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
10.059 ± 0.034 [2025-07-02 03:39:20 UTC, CCD/V, MMAE/AAVSO] -
Mercury is in very favorable conditions for evening observations with a solar elongation of
25.8° (sky map) - Comet 217P/LINEAR:
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12.9 in Taurus - Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann:
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13.6 in Leo - Comet C/2021 G2 (Atlas):
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14.0 in Libra -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2025 MN88,
Jul 6 2025 at 11:53 UTC,739,948 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.
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 | 06h 46m 07s | +23° 00’ 45” | 1,887.4” | -26.71 | Gemini | map my_location |
Moon | 12h 15m 03s | -02° 34’ 19” | 1,793.4” | -9.75 | 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 |
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Mercury | 08h 35m 39s | +19° 00’ 39” | 7.8” | 0.42 | Cancer | map my_location |
Venus | 03h 42m 43s | +17° 01’ 27” | 17.6” | -4.14 | Taurus | map my_location |
Mars | 10h 41m 57s | +09° 18’ 52” | 4.8” | 1.43 | Leo | map my_location |
Jupiter | 06h 22m 11s | +23° 12’ 37” | 31.3” | -1.89 | Gemini | map my_location |
Saturn | 00h 10m 17s | -01° 19’ 41” | 17.1” | 0.95 | Pisces | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 50m 29s | +19° 53’ 38” | 3.4” | 5.82 | Taurus | map my_location |
Neptune | 00h 10m 04s | -00° 21’ 06” | 2.3” | 7.76 | 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 2 | 14:42 | Io | Begin Shadow Transit |
Jul 2 | 14:51 | Io | Begin Transit |
Jul 2 | 16:57 | Io | End Shadow Transit |
Jul 2 | 17:05 | Io | End Transit |
Jul 3 | 11:50 | Io | Begin Eclipse |
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.

7.8”

17.6”

4.8”

31.3”

17.1”

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 248 comets).
Comet | R.A. | Decl. | Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs | Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
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217P/LINEAR | 04h 40m 42s | +14° 09’ 59” | 12.9 | 16.30 | Taurus Tau | map my_location | ||
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | 09h 59m 52s | +08° 38’ 17” | 13.6 | 17.89 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 06m 06s | -01° 40’ 00” | 14.0 | 15.16 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 13h 14m 07s | +00° 22’ 50” | - | 14.20 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 01h 50m 28s | +53° 22’ 10” | 14.6 | 15.39 | Perseus Per | map my_location | ||
C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) | 04h 55m 33s | -66° 05’ 59” | 14.8 | 17.65 | Dorado Dor | map my_location | ||
C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) | 16h 46m 44s | +56° 42’ 12” | 15.1 | 14.64 | Draco Dra | map my_location | ||
C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) | 02h 35m 50s | +20° 07’ 03” | - | 15.23 | Aries Ari | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) | 19h 18m 26s | -17° 29’ 37” | 15.3 | 15.79 | Sagittarius Sgr | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) | 02h 36m 00s | +01° 33’ 50” | - | 15.37 | Cetus Cet | 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 26m 03s | -07° 11’ 18” | 6.71 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 01h 03m 03s | -05° 21’ 29” | 8.99 | Cetus | map my_location | ||
6 Hebe | 22h 39m 35s | -06° 46’ 52” | 9.00 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 21h 00m 43s | +17° 23’ 49” | 9.76 | Delphinus | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 05h 57m 05s | +23° 12’ 45” | 9.82 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
3 Juno | 15h 13m 27s | -01° 52’ 52” | 10.56 | Serpens | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 08h 26m 03s | +15° 56’ 53” | 10.81 | Cancer | map my_location | ||
20 Massalia | 06h 25m 34s | +22° 52’ 06” | 10.85 | Gemini | map my_location | ||
9 Metis | 14h 36m 40s | -14° 06’ 40” | 10.90 | Libra | map my_location | ||
349 Dembowska | 14h 42m 15s | -20° 57’ 49” | 11.05 | 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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June Bootids | 27 Jun | 14h 54m | +48° | variable | bright | map | ||