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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.

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Sun and Moon

How the Sun and the Moon look like today.

Credit: NASA, SDO, and the HMI Science Team
Information about the Sun
Sun position in sky map
Phase: Waxing Crescent  Age: 6.69 days
Information about the Moon
Moon position in sky map
R.A. Decl. Apparent Diameter MagnitudeMag ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked Sun 14h 55m 24s -16° 43’ 03” 1,936.8” -26.76 trending_flat Libra map my_location
radio_button_checked Moon 20h 29m 02s -24° 12’ 00” 1,876.9” -9.65 trending_up Capricornus map
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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 16h 20m 18s -23° 59’ 42” 5.8” -0.31 trending_down Scorpius map my_location
radio_button_checked Venus 17h 41m 20s -25° 24’ 43” 14.8” -4.04 trending_flat Ophiuchus map my_location
radio_button_checked Mars 08h 15m 46s +21° 27’ 38” 9.7” -0.06 trending_up Cancer map my_location
radio_button_checked Jupiter 05h 16m 08s +22° 20’ 15” 45.8” -2.73 trending_flat Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Saturn 22h 59m 36s -08° 44’ 11” 17.5” 0.84 trending_flat Aquarius map my_location
radio_button_checked Uranus 03h 33m 20s +18° 54’ 04” 3.8” 5.64 trending_flat Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Neptune 23h 52m 26s -02° 15’ 10” 2.3” 7.71 trending_flat Pisces map my_location
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Jupiter Moons

Position of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter. A dedicated tool is available, with more advanced features.

Current positions of Jupiter's Galilean moons

Saturn Moons & Rings

Inclination of the rings of Saturn and positions of major satellites. A dedicated tool is available, with more advanced features.

Current inclination of Saturn's rings and position of its major moons

Apparent Planet Sizes

Comparison between the apparent size of the planets, measured in seconds of a degree, as they appear today.

Mercury
5.8”
Venus
14.8”
Mars
9.7”
Jupiter
45.8”
Saturn
17.5”
Uranus
3.8”
Neptune
2.3”

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

Brightest Comets

List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 228 comets).

Comet R.A. Decl. Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) 18h 26m 20s +03° 55’ 55” 7.3 9.38 trending_down Ophiuchus Oph map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) 15h 07m 14s -43° 42’ 49” 11.8 13.43 trending_up Lupus Lup map my_location
radio_button_checked 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 10h 08m 00s +09° 59’ 49” 11.9 17.71 trending_flat Leo Leo map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2024 S1 (disintegrated) 12h 46m 20s -21° 39’ 37” - 12.34 trending_down Corvus Crv map my_location
radio_button_checked 13P/Olbers 16h 00m 16s -06° 56’ 26” - 12.57 trending_down Libra Lib map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 06h 40m 47s +63° 16’ 59” 12.7 13.15 trending_up Camelopardalis Cam map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) 14h 50m 36s +37° 18’ 04” 12.8 15.15 trending_down Bootes Boo map my_location
radio_button_checked 333P/LINEAR 11h 03m 43s +08° 30’ 56” 13.8 15.86 trending_up Leo Leo map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 22h 37m 45s -05° 14’ 56” 13.8 15.81 trending_down Aquarius Aqr map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2020 V2 (ZTF) 20h 56m 06s -66° 13’ 44” 14.8 16.08 trending_down Pavo Pav map my_location
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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
radio_button_checked 4 Vesta 12h 28m 37s +02° 25’ 20” 8.13 trending_flat Virgo map my_location
radio_button_checked 15 Eunomia 05h 57m 36s +35° 55’ 57” 8.72 trending_up Auriga map my_location
radio_button_checked 1 Ceres 19h 33m 10s -28° 56’ 30” 9.20 trending_down Sagittarius map my_location
radio_button_checked 1036 Ganymed 23h 59m 50s +05° 34’ 26” 9.40 trending_down Pisces map my_location
radio_button_checked 7 Iris 21h 05m 19s -10° 06’ 44” 9.69 trending_down Aquarius map my_location
radio_button_checked 11 Parthenope 03h 31m 51s +11° 19’ 10” 9.83 trending_up Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked 19 Fortuna 01h 14m 31s +07° 49’ 52” 10.02 trending_down Pisces map my_location
radio_button_checked 20 Massalia 23h 58m 51s +00° 03’ 13” 10.20 trending_down Pisces map my_location
radio_button_checked 2 Pallas 17h 28m 41s +05° 01’ 34” 10.41 trending_flat Ophiuchus map my_location
radio_button_checked 13 Egeria 04h 57m 59s +32° 29’ 05” 10.57 trending_up Auriga map my_location
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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 Leonids 17 Nov 10h 05m +22° 15 bright 55P/Tempel–Tuttle map
radio_button_checked Northern Taurids 12 Nov 03h 53m +22° 5 bright Comet Encke map
radio_button_checked Southern Taurids 10 Oct 02h 06m +09° 5 bright Comet Encke map
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