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.
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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 Aries
- 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
22.8° (sky map) -
The Sun and
Jupiter are in conjunction,
1° 29’ 24” separation, decreasing - Comet 217P/LINEAR:
magnitude
12.8 in Taurus - Comet C/2021 G2 (Atlas):
magnitude
13.6 in Libra - Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann:
magnitude
13.8 in Leo -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2025 LT,
Jun 23 2025 at 09:41 UTC,1,288,161 km,3.35 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 06m 13s | +23° 25’ 37” | 1,888.1” | -26.71 | Gemini | map my_location |
Moon | 03h 12m 17s | +21° 52’ 53” | 1,972.0” | -7.59 | Aries | 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 45m 21s | +22° 55’ 44” | 6.5” | -0.08 | Gemini | map my_location |
Venus | 03h 01m 02s | +14° 18’ 33” | 19.2” | -4.20 | Aries | map my_location |
Mars | 10h 21m 16s | +11° 28’ 14” | 5.0” | 1.46 | Leo | map my_location |
Jupiter | 06h 12m 38s | +23° 15’ 39” | 31.3” | -1.89 | Gemini | map my_location |
Saturn | 00h 09m 17s | -01° 23’ 19” | 16.9” | 0.99 | Pisces | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 48m 31s | +19° 47’ 31” | 3.4” | 5.83 | Taurus | map my_location |
Neptune | 00h 09m 54s | -00° 21’ 34” | 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 22 | 18:57 | Io | Begin Occultation |
Jun 22 | 21:13 | Io | End Eclipse |
Jun 23 | 04:42 | Europa | Begin Transit |
Jun 23 | 04:45 | Europa | Begin Shadow Transit |
Jun 23 | 07:23 | Europa | End 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.

6.5”

19.2”

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 07m 38s | +12° 49’ 26” | 12.8 | 16.17 | Taurus Tau | map my_location | ||
C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 07m 12s | -02° 14’ 09” | 13.6 | 15.08 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | 09h 54m 43s | +09° 07’ 28” | 13.8 | 17.85 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 01h 53m 34s | +52° 23’ 51” | 14.4 | 15.39 | Perseus Per | map my_location | ||
C/2025 F2 (SWAN) | 05h 54m 48s | -28° 56’ 28” | - | 14.68 | Columba Col | map my_location | ||
C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) | 23h 40m 35s | +43° 18’ 17” | 14.7 | 16.16 | Andromeda And | map my_location | ||
C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) | 02h 24m 44s | +19° 04’ 18” | 15.0 | 15.29 | Aries Ari | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) | 02h 23m 01s | +04° 30’ 04” | - | 15.21 | Cetus Cet | map my_location | ||
C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) | 19h 11m 58s | +29° 05’ 33” | 15.5 | 14.62 | Lyra Lyr | map my_location | ||
496P/Hill | 09h 45m 36s | +25° 50’ 25” | 15.7 | 19.42 | Leo Leo | 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 33s | -06° 03’ 26” | 6.53 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 00h 54m 44s | -05° 42’ 45” | 9.09 | Cetus | map my_location | ||
6 Hebe | 22h 32m 52s | -06° 21’ 26” | 9.24 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 05h 32m 14s | +23° 18’ 32” | 9.71 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 21h 04m 56s | +17° 13’ 51” | 9.88 | Delphinus | map my_location | ||
3 Juno | 15h 16m 39s | -01° 35’ 54” | 10.43 | Serpens | map my_location | ||
9 Metis | 14h 37m 26s | -13° 49’ 02” | 10.71 | Libra | map my_location | ||
20 Massalia | 06h 02m 31s | +23° 00’ 33” | 10.72 | Gemini | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 08h 10m 05s | +17° 06’ 30” | 10.81 | Cancer | map my_location | ||
349 Dembowska | 14h 43m 59s | -21° 01’ 22” | 10.92 | 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 | ||