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 Aquarius
- T CrB: magnitude
10.315 ± 0.006 [2025-06-16 11:08:07 UTC, CCD/CV, IDG/AAVSO] -
Mercury is in favorable conditions for evening observations with a solar elongation of
18.8° (sky map) - Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann:
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10.6 in Leo - Comet C/2021 G2 (Atlas):
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11.9 in Libra - Comet P/2010 H2 (Vales):
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14.02 in Virgo -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2025 LT,
Jun 23 2025 at 09:50 UTC,1,289,202 km,3.35 lunar distances - 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 41m 01s | +23° 21’ 46” | 1,889.0” | -26.71 | Taurus | map my_location |
Moon | 21h 59m 02s | -15° 02’ 21” | 1,875.4” | -11.04 | Aquarius | 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 | 07h 03m 12s | +24° 39’ 45” | 5.9” | -0.52 | Gemini | map my_location |
Venus | 02h 35m 54s | +12° 27’ 46” | 20.3” | -4.26 | Aries | map my_location |
Mars | 10h 08m 22s | +12° 46’ 01” | 5.1” | 1.39 | Leo | map my_location |
Jupiter | 06h 06m 37s | +23° 16’ 27” | 31.4” | -1.90 | Gemini | map my_location |
Saturn | 00h 08m 22s | -01° 27’ 28” | 16.7” | 1.02 | Pisces | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 47m 12s | +19° 43’ 22” | 3.4” | 5.84 | Taurus | map my_location |
Neptune | 00h 09m 43s | -00° 22’ 28” | 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 16 | 14:17 | Io | Begin Transit |
Jun 16 | 14:25 | Io | Begin Shadow Transit |
Jun 16 | 16:31 | Io | End Transit |
Jun 16 | 16:39 | Io | End Shadow Transit |
Jun 16 | 20:57 | Ganimede | Begin Occultation |
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.

5.9”

20.3”

5.1”

31.4”

16.7”

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 51m 44s | +09° 24’ 07” | 10.6 | 17.82 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 08m 23s | -02° 40’ 25” | 11.9 | 15.04 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 13h 08m 30s | +02° 26’ 42” | - | 14.02 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
C/2025 F2 (SWAN) | 05h 48m 13s | -25° 29’ 06” | - | 14.04 | Lepus Lep | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) | 02h 14m 19s | +06° 10’ 10” | - | 15.11 | Cetus Cet | map my_location | ||
C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) | 02h 17m 33s | +18° 22’ 57” | - | 15.32 | Aries Ari | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 01h 54m 34s | +51° 48’ 30” | 15.4 | 15.40 | Perseus Per | map my_location | ||
65P/Gunn | 18h 50m 35s | -30° 37’ 41” | - | 15.75 | Sagittarius Sgr | map my_location | ||
C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) | 07h 19m 18s | +17° 37’ 43” | - | 15.77 | Gemini Gem | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) | 19h 30m 01s | -18° 40’ 07” | - | 15.92 | 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 | ||
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4 Vesta | 14h 23m 24s | -05° 26’ 42” | 6.41 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 00h 48m 58s | -06° 01’ 04” | 9.13 | Cetus | map my_location | ||
6 Hebe | 22h 27m 41s | -06° 16’ 17” | 9.38 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 05h 16m 26s | +23° 14’ 31” | 9.63 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 21h 06m 43s | +16° 58’ 34” | 9.96 | Delphinus | map my_location | ||
3 Juno | 15h 19m 33s | -01° 31’ 23” | 10.34 | Serpens | map my_location | ||
9 Metis | 14h 39m 11s | -13° 43’ 01” | 10.59 | Libra | map my_location | ||
20 Massalia | 05h 48m 02s | +22° 59’ 24” | 10.76 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
5 Astraea | 16h 51m 55s | -14° 51’ 18” | 10.79 | Ophiuchus | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 07h 59m 59s | +17° 47’ 39” | 10.81 | Cancer | 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 | |