Highlights

• ⭐ Check out the recently discovered Nova V462 Lupi. The information is also available in Italian.
• The Sun is in Gemini, the Moon is First Quarter in Virgo
• T CrB: magnitude 11.200 ± 0.005 [2025-07-02 08:02:30 UTC, CCD/B, RHM/AAVSO]
• Mercury is in very favorable conditions for evening observations with a solar elongation of 25.9° (sky map)
• Comet 217P/LINEAR: magnitude 12.9 in Taurus
• Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann: magnitude 13.6 in Leo
• Comet C/2021 G2 (Atlas): magnitude 14.0 in Libra
• Next NEO approach: Asteroid (NEO) 2025 MN88, Jul 6 2025 at 11:53 UTC, 739,537 km, 1.92 lunar distances
• KBO 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule) is close to opposition

Popular Objects

Popular objects during the last 7 days based on the number of visualizations.

Sun and Moon

How the Sun and the Moon look like today.

	R.A.	Decl.	Apparent Diameter	MagnitudeMag	ConstellationConst	Charts
radio_button_checked Sun	06h 48m 54s	+22° 57’ 28”	1,887.4”	-26.71 trending_flat	Gemini	map my_location
radio_button_checked Moon	12h 39m 39s	-07° 07’ 12”	1,784.0”	-10.03 trending_up	Virgo	map

The Planets

Current essential information about the planets. Click each planet to view full details.

Planet	R.A.	Decl.	Diameter	MagnitudeMag	ConstellationConst	Charts
radio_button_checked Mercury	08h 38m 22s	+18° 42’ 49”	7.9”	0.45 trending_down	Cancer	map my_location
radio_button_checked Venus	03h 45m 42s	+17° 11’ 48”	17.5”	-4.13 trending_down	Taurus	map my_location
radio_button_checked Mars	10h 43m 23s	+09° 09’ 30”	4.8”	1.43 trending_flat	Leo	map my_location
radio_button_checked Jupiter	06h 22m 51s	+23° 12’ 18”	31.3”	-1.89 trending_flat	Gemini	map my_location
radio_button_checked Saturn	00h 10m 20s	-01° 19’ 35”	17.2”	0.95 trending_flat	Pisces	map my_location
radio_button_checked Uranus	03h 50m 37s	+19° 54’ 02”	3.4”	5.82 trending_flat	Taurus	map my_location
radio_button_checked Neptune	00h 10m 04s	-00° 21’ 07”	2.3”	7.76 trending_flat	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
Jul 3	10:50	Io	Begin Eclipse
Jul 3	13:13	Io	End Occultation
Jul 3	21:39	Europa	Begin Shadow Transit
Jul 3	21:57	Europa	Begin Transit
Jul 4	00:20	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.

Credits for the planet images: NASA-APL - NASA.

Brightest Comets

List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 248 comets).

	Comet	R.A.	Decl.	Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs	Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred		ConstellationConst	Charts
radio_button_checked	217P/LINEAR	04h 42m 58s	+14° 14’ 41”	12.9	16.31	trending_down	Taurus Tau	map my_location
radio_button_checked	29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann	10h 00m 15s	+08° 36’ 06”	13.6	17.89	trending_flat	Leo Leo	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2021 G2 (Atlas)	15h 06m 03s	-01° 37’ 59”	14.0	15.17	trending_down	Libra Lib	map my_location
radio_button_checked	P/2010 H2 (Vales)	13h 14m 28s	+00° 17’ 09”	-	14.21	trending_down	Virgo Vir	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)	01h 50m 10s	+53° 26’ 15”	14.6	15.39	trending_flat	Perseus Per	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)	04h 56m 04s	-66° 07’ 26”	14.8	17.65	trending_flat	Dorado Dor	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2023 C2 (ATLAS)	23h 43m 17s	+46° 23’ 48”	15.0	16.20	trending_down	Andromeda And	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)	02h 36m 36s	+20° 11’ 16”	-	15.22	trending_up	Aries Ari	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	19h 17m 54s	-17° 26’ 34”	15.3	15.78	trending_up	Sagittarius Sgr	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos)	02h 36m 52s	+01° 20’ 35”	-	15.39	trending_down	Cetus Cet	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
radio_button_checked	4 Vesta	14h 26m 19s	-07° 16’ 32”	6.73	trending_down	Virgo	map my_location
radio_button_checked	1 Ceres	01h 03m 35s	-05° 20’ 25”	8.98	trending_up	Cetus	map my_location
radio_button_checked	6 Hebe	22h 39m 59s	-06° 49’ 36”	8.99	trending_up	Aquarius	map my_location
radio_button_checked	2 Pallas	21h 00m 22s	+17° 23’ 45”	9.75	trending_up	Delphinus	map my_location
radio_button_checked	7 Iris	05h 58m 48s	+23° 11’ 44”	9.83	trending_down	Taurus	map my_location
radio_button_checked	3 Juno	15h 13m 18s	-01° 54’ 30”	10.57	trending_down	Serpens	map my_location
radio_button_checked	15 Eunomia	08h 27m 09s	+15° 51’ 47”	10.81	trending_flat	Cancer	map my_location
radio_button_checked	20 Massalia	06h 27m 11s	+22° 50’ 58”	10.87	trending_down	Gemini	map my_location
radio_button_checked	9 Metis	14h 36m 42s	-14° 08’ 21”	10.92	trending_down	Libra	map my_location
radio_button_checked	349 Dembowska	14h 42m 13s	-20° 57’ 56”	11.07	trending_down	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
radio_button_checked	June Bootids	27 Jun	14h 54m	+48°	variable	bright		map