Highlights

• ⭐ Check out the recently discovered Nova V462 Lupi. The information is also available in Italian.
• The Sun is in Gemini, the Moon is New in Auriga
• 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 24° (sky map)
• The Sun and Jupiter are in conjunction, 0° 26’ 16” separation, increasing
• Comet 217P/LINEAR: magnitude 13.1 in Taurus
• Comet P/2010 H2 (Vales): magnitude 14.11 in Virgo
• Comet C/2021 G2 (Atlas): magnitude 14.4 in Libra
• Next NEO approach: Asteroid (NEO) 2025 MP1, Jun 25 2025 at 21:31 UTC, 1,042,217 km, 2.71 lunar distances

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 17m 07s	+23° 22’ 32”	1,887.8”	-26.71 trending_flat	Gemini	map my_location
radio_button_checked Moon	06h 07m 27s	+27° 39’ 30”	1,957.2”	-4.69 trending_up	Auriga	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 01m 06s	+21° 57’ 13”	6.8”	0.07 trending_down	Gemini	map my_location
radio_button_checked Venus	03h 12m 11s	+15° 04’ 52”	18.7”	-4.19 trending_down	Aries	map my_location
radio_button_checked Mars	10h 26m 53s	+10° 53’ 39”	5.0”	1.45 trending_up	Leo	map my_location
radio_button_checked Jupiter	06h 15m 14s	+23° 15’ 02”	31.3”	-1.89 trending_flat	Gemini	map my_location
radio_button_checked Saturn	00h 09m 36s	-01° 21’ 59”	16.9”	0.99 trending_up	Pisces	map my_location
radio_button_checked Uranus	03h 49m 04s	+19° 49’ 14”	3.4”	5.83 trending_flat	Taurus	map my_location
radio_button_checked Neptune	00h 09m 58s	-00° 21’ 19”	2.3”	7.77 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
Jun 25	10:48	Io	Begin Shadow Transit
Jun 25	10:49	Io	Begin Transit
Jun 25	13:02	Io	End Shadow Transit
Jun 25	13:03	Io	End Transit
Jun 26	07:56	Io	Begin Eclipse

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 246 comets).

	Comet	R.A.	Decl.	Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs	Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred		ConstellationConst	Charts
radio_button_checked	217P/LINEAR	04h 16m 46s	+13° 13’ 39”	13.1	16.20	trending_down	Taurus Tau	map my_location
radio_button_checked	P/2010 H2 (Vales)	13h 11m 06s	+01° 19’ 59”	-	14.11	trending_down	Virgo Vir	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2021 G2 (Atlas)	15h 06m 48s	-02° 03’ 56”	14.4	15.10	trending_down	Libra Lib	map my_location
radio_button_checked	29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann	09h 56m 05s	+08° 59’ 49”	14.8	17.86	trending_down	Leo Leo	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2023 C2 (ATLAS)	23h 41m 30s	+44° 06’ 29”	14.9	16.17	trending_flat	Andromeda And	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2025 F2 (SWAN)	05h 57m 38s	-30° 23’ 27”	-	14.93	trending_down	Columba Col	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)	02h 27m 48s	+19° 21’ 45”	15.0	15.27	trending_flat	Aries Ari	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos)	02h 26m 40s	+03° 44’ 14”	-	15.25	trending_down	Cetus Cet	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)	01h 52m 55s	+52° 39’ 33”	15.6	15.39	trending_flat	Perseus Per	map my_location
radio_button_checked	496P/Hill	09h 52m 07s	+25° 12’ 13”	15.7	19.53	trending_down	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
radio_button_checked	4 Vesta	14h 23m 57s	-06° 20’ 51”	6.58	trending_down	Virgo	map my_location
radio_button_checked	1 Ceres	00h 57m 07s	-05° 35’ 58”	9.06	trending_up	Cetus	map my_location
radio_button_checked	6 Hebe	22h 34m 53s	-06° 26’ 10”	9.17	trending_up	Aquarius	map my_location
radio_button_checked	7 Iris	05h 39m 03s	+23° 18’ 25”	9.74	trending_down	Taurus	map my_location
radio_button_checked	2 Pallas	21h 03m 56s	+17° 18’ 25”	9.85	trending_up	Delphinus	map my_location
radio_button_checked	3 Juno	15h 15m 36s	-01° 39’ 23”	10.46	trending_down	Serpens	map my_location
radio_button_checked	20 Massalia	06h 08m 49s	+22° 59’ 29”	10.76	trending_down	Gemini	map my_location
radio_button_checked	9 Metis	14h 36m 58s	-13° 52’ 52”	10.76	trending_down	Libra	map my_location
radio_button_checked	15 Eunomia	08h 14m 27s	+16° 48’ 02”	10.81	trending_flat	Cancer	map my_location
radio_button_checked	349 Dembowska	14h 43m 18s	-20° 59’ 43”	10.95	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