Highlights
- The Sun is in Libra, the Moon is Waxing Crescent in Sagittarius
- T CrB: magnitude
10.982 ± 0.0163 [2024-11-06 18:24:14 UTC, CCD/B, RJOI/AAVSO] -
Mercury is in very favorable conditions for evening observations with a solar elongation of
20.8° (sky map) - Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS):
magnitude
7.1 in Ophiucus - Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS):
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11.8 in Lupus - Comet C/2024 S1 (disintegrated):
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11.97 in Corvus -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2024 VM1,
Nov 6 2024 at 23:47 UTC,310,309 km,0.81 lunar distances - Uranus is close to opposition
- Asteroid 10 Hygiea is close to opposition
- Asteroid 11 Parthenope 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 | 14h 50m 19s | -16° 20’ 59” | 1,936.2” | -26.76 | Libra | map my_location |
Moon | 19h 14m 34s | -27° 56’ 07” | 1,849.5” | -8.90 | Sagittarius | 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 | 16h 13m 13s | -23° 38’ 27” | 5.7” | -0.31 | Scorpius | map my_location |
Venus | 17h 34m 39s | -25° 18’ 40” | 14.7” | -4.03 | Ophiucus | map my_location |
Mars | 08h 14m 03s | +21° 30’ 17” | 9.6” | -0.03 | Cancer | map my_location |
Jupiter | 05h 16m 38s | +22° 20’ 43” | 45.7” | -2.72 | Taurus | map my_location |
Saturn | 22h 59m 41s | -08° 43’ 57” | 17.6” | 0.83 | Aquarius | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 33m 33s | +18° 54’ 47” | 3.8” | 5.64 | Taurus | map my_location |
Neptune | 23h 52m 30s | -02° 14’ 43” | 2.3” | 7.71 | 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.
5.7”
14.7”
9.6”
45.7”
17.6”
3.8”
2.3”
Credits for the planet images: NASA-APL - NASA.
Brightest Comets
List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 228 comets).
Comet | R.A. | Decl. | Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs | Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
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C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) | 18h 22m 38s | +03° 54’ 15” | 7.1 | 9.26 | Ophiucus Oph | map my_location | ||
C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) | 15h 04m 51s | -43° 51’ 13” | 11.8 | 13.50 | Lupus Lup | map my_location | ||
C/2024 S1 (disintegrated) | 12h 52m 32s | -20° 44’ 56” | - | 11.97 | Corvus Crv | map my_location | ||
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | 10h 07m 33s | +10° 03’ 18” | 12.0 | 17.72 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
333P/LINEAR | 11h 01m 46s | +07° 40’ 26” | 12.2 | 15.93 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
13P/Olbers | 15h 57m 54s | -06° 38’ 31” | - | 12.52 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) | 14h 45m 52s | +37° 48’ 32” | 12.8 | 15.14 | Bootes Boo | map my_location | ||
C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) | 22h 37m 34s | -05° 16’ 14” | 13.7 | 15.81 | Aquarius Aqr | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 06h 44m 49s | +62° 51’ 39” | 13.9 | 13.16 | Camelopardalis Cam | map my_location | ||
P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 12h 24m 32s | +09° 53’ 40” | - | 14.81 | Virgo Vir | 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 | 12h 26m 25s | +02° 37’ 33” | 8.13 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 05h 58m 00s | +35° 56’ 37” | 8.74 | Auriga | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 19h 31m 29s | -29° 00’ 33” | 9.20 | Sagittarius | map my_location | ||
1036 Ganymed | 23h 55m 51s | +06° 32’ 16” | 9.34 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 21h 03m 38s | -10° 11’ 22” | 9.68 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
11 Parthenope | 03h 33m 06s | +11° 23’ 28” | 9.85 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
19 Fortuna | 01h 15m 12s | +07° 55’ 28” | 9.98 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
20 Massalia | 23h 59m 07s | +00° 05’ 28” | 10.19 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 17h 27m 00s | +05° 08’ 09” | 10.40 | Ophiucus | map my_location | ||
13 Egeria | 04h 58m 59s | +32° 18’ 54” | 10.61 | Auriga | 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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Leonids | 17 Nov | 10h 05m | +22° | 15 | bright | 55P/Tempel–Tuttle | map | |
Orionids | 21 Oct | 06h 17m | +16° | 15 | bright | 1P/Halley | map | |
Northern Taurids | 12 Nov | 03h 53m | +22° | 5 | bright | Comet Encke | map | |
Southern Taurids | 10 Oct | 02h 06m | +09° | 5 | bright | Comet Encke | map | |