Highlights
- The Sun is in Aquarius, the Moon is Waning Gibbous in Virgo
- T CrB: magnitude
10.0 ± 0.006 [2025-02-16 17:05:25 UTC, CCD/CV, IDG/AAVSO] - Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS):
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6.5 in Grus - Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann:
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11.6 in Leo - Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS):
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11.7 in Delphinus -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2018 RC2,
Mar 8 2025 at 11:45 UTC,756,524 km,1.97 lunar distances - 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 | |
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Sun | 22h 02m 08s | -12° 02’ 13” | 1,942.0” | -26.77 | Aquarius | map my_location |
Moon | 12h 57m 39s | -08° 23’ 04” | 1,773.7” | -11.39 | Virgo | 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 | 22h 26m 56s | -11° 28’ 51” | 5.0” | -1.43 | Aquarius | map my_location |
Venus | 00h 20m 45s | +07° 10’ 48” | 40.3” | -4.87 | Pisces | map my_location |
Mars | 07h 17m 25s | +26° 10’ 49” | 12.1” | -0.61 | Gemini | map my_location |
Jupiter | 04h 40m 15s | +21° 43’ 50” | 40.3” | -2.39 | Taurus | map my_location |
Saturn | 23h 23m 23s | -06° 01’ 24” | 15.2” | 1.12 | Aquarius | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 24m 15s | +18° 23’ 21” | 3.6” | 5.75 | Aries | map my_location |
Neptune | 23h 56m 23s | -01° 46’ 10” | 2.2” | 7.82 | 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.

5.0”

40.3”

12.1”

40.3”

15.2”

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 229 comets).
Comet | R.A. | Decl. | Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs | Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
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C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) | 23h 18m 21s | -38° 35’ 54” | 6.5 | 10.73 | Grus Gru | map my_location | ||
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | 09h 55m 12s | +09° 34’ 33” | 11.6 | 17.30 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) | 20h 16m 38s | +11° 40’ 52” | 11.7 | 13.58 | Delphinus Del | map my_location | ||
P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 13h 54m 54s | +04° 14’ 55” | - | 13.81 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) | 21h 57m 54s | +26° 02’ 18” | - | 14.03 | Pegasus Peg | map my_location | ||
C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 31m 00s | -16° 38’ 41” | 14.2 | 14.91 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
21P/Giacobini-Zinner | 21h 48m 20s | +00° 22’ 21” | - | 15.24 | Aquarius Aqr | map my_location | ||
C/2021 S3 (PANSTARRS) | 22h 17m 02s | +31° 40’ 24” | - | 15.55 | Pegasus Peg | map my_location | ||
C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) | 21h 25m 43s | +01° 59’ 43” | - | 15.59 | Aquarius Aqr | map my_location | ||
C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) | 03h 33m 04s | -68° 13’ 10” | 15.6 | 17.82 | Hydrus Hyi | 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 58m 43s | -07° 38’ 04” | 7.15 | Libra | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 22h 08m 11s | -19° 16’ 59” | 8.97 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
29 Amphitrite | 09h 49m 05s | +18° 42’ 46” | 9.21 | Leo | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 05h 07m 33s | +26° 06’ 07” | 9.61 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
8 Flora | 12h 07m 16s | +07° 43’ 17” | 9.97 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 00h 17m 33s | +05° 29’ 40” | 9.97 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 19h 47m 35s | +04° 59’ 29” | 10.50 | Aquila | map my_location | ||
14 Irene | 06h 25m 42s | +29° 39’ 25” | 10.51 | Auriga | map my_location | ||
6 Hebe | 19h 26m 13s | -14° 05’ 33” | 10.74 | Sagittarius | map my_location | ||
18 Melpomene | 12h 54m 04s | +01° 16’ 37” | 10.92 | 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 | |
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Alpha Centaurids | 8 Feb | 14h 00m | -59° | 6 | bright | map | ||