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Solar System Object Locator

Use this form to visualize the position of Solar System objects at given date and time on an interactive sky map.
Time: : UTC

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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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Go to 3D Solar System Viewer for more advanced features

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: Waxing Gibbous  Age: 12.45 days
Information about the Moon
Moon position in sky map
R.A. Decl. Apparent Diameter MagnitudeMag ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked Sun 11h 36m 20s +02° 33’ 16” 1,908.6” -26.73 trending_flat Leo map my_location
radio_button_checked Moon 21h 46m 09s -18° 14’ 21” 1,970.1” -12.02 trending_up Capricornus 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 10h 51m 52s +09° 05’ 18” 5.6” -1.21 trending_up Leo map my_location
radio_button_checked Venus 13h 19m 12s -07° 51’ 56” 11.6” -3.89 trending_flat Virgo map my_location
radio_button_checked Mars 06h 28m 34s +23° 28’ 01” 7.0” 0.65 trending_flat Gemini map my_location
radio_button_checked Jupiter 05h 18m 38s +22° 23’ 09” 39.4” -2.36 trending_up Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Saturn 23h 09m 46s -07° 45’ 55” 18.5” 0.60 trending_flat Aquarius map my_location
radio_button_checked Uranus 03h 39m 47s +19° 15’ 54” 3.7” 5.70 trending_flat Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Neptune 23h 57m 08s -01° 45’ 09” 2.3” 7.68 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

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
5.6”
Venus
11.6”
Mars
7.0”
Jupiter
39.4”
Saturn
18.5”
Uranus
3.7”
Neptune
2.3”

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

Brightest Comets

List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 227 comets).

Comet R.A. Decl. Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) 10h 37m 01s -05° 31’ 54” 5.5 8.00 trending_up Sextans Sex map my_location
radio_button_checked 13P/Olbers 14h 02m 21s +11° 24’ 22” 8.6 10.06 trending_down Bootes Boo map my_location
radio_button_checked 12P/Pons-Brooks 13h 07m 43s -47° 40’ 12” 11.0 13.19 trending_down Centaurus Cen map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 07h 39m 25s +47° 01’ 59” 13.0 13.63 trending_up Lynx Lyn map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 22h 46m 57s -04° 40’ 56” 13.5 15.88 trending_up Aquarius Aqr map my_location
radio_button_checked 130P/McNaught-Hughes 02h 43m 39s +08° 19’ 34” 13.8 17.15 trending_flat Cetus Cet map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) 16h 59m 53s -42° 41’ 26” - 14.60 trending_flat Scorpius Sco map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2023 R2 (PANSTARRS) 13h 01m 35s +01° 20’ 41” - 14.63 trending_down Virgo Vir map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2021 S3 (PANSTARRS) 19h 25m 12s +50° 23’ 11” 14.7 12.36 trending_down Cygnus Cyg map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 S4 (Lemmon) 11h 02m 18s -64° 50’ 24” - 14.72 trending_down Carina Car 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 78 asteroids and dwarf planets.)

Asteroid R.A. Decl. MagnitudeMag ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked 4 Vesta 10h 53m 37s +11° 19’ 20” 8.09 trending_flat Leo map my_location
radio_button_checked 1 Ceres 18h 40m 09s -30° 44’ 05” 8.69 trending_down Sagittarius map my_location
radio_button_checked 7 Iris 20h 30m 11s -10° 31’ 05” 8.94 trending_down Capricornus map my_location
radio_button_checked 1036 Ganymed 20h 23m 55s +52° 05’ 42” 9.49 trending_up Cygnus map my_location
radio_button_checked 15 Eunomia 05h 22m 36s +34° 46’ 01” 9.57 trending_up Auriga map my_location
radio_button_checked 20 Massalia 00h 37m 07s +04° 30’ 13” 9.77 trending_up Pisces map my_location
radio_button_checked 2 Pallas 16h 26m 00s +11° 50’ 17” 10.22 trending_down Hercules map my_location
radio_button_checked 19 Fortuna 01h 51m 06s +12° 20’ 06” 10.32 trending_up Aries map my_location
radio_button_checked 16 Psyche 20h 41m 11s -17° 45’ 29” 10.43 trending_down Capricornus map my_location
radio_button_checked 11 Parthenope 03h 52m 43s +13° 52’ 15” 10.92 trending_up Taurus 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 Southern Taurids 10 Oct 02h 06m +09° 5 bright Comet Encke map
radio_button_checked Daytime Sextantids 27 Sep 10h 05m +00° 5 bright map
radio_button_checked September Epsilon Perseids 9 Sep 03h 12m +40° 5 medium map
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