Highlights
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⭐A new interstellar object of cometary nature
approaching the inner Solar System, named 3I/ATLAS (alternative designation C/2025 N1), has been discovered by the "Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System" (ATLAS) survey.
Its orbit has an exceptionally high eccentricity of
e=6.18 . It should brighten up to magnitude 10 at the beginning of November this year. » 3I/ATLAS complete information. -
🌕 Upcoming Full Moon on
Thursday, 10 July 2025 at22:37 - The Sun is in Gemini, the Moon is Full in Sagittarius
- T CrB: magnitude
10.003 ± 0.0098 [2025-07-09 20:37:02 UTC, CCD/V, MAV/AAVSO] -
Mercury is in very favorable conditions for evening observations with a solar elongation of
24.9° (sky map) - Comet C/2021 G2 (Atlas):
magnitude
13.6 in Libra - Comet P/2010 H2 (Vales):
magnitude
14.29 in Virgo - Comet 65P/Gunn:
magnitude
14.5 in Sagittarius -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2021 PJ1,
Aug 15 2025 at 04:38 UTC,1,674,743 km,4.36 lunar distances - The Moon is close to opposition
- Pluto is close to opposition
- 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 | 07h 18m 50s | +22° 11’ 51” | 1,887.6” | -26.71 | Gemini | map my_location |
Moon | 18h 42m 50s | -28° 17’ 32” | 1,822.6” | -12.39 | 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 | 09h 00m 44s | +15° 38’ 29” | 9.0” | 0.83 | Cancer | map my_location |
Venus | 04h 18m 49s | +18° 56’ 47” | 16.6” | -4.09 | Taurus | map my_location |
Mars | 10h 59m 12s | +07° 26’ 44” | 4.7” | 1.45 | Leo | map my_location |
Jupiter | 06h 30m 01s | +23° 08’ 26” | 31.4” | -1.89 | Gemini | map my_location |
Saturn | 00h 10m 40s | -01° 19’ 31” | 17.4” | 0.91 | Pisces | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 51m 59s | +19° 58’ 13” | 3.5” | 5.81 | Taurus | map my_location |
Neptune | 00h 10m 03s | -00° 21’ 38” | 2.3” | 7.73 | 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 10 | 12:44 | Io | Begin Eclipse |
Jul 10 | 15:15 | Io | End Occultation |
Jul 11 | 00:14 | Europa | Begin Shadow Transit |
Jul 11 | 00:48 | Europa | Begin Transit |
Jul 11 | 02:56 | Europa | End Shadow 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.

9.0”

16.6”

4.7”

31.4”

17.4”

3.5”

2.3”
Credits for the planet images: NASA-APL - NASA.
Brightest Comets
List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 249 comets).
Comet | R.A. | Decl. | Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs | Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
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C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 05m 55s | -01° 18’ 30” | 13.6 | 15.23 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 13h 18m 30s | -00° 45’ 11” | - | 14.29 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
65P/Gunn | 18h 32m 26s | -31° 58’ 15” | 14.5 | 15.75 | Sagittarius Sgr | map my_location | ||
C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) | 02h 44m 40s | +20° 56’ 05” | 15.0 | 15.17 | Aries Ari | map my_location | ||
C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) | 21h 49m 24s | +22° 44’ 40” | 15.0 | 15.35 | Pegasus Peg | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) | 02h 45m 53s | -01° 09’ 49” | 15.6 | 15.51 | Cetus Cet | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 01h 46m 17s | +54° 11’ 02” | 15.7 | 15.38 | Perseus Per | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) | 19h 12m 05s | -16° 53’ 08” | 15.7 | 15.73 | Sagittarius Sgr | map my_location | ||
C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) | 07h 41m 34s | +18° 09’ 57” | - | 15.78 | Gemini Gem | map my_location | ||
C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) | 23h 43m 46s | +48° 28’ 27” | 15.9 | 16.23 | Andromeda And | 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 30m 03s | -08° 14’ 47” | 6.85 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
6 Hebe | 22h 43m 33s | -07° 26’ 24” | 8.80 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 01h 09m 02s | -05° 11’ 45” | 8.91 | Cetus | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 20h 56m 07s | +17° 16’ 48” | 9.66 | Delphinus | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 06h 17m 21s | +22° 56’ 50” | 9.90 | Gemini | map my_location | ||
3 Juno | 15h 12m 12s | -02° 15’ 01” | 10.67 | Libra | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 08h 39m 07s | +14° 55’ 21” | 10.79 | Cancer | map my_location | ||
20 Massalia | 06h 44m 36s | +22° 35’ 28” | 10.93 | Gemini | map my_location | ||
9 Metis | 14h 37m 49s | -14° 28’ 29” | 11.05 | Libra | map my_location | ||
349 Dembowska | 14h 42m 26s | -21° 00’ 34” | 11.16 | 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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Alpha Capricornids | 30 Jul | 20h 30m | -10° | 5 | bright | map | ||