Highlights
- The Sun is in Capricornus, the Moon is Full in Leo
- T CrB: magnitude
10.200 ± 0.055 [2025-02-12 10:06:43 UTC, CCD/V, RGED/AAVSO] - Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS):
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6.5 in Grus - Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS):
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11.7 in Aquila - Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann:
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12.4 in Leo -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2025 CN2,
Feb 13 2025 at 16:24 UTC,1,475,924 km,3.84 lunar distances - The Moon is close to opposition
- Asteroid 29 Amphitrite 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 | 21h 47m 51s | -13° 17’ 52” | 1,943.5” | -26.77 | Capricornus | map my_location |
Moon | 10h 14m 33s | +12° 38’ 06” | 1,816.4” | -12.52 | Leo | 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 | 22h 01m 31s | -14° 07’ 30” | 4.9” | -1.54 | Aquarius | map my_location |
Venus | 00h 14m 56s | +05° 50’ 54” | 38.1” | -4.85 | Pisces | map my_location |
Mars | 07h 19m 22s | +26° 13’ 12” | 12.5” | -0.74 | Gemini | map my_location |
Jupiter | 04h 39m 42s | +21° 42’ 00” | 40.8” | -2.42 | Taurus | map my_location |
Saturn | 23h 21m 48s | -06° 11’ 38” | 15.3” | 1.12 | Aquarius | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 24m 03s | +18° 22’ 32” | 3.6” | 5.74 | Aries | map my_location |
Neptune | 23h 55m 56s | -01° 49’ 08” | 2.2” | 7.81 | Pisces | map my_location |
Jupiter Moons
Position of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter. A dedicated tool is available, with more advanced features.

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.

4.9”

38.1”

12.5”

40.8”

15.3”

3.6”

2.2”
Credits for the planet images: NASA-APL - NASA.
Brightest Comets
List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 230 comets).
Comet | R.A. | Decl. | Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs | Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
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C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) | 23h 07m 55s | -37° 59’ 47” | 6.5 | 10.29 | Grus Gru | map my_location | ||
C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) | 20h 14m 42s | +11° 10’ 04” | 11.7 | 13.52 | Aquila Aql | map my_location | ||
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | 09h 56m 53s | +09° 28’ 15” | 12.4 | 17.30 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 13h 54m 18s | +04° 09’ 33” | - | 13.86 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 01h 26m 46s | +52° 17’ 06” | 13.9 | 13.86 | Cassiopeia Cas | map my_location | ||
C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 29m 35s | -16° 55’ 50” | 14.0 | 14.93 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) | 21h 46m 34s | +26° 34’ 24” | - | 14.06 | Pegasus Peg | map my_location | ||
21P/Giacobini-Zinner | 21h 33m 37s | -00° 02’ 49” | - | 15.34 | Aquarius Aqr | map my_location | ||
C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) | 21h 20m 12s | +00° 51’ 12” | - | 15.57 | Aquarius Aqr | map my_location | ||
C/2024 A1 (ATLAS) | 06h 48m 56s | -12° 07’ 30” | 15.6 | 15.86 | Canis Majoris CMa | 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 78 asteroids and dwarf planets.)
Asteroid | R.A. | Decl. | MagnitudeMag | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
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4 Vesta | 14h 55m 08s | -07° 34’ 45” | 7.23 | Libra | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 22h 02m 26s | -19° 45’ 07” | 8.97 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
29 Amphitrite | 09h 52m 50s | +18° 32’ 41” | 9.15 | Leo | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 05h 05m 04s | +26° 23’ 38” | 9.53 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 00h 09m 19s | +04° 42’ 42” | 9.97 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
8 Flora | 12h 09m 19s | +07° 16’ 01” | 10.05 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
14 Irene | 06h 26m 16s | +29° 34’ 36” | 10.43 | Auriga | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 19h 42m 56s | +04° 43’ 10” | 10.49 | Aquila | map my_location | ||
6 Hebe | 19h 19m 24s | -14° 15’ 25” | 10.75 | Sagittarius | map my_location | ||
18 Melpomene | 12h 54m 58s | +00° 52’ 57” | 10.99 | Virgo | 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 Centaurids | 8 Feb | 14h 00m | -59° | 6 | bright | map | ||