Highlights
- The Sun is in Capricornus, the Moon is Waxing Gibbous in Cancer
- T CrB: magnitude
10.232 ± 0.069 [2025-02-10 12:40:06 UTC, CCD/V, SDR/AAVSO] - Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS):
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6.5 in Grus - Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS):
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11.7 in Aquila - Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann:
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12.4 in Leo -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2025 CN2,
Feb 13 2025 at 16:30 UTC,1,478,704 km,3.85 lunar distances - The Moon is close to opposition
- Asteroid 29 Amphitrite 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 21h 41m 20s | -13° 51’ 09” | 1,944.1” | -26.77 | Capricornus | map my_location |
| Moon | 08h 54m 18s | +20° 32’ 21” | 1,842.8” | -12.38 | Cancer | map |
The Planets
Current essential information about the planets. Click each planet to view full details.
| Planet | R.A. | Decl. | Diameter | MagnitudeMag | ConstellationConst | Charts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 21h 49m 59s | -15° 13’ 13” | 4.9” | -1.57 | Capricornus | map my_location |
| Venus | 00h 11m 52s | +05° 12’ 33” | 37.2” | -4.85 | Pisces | map my_location |
| Mars | 07h 20m 31s | +26° 13’ 35” | 12.7” | -0.81 | Gemini | map my_location |
| Jupiter | 04h 39m 31s | +21° 41’ 18” | 41.0” | -2.43 | Taurus | map my_location |
| Saturn | 23h 21m 05s | -06° 16’ 12” | 15.3” | 1.12 | Aquarius | map my_location |
| Uranus | 03h 23m 58s | +18° 22’ 13” | 3.6” | 5.74 | Aries | map my_location |
| Neptune | 23h 55m 44s | -01° 50’ 26” | 2.2” | 7.81 | 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.
4.9”
37.2”
12.7”
41.0”
15.3”
3.6”
2.2”
Credits for the planet images: NASA-APL - NASA.
Brightest Comets
List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 230 comets).
| Comet | R.A. | Decl. | Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs | Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) | 23h 02m 57s | -37° 41’ 17” | 6.5 | 10.07 | Grus Gru | map my_location | ||
| C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) | 20h 13m 47s | +10° 56’ 30” | 11.7 | 13.49 | Aquila Aql | map my_location | ||
| 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | 09h 57m 39s | +09° 25’ 26” | 12.4 | 17.30 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
| P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 13h 53m 56s | +04° 07’ 32” | - | 13.88 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
| C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 01h 27m 05s | +52° 34’ 45” | 13.9 | 13.85 | Cassiopeia Cas | map my_location | ||
| C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 28m 53s | -17° 03’ 13” | 14.0 | 14.94 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
| C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) | 23h 44m 47s | +01° 55’ 25” | 15.1 | 15.75 | Pisces Psc | map my_location | ||
| 21P/Giacobini-Zinner | 21h 27m 03s | -00° 13’ 52” | - | 15.38 | Aquarius Aqr | map my_location | ||
| C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) | 03h 32m 21s | -68° 29’ 13” | 15.5 | 17.82 | Hydrus Hyi | map my_location | ||
| C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) | 21h 17m 41s | +00° 20’ 24” | - | 15.56 | Aquarius Aqr | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Vesta | 14h 53m 26s | -07° 32’ 40” | 7.25 | Libra | map my_location | ||
| 1 Ceres | 21h 59m 50s | -19° 57’ 44” | 8.98 | Capricornus | map my_location | ||
| 29 Amphitrite | 09h 54m 32s | +18° 27’ 43” | 9.16 | Leo | map my_location | ||
| 15 Eunomia | 05h 04m 04s | +26° 31’ 58” | 9.50 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
| 7 Iris | 00h 05m 39s | +04° 21’ 35” | 9.98 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
| 8 Flora | 12h 10m 07s | +07° 04’ 16” | 10.08 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
| 14 Irene | 06h 26m 41s | +29° 32’ 03” | 10.41 | Auriga | map my_location | ||
| 2 Pallas | 19h 40m 48s | +04° 36’ 08” | 10.49 | Aquila | map my_location | ||
| 6 Hebe | 19h 16m 19s | -14° 19’ 32” | 10.76 | Sagittarius | map my_location | ||
| 18 Melpomene | 12h 55m 16s | +00° 42’ 58” | 11.02 | Virgo | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Centaurids | 8 Feb | 14h 00m | -59° | 6 | bright | map | ||