Highlights
- The Sun is in Libra, the Moon is Waxing Crescent in Scorpius
- T CrB: magnitude
10.196 ± 0.025 [2024-11-03 18:40:33 UTC, CCD/V, RMU/AAVSO] -
Mercury is in favorable conditions for evening observations with a solar elongation of
19.9° (sky map) - Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS):
magnitude
6.5 in Ophiucus - Comet C/2024 S1 (disintegrated):
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11.08 in Virgo - Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS):
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12.0 in Lupus -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2024 VO,
Nov 4 2024 at 21:18 UTC,287,836 km,0.75 lunar distances - Uranus is close to opposition
- Asteroid 10 Hygiea is close to opposition
- Asteroid 11 Parthenope 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 | 14h 40m 17s | -15° 35’ 43” | 1,934.9” | -26.76 | Libra | map my_location |
Moon | 16h 54m 59s | -28° 14’ 00” | 1,806.0” | -6.98 | Scorpius | 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 | 15h 58m 51s | -22° 50’ 16” | 5.5” | -0.32 | Scorpius | map my_location |
Venus | 17h 21m 21s | -25° 03’ 13” | 14.5” | -4.02 | Ophiucus | map my_location |
Mars | 08h 10m 28s | +21° 36’ 00” | 9.4” | 0.04 | Cancer | map my_location |
Jupiter | 05h 17m 35s | +22° 21’ 36” | 45.4” | -2.71 | Taurus | map my_location |
Saturn | 22h 59m 51s | -08° 43’ 19” | 17.6” | 0.82 | Aquarius | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 33m 59s | +18° 56’ 13” | 3.8” | 5.64 | Taurus | map my_location |
Neptune | 23h 52m 40s | -02° 13’ 46” | 2.3” | 7.70 | Pisces | map my_location |
Jupiter Moons
Position of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter. A dedicated tool is available, with more advanced features.
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.
5.5”
14.5”
9.4”
45.4”
17.6”
3.8”
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 | ||
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C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) | 18h 14m 26s | +03° 50’ 30” | 6.5 | 8.99 | Ophiucus Oph | map my_location | ||
C/2024 S1 (disintegrated) | 13h 05m 57s | -18° 52’ 37” | - | 11.08 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) | 15h 00m 09s | -44° 07’ 55” | 12.0 | 13.64 | Lupus Lup | map my_location | ||
13P/Olbers | 15h 53m 08s | -06° 01’ 47” | - | 12.41 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) | 14h 36m 08s | +38° 49’ 28” | 12.8 | 15.10 | Bootes Boo | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 06h 52m 14s | +62° 00’ 06” | 13.4 | 13.18 | Camelopardalis Cam | map my_location | ||
333P/LINEAR | 10h 58m 07s | +06° 08’ 20” | 14.5 | 16.08 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 12h 21m 10s | +10° 12’ 28” | - | 14.83 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) | 18h 29m 51s | -27° 50’ 27” | - | 14.91 | Sagittarius Sgr | map my_location | ||
C/2022 L2 (ATLAS) | 09h 45m 50s | -35° 37’ 16” | - | 15.06 | Antlia Ant | 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 | 12h 22m 00s | +03° 02’ 06” | 8.14 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 05h 58m 35s | +35° 57’ 22” | 8.79 | Auriga | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 19h 28m 09s | -29° 08’ 22” | 9.18 | Sagittarius | map my_location | ||
1036 Ganymed | 23h 47m 41s | +08° 35’ 49” | 9.23 | Pegasus | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 21h 00m 23s | -10° 20’ 01” | 9.65 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
19 Fortuna | 01h 16m 42s | +08° 07’ 24” | 9.90 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
11 Parthenope | 03h 35m 32s | +11° 32’ 12” | 9.90 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
20 Massalia | 23h 59m 48s | +00° 10’ 53” | 10.14 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 17h 23m 39s | +05° 21’ 48” | 10.40 | Ophiucus | map my_location | ||
13 Egeria | 05h 00m 49s | +31° 58’ 11” | 10.67 | Auriga | 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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Orionids | 21 Oct | 06h 17m | +16° | 15 | bright | 1P/Halley | map | |
Northern Taurids | 12 Nov | 03h 53m | +22° | 5 | bright | Comet Encke | map | |
Southern Taurids | 10 Oct | 02h 06m | +09° | 5 | bright | Comet Encke | map | |