Highlights
- ⭐ Check out the recently discovered Nova V462 Lupi. The information is also available in Italian.
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🌑 Upcoming New Moon on
Wednesday, 25 June 2025 at11:31 - The Sun is in Gemini, the Moon is Waning Crescent in Taurus
- T CrB: magnitude
10.217 ± 0.005 [2025-06-18 11:16:13 UTC, CCD/CV, IDG/AAVSO] -
Mercury is in very favorable conditions for evening observations with a solar elongation of
23.2° (sky map) -
The Sun and
Jupiter are in conjunction,
0° 53’ 48” separation, decreasing - Comet 217P/LINEAR:
magnitude
13.1 in Taurus - Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann:
magnitude
13.8 in Leo - Comet C/2021 G2 (Atlas):
magnitude
14.4 in Libra -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2025 MS1,
Jun 24 2025 at 11:41 UTC,314,255 km,0.82 lunar distances
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 09m 37s | +23° 24’ 58” | 1,888.0” | -26.71 | Gemini | map my_location |
Moon | 04h 05m 44s | +25° 16’ 46” | 1,973.0” | -6.75 | Taurus | 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 50m 24s | +22° 38’ 13” | 6.6” | -0.04 | Gemini | map my_location |
Venus | 03h 04m 29s | +14° 33’ 06” | 19.0” | -4.20 | Aries | map my_location |
Mars | 10h 23m 01s | +11° 17’ 32” | 5.0” | 1.44 | Leo | map my_location |
Jupiter | 06h 13m 27s | +23° 15’ 29” | 31.3” | -1.89 | Gemini | map my_location |
Saturn | 00h 09m 23s | -01° 22’ 52” | 16.9” | 0.99 | Pisces | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 48m 42s | +19° 48’ 03” | 3.4” | 5.83 | Taurus | map my_location |
Neptune | 00h 09m 56s | -00° 21’ 29” | 2.3” | 7.77 | 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 23 | 16:19 | Io | Begin Transit |
Jun 23 | 16:20 | Io | Begin Shadow Transit |
Jun 23 | 18:33 | Io | End Transit |
Jun 23 | 18:34 | Io | End Shadow Transit |
Jun 24 | 01:26 | 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.

6.6”

19.0”

5.0”

31.3”

16.9”

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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217P/LINEAR | 04h 10m 29s | +12° 57’ 09” | 13.1 | 16.18 | Taurus Tau | map my_location | ||
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | 09h 55m 09s | +09° 05’ 07” | 13.8 | 17.85 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 07m 05s | -02° 10’ 53” | 14.4 | 15.08 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) | 23h 40m 53s | +43° 33’ 21” | 14.5 | 16.16 | Andromeda And | map my_location | ||
C/2025 F2 (SWAN) | 05h 55m 41s | -29° 23’ 40” | - | 14.76 | Columba Col | map my_location | ||
C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) | 02h 25m 41s | +19° 09’ 46” | 15.0 | 15.29 | Aries Ari | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) | 02h 24m 10s | +04° 15’ 59” | - | 15.22 | Cetus Cet | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 01h 53m 22s | +52° 28’ 43” | 15.6 | 15.39 | Perseus Per | map my_location | ||
496P/Hill | 09h 47m 38s | +25° 38’ 34” | 15.7 | 19.46 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) | 07h 25m 40s | +17° 49’ 04” | - | 15.78 | Gemini Gem | 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 39s | -06° 08’ 45” | 6.55 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 00h 55m 29s | -05° 40’ 34” | 9.08 | Cetus | map my_location | ||
6 Hebe | 22h 33m 31s | -06° 22’ 45” | 9.22 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 05h 34m 21s | +23° 18’ 37” | 9.73 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 21h 04m 38s | +17° 15’ 25” | 9.86 | Delphinus | map my_location | ||
3 Juno | 15h 16m 19s | -01° 36’ 53” | 10.44 | Serpens | map my_location | ||
9 Metis | 14h 37m 17s | -13° 50’ 09” | 10.73 | Libra | map my_location | ||
20 Massalia | 06h 04m 29s | +23° 00’ 19” | 10.74 | Gemini | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 08h 11m 27s | +17° 00’ 48” | 10.81 | Cancer | map my_location | ||
349 Dembowska | 14h 43m 45s | -21° 00’ 48” | 10.93 | 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 | |
June Bootids | 27 Jun | 14h 54m | +48° | variable | bright | map | ||