Highlights
- The Sun is in Taurus, the Moon is Waning Crescent in Pisces
- T CrB: magnitude
10.103 ± 0.005 [2025-05-22 10:49:21 UTC, CCD/CV, IDG/AAVSO] - Comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN):
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10.31 in Orion - Comet C/2021 G2 (Atlas):
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13.7 in Libra - Comet P/2010 H2 (Vales):
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13.74 in Virgo -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2025 KC,
May 23 2025 at 18:52 UTC,1,023,922 km,2.66 lunar distances - Asteroid 3 Juno is close to opposition
- Asteroid 5 Astraea is close to opposition
- Asteroid 9 Metis is close to opposition
- Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T) 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 | 04h 00m 58s | +20° 37’ 13” | 1,895.2” | -26.72 | Taurus | map my_location |
Moon | 00h 27m 18s | +03° 09’ 09” | 1,960.1” | -8.59 | 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 | 03h 27m 02s | +18° 07’ 57” | 5.2” | -1.46 | Taurus | map my_location |
Venus | 01h 04m 14s | +05° 08’ 20” | 26.6” | -4.51 | Pisces | map my_location |
Mars | 09h 17m 35s | +17° 25’ 31” | 5.8” | 1.13 | Cancer | map my_location |
Jupiter | 05h 42m 48s | +23° 10’ 55” | 31.9” | -1.93 | Taurus | map my_location |
Saturn | 00h 02m 45s | -01° 57’ 39” | 16.0” | 1.11 | Pisces | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 41m 32s | +19° 24’ 58” | 3.4” | 5.85 | Taurus | map my_location |
Neptune | 00h 08m 15s | -00° 30’ 44” | 2.2” | 7.79 | 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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May 23 | 16:20 | Io | Begin Occultation |
May 23 | 19:06 | Io | End Eclipse |
May 23 | 23:06 | Europa | Begin Occultation |
May 24 | 02:51 | Europa | End Eclipse |
May 24 | 13:41 | Io | Begin 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.

5.2”

26.6”

5.8”

31.9”

16.0”

3.4”

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Credits for the planet images: NASA-APL - NASA.
Brightest Comets
List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 243 comets).
Comet | R.A. | Decl. | Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs | Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
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C/2025 F2 (SWAN) | 05h 17m 38s | -07° 22’ 41” | - | 10.31 | Orion Ori | map my_location | ||
C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 16m 09s | -05° 02’ 56” | 13.7 | 14.88 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 13h 08m 52s | +04° 59’ 25” | - | 13.74 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | 09h 42m 09s | +10° 16’ 15” | 13.8 | 17.70 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) | 01h 35m 33s | +11° 42’ 57” | - | 14.70 | Pisces Psc | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 01h 53m 09s | +49° 44’ 54” | - | 15.37 | Perseus Per | map my_location | ||
C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) | 01h 47m 35s | +15° 24’ 10” | - | 15.46 | Pisces Psc | map my_location | ||
C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) | 19h 54m 28s | +27° 15’ 03” | 15.5 | 14.39 | Vulpecula Vul | map my_location | ||
C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) | 02h 24m 33s | -51° 46’ 35” | - | 15.72 | Eridanus Eri | map my_location | ||
C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) | 06h 58m 04s | +16° 42’ 31” | - | 15.73 | Gemini Gem | 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 78 asteroids and dwarf planets.)
Asteroid | R.A. | Decl. | MagnitudeMag | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
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4 Vesta | 14h 33m 54s | -04° 01’ 28” | 5.91 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 00h 22m 26s | -07° 47’ 54” | 9.27 | Cetus | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 04h 12m 24s | +21° 57’ 50” | 9.48 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
6 Hebe | 22h 00m 57s | -06° 59’ 04” | 9.86 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
9 Metis | 14h 55m 21s | -13° 56’ 40” | 10.02 | Libra | map my_location | ||
3 Juno | 15h 36m 30s | -02° 06’ 12” | 10.03 | Serpens | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 21h 06m 58s | +15° 05’ 39” | 10.22 | Delphinus | map my_location | ||
349 Dembowska | 15h 02m 25s | -21° 45’ 00” | 10.44 | Libra | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 07h 19m 11s | +20° 11’ 27” | 10.74 | Gemini | map my_location | ||
5 Astraea | 17h 14m 55s | -15° 05’ 21” | 10.79 | 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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Eta Aquariids | 6 May | 22h 30m | -01° | 50 | bright | 1P/Halley | map | |
Daytime Arietids | 7 Jun | 02h 53m | +24° | 50 | medium | 1566 Icarus ? | map | |