’ 43”	9.75	trending_up	Delphinus	map my_location
radio_button_checked	7 Iris	05h 59m 36s	+23° 11’ 19”	9.83	trending_down	Taurus	map my_location
radio_button_checked	3 Juno	15h 13m 14s	-01° 55’ 15”	10.57	trending_down	Serpens	map my_location
radio_button_checked	15 Eunomia	08h 27m 40s	+15° 49’ 28”	10.81	trending_up	Cancer	map my_location
radio_button_checked	20 Massalia	06h 27m 56s	+22° 50’ 30”	10.87	trending_down	Gemini	map my_location
radio_button_checked	9 Metis	14h 36m 43s	-14° 09’ 03”	10.92	trending_down	Libra	map my_location
radio_button_checked	349 Dembowska	14h 42m 12s	-20° 57’ 54”	11.07	trending_down	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
radio_button_checked	Alpha Capricornids	30 Jul	20h 30m	-10°	5	bright		map