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 Capricornus
- T CrB: magnitude
10.165 ± 0.005 [2025-06-14 10:48:54 UTC, CCD/CV, IDG/AAVSO] -
Mercury is in favorable conditions for evening observations with a solar elongation of
17.7° (sky map) - Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann:
magnitude
13.4 in Leo - Comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN):
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13.88 in Lepus - Comet C/2021 G2 (Atlas):
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14.0 in Libra -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2021 PJ1,
Aug 15 2025 at 04:38 UTC,1,674,743 km,4.36 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 35m 27s | +23° 18’ 50” | 1,889.2” | -26.71 | Taurus | map my_location |
Moon | 20h 51m 18s | -21° 58’ 34” | 1,850.9” | -11.48 | Capricornus | 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 | 06h 52m 52s | +24° 54’ 50” | 5.8” | -0.63 | Gemini | map my_location |
Venus | 02h 30m 29s | +12° 02’ 50” | 20.5” | -4.27 | Aries | map my_location |
Mars | 10h 05m 32s | +13° 02’ 46” | 5.2” | 1.38 | Leo | map my_location |
Jupiter | 06h 05m 17s | +23° 16’ 30” | 31.4” | -1.90 | Gemini | map my_location |
Saturn | 00h 08m 09s | -01° 28’ 35” | 16.6” | 1.03 | Pisces | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 46m 55s | +19° 42’ 25” | 3.4” | 5.84 | Taurus | map my_location |
Neptune | 00h 09m 40s | -00° 22’ 44” | 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 15 | 16:55 | Io | Begin Occultation |
Jun 15 | 19:18 | Io | End Eclipse |
Jun 16 | 01:52 | Europa | Begin Transit |
Jun 16 | 02:10 | Europa | Begin Shadow Transit |
Jun 16 | 04:33 | Europa | End 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.

5.8”

20.5”

5.2”

31.4”

16.6”

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 07s | +09° 27’ 36” | 13.4 | 17.82 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
C/2025 F2 (SWAN) | 05h 46m 45s | -24° 41’ 39” | - | 13.88 | Lepus Lep | map my_location | ||
C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 08m 41s | -02° 46’ 44” | 14.0 | 15.02 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 13h 08m 14s | +02° 36’ 31” | - | 14.00 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 01h 54m 43s | +51° 40’ 52” | 14.8 | 15.40 | Perseus Per | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) | 02h 12m 20s | +06° 31’ 15” | - | 15.08 | Cetus Cet | map my_location | ||
C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) | 23h 37m 22s | +40° 59’ 34” | 15.2 | 16.13 | Andromeda And | map my_location | ||
C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) | 02h 15m 56s | +18° 13’ 38” | - | 15.34 | Aries Ari | map my_location | ||
C/2020 V2 (ZTF) | 22h 01m 48s | -70° 36’ 09” | 15.5 | 16.92 | Indus Ind | map my_location | ||
65P/Gunn | 18h 51m 29s | -30° 31’ 56” | - | 15.76 | 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 31s | -05° 19’ 18” | 6.38 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 00h 47m 39s | -06° 05’ 37” | 9.14 | Cetus | map my_location | ||
6 Hebe | 22h 26m 27s | -06° 16’ 10” | 9.41 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 05h 12m 56s | +23° 12’ 48” | 9.61 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 21h 07m 01s | +16° 54’ 23” | 9.97 | Delphinus | map my_location | ||
3 Juno | 15h 20m 15s | -01° 31’ 04” | 10.32 | Serpens | map my_location | ||
9 Metis | 14h 39m 41s | -13° 42’ 12” | 10.56 | Libra | map my_location | ||
5 Astraea | 16h 53m 07s | -14° 51’ 08” | 10.75 | Ophiuchus | map my_location | ||
20 Massalia | 05h 44m 50s | +22° 58’ 26” | 10.79 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
349 Dembowska | 14h 46m 47s | -21° 08’ 31” | 10.80 | 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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Daytime Arietids | 7 Jun | 02h 53m | +24° | 50 | medium | 1566 Icarus ? | map | |