Highlights
- The Sun is in Capricornus, the Moon is Waning Gibbous in Leo
- T CrB: magnitude
11.162 ± 0.0165 [2025-02-14 06:24:15 UTC, CCD/B, RJOI/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) 2021 FH1,
Mar 21 2025 at 14:08 UTC,1,495,654 km,3.89 lunar distances - 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 52m 59s | -12° 51’ 06” | 1,943.0” | -26.77 | Capricornus | map my_location |
Moon | 11h 13m 43s | +05° 03’ 40” | 1,797.3” | -12.10 | 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 10m 39s | -13° 12’ 43” | 5.0” | -1.50 | Aquarius | map my_location |
Venus | 00h 17m 11s | +06° 20’ 25” | 38.9” | -4.86 | Pisces | map my_location |
Mars | 07h 18m 35s | +26° 12’ 30” | 12.4” | -0.70 | Gemini | map my_location |
Jupiter | 04h 39m 52s | +21° 42’ 37” | 40.6” | -2.41 | Taurus | map my_location |
Saturn | 23h 22m 22s | -06° 07’ 59” | 15.3” | 1.12 | Aquarius | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 24m 07s | +18° 22’ 48” | 3.6” | 5.75 | Aries | map my_location |
Neptune | 23h 56m 05s | -01° 48’ 04” | 2.2” | 7.82 | 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.

5.0”

38.9”

12.4”

40.6”

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 11m 45s | -38° 13’ 29” | 6.5 | 10.46 | Grus Gru | map my_location | ||
C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) | 20h 15m 25s | +11° 21’ 01” | 11.7 | 13.54 | Aquila Aql | map my_location | ||
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | 09h 56m 17s | +09° 30’ 29” | 12.4 | 17.30 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 13h 54m 32s | +04° 11’ 20” | - | 13.85 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) | 21h 50m 39s | +26° 22’ 55” | - | 14.04 | Pegasus Peg | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 01h 26m 34s | +52° 03’ 37” | 14.1 | 13.89 | Cassiopeia Cas | map my_location | ||
C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 30m 06s | -16° 49’ 48” | 14.2 | 14.92 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
21P/Giacobini-Zinner | 21h 38m 52s | +00° 06’ 05” | - | 15.30 | Aquarius Aqr | map my_location | ||
C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) | 21h 22m 11s | +01° 15’ 42” | - | 15.58 | Aquarius Aqr | map my_location | ||
C/2024 A1 (ATLAS) | 06h 47m 51s | -11° 41’ 17” | 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 56m 27s | -07° 36’ 08” | 7.20 | Libra | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 22h 04m 29s | -19° 35’ 05” | 8.97 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
29 Amphitrite | 09h 51m 28s | +18° 36’ 24” | 9.16 | Leo | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 05h 05m 56s | +26° 17’ 12” | 9.56 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 00h 12m 16s | +04° 59’ 31” | 9.97 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
8 Flora | 12h 08m 38s | +07° 25’ 34” | 10.02 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
14 Irene | 06h 26m 01s | +29° 36’ 24” | 10.46 | Auriga | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 19h 44m 36s | +04° 48’ 54” | 10.50 | Aquila | map my_location | ||
6 Hebe | 19h 21m 50s | -14° 12’ 01” | 10.75 | Sagittarius | map my_location | ||
18 Melpomene | 12h 54m 41s | +01° 01’ 10” | 10.97 | 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 | ||