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 Crescent in Pisces
- 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
21.5° (sky map) - Comet C/2021 G2 (Atlas):
magnitude
11.9 in Libra - Comet 217P/LINEAR:
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12.8 in Taurus - Comet P/2010 H2 (Vales):
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14.07 in Virgo -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2025 LT,
Jun 23 2025 at 09:41 UTC,1,287,712 km,3.35 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 57m 16s | +23° 25’ 59” | 1,888.3” | -26.71 | Taurus | map my_location |
Moon | 01h 11m 55s | +09° 45’ 08” | 1,948.9” | -9.27 | Pisces | 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 31m 17s | +23° 38’ 26” | 6.3” | -0.23 | Gemini | map my_location |
Venus | 02h 52m 01s | +13° 39’ 44” | 19.5” | -4.23 | Aries | map my_location |
Mars | 10h 16m 40s | +11° 56’ 12” | 5.1” | 1.43 | Leo | map my_location |
Jupiter | 06h 10m 30s | +23° 16’ 02” | 31.3” | -1.89 | Gemini | map my_location |
Saturn | 00h 08m 59s | -01° 24’ 38” | 16.8” | 1.01 | Pisces | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 48m 04s | +19° 46’ 03” | 3.4” | 5.83 | Taurus | map my_location |
Neptune | 00h 09m 51s | -00° 21’ 50” | 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 20 | 14:13 | Ganimede | End Transit |
Jun 20 | 14:29 | Ganimede | End Shadow Transit |
Jun 21 | 00:26 | Io | Begin Occultation |
Jun 21 | 02:44 | Io | End Eclipse |
Jun 21 | 10:30 | Europa | 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.

6.3”

19.5”

5.1”

31.3”

16.8”

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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C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 07m 35s | -02° 23’ 02” | 11.9 | 15.06 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
217P/LINEAR | 04h 00m 04s | +12° 28’ 14” | 12.8 | 16.14 | Taurus Tau | map my_location | ||
P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 13h 09m 31s | +01° 57’ 19” | - | 14.07 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
C/2025 F2 (SWAN) | 05h 52m 29s | -27° 43’ 59” | - | 14.46 | Columba Col | map my_location | ||
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | 09h 53m 38s | +09° 13’ 32” | 14.5 | 17.84 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) | 19h 15m 14s | +29° 05’ 38” | 14.8 | 14.59 | Lyra Lyr | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) | 02h 19m 59s | +05° 06’ 33” | - | 15.18 | Cetus Cet | map my_location | ||
C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) | 02h 22m 12s | +18° 49’ 47” | - | 15.30 | Aries Ari | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 01h 54m 00s | +52° 11’ 09” | 15.4 | 15.40 | Perseus Per | map my_location | ||
65P/Gunn | 18h 47m 48s | -30° 53’ 59” | - | 15.74 | 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 22s | -05° 49’ 47” | 6.49 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 00h 52m 45s | -05° 48’ 50” | 9.09 | Cetus | map my_location | ||
6 Hebe | 22h 31m 06s | -06° 18’ 43” | 9.29 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 05h 26m 38s | +23° 17’ 48” | 9.69 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 21h 05m 38s | +17° 09’ 10” | 9.91 | Delphinus | map my_location | ||
3 Juno | 15h 17m 36s | -01° 33’ 43” | 10.39 | Serpens | map my_location | ||
9 Metis | 14h 37m 56s | -13° 46’ 26” | 10.67 | Libra | map my_location | ||
20 Massalia | 05h 57m 23s | +23° 00’ 43” | 10.69 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 08h 06m 30s | +17° 21’ 22” | 10.81 | Cancer | map my_location | ||
5 Astraea | 16h 48m 29s | -14° 52’ 33” | 10.88 | Ophiuchus | 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 | |