Highlights
- The Sun is in Taurus, the Moon is Waning Gibbous in Sagittarius
- T CrB: magnitude
10.012 ± 0.004 [2025-05-16 05:51:02 UTC, CCD/V, SRIC/AAVSO] -
Mercury is in favorable conditions for morning observations with a solar elongation of
15.4° (sky map) -
The Sun and
Uranus are in conjunction,
1° 26’ 00” separation, decreasing - Comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN) - SWAN25F:
magnitude
8.74 in Orion - Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS):
magnitude
11.5 in Vulpecula - Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann:
magnitude
13.4 in Leo -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2021 PJ1,
Aug 15 2025 at 04:38 UTC,1,674,743 km,4.36 lunar distances - Asteroid 3 Juno 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 | 03h 34m 00s | +19° 12’ 37” | 1,897.8” | -26.72 | Taurus | map my_location |
Moon | 18h 32m 21s | -28° 39’ 10” | 1,805.8” | -11.52 | Sagittarius | 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 | 02h 34m 50s | +13° 21’ 43” | 5.5” | -0.83 | Aries | map my_location |
Venus | 00h 41m 56s | +03° 28’ 25” | 29.0” | -4.59 | Pisces | map my_location |
Mars | 09h 03m 58s | +18° 32’ 33” | 6.0” | 1.15 | Cancer | map my_location |
Jupiter | 05h 36m 26s | +23° 07’ 05” | 32.2” | -1.94 | Taurus | map my_location |
Saturn | 00h 00m 41s | -02° 09’ 29” | 15.9” | 1.13 | Pisces | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 39m 55s | +19° 19’ 34” | 3.4” | 5.85 | Taurus | map my_location |
Neptune | 00h 07m 39s | -00° 34’ 15” | 2.2” | 7.80 | Pisces | map my_location |
Jupiter Moons
Position of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter. A dedicated tool is available, with more advanced features.

List of upcoming phenomena of Jupiter's satellites:
Date | Local Time | Satellite | Event |
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May 16 | 14:19 | Io | Begin Occultation |
May 16 | 17:11 | Io | End Eclipse |
May 16 | 20:16 | Europa | Begin Occultation |
May 17 | 00:14 | Europa | End Eclipse |
May 17 | 11:39 | Io | Begin Transit |
May 17 | 12:17 | Io | Begin Shadow Transit |
May 17 | 13:53 | Io | End Transit |
May 17 | 14:31 | Io | End Shadow Transit |
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”

29.0”

6.0”

32.2”

15.9”

3.4”

2.2”
Credits for the planet images: NASA-APL - NASA.
Brightest Comets
List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 242 comets).
Comet | R.A. | Decl. | Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs | Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
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C/2025 F2 (SWAN) | 05h 04m 19s | +00° 39’ 29” | - | 8.74 | Orion Ori | map my_location | ||
C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) | 20h 01m 59s | +26° 22’ 48” | 11.5 | 14.34 | Vulpecula Vul | map my_location | ||
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | 09h 40m 18s | +10° 26’ 06” | 13.4 | 17.67 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 18m 53s | -05° 51’ 43” | 13.5 | 14.85 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 13h 11m 02s | +05° 29’ 47” | - | 13.68 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) | 23h 15m 54s | +31° 14’ 03” | 14.2 | 16.01 | Pegasus Peg | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) | 01h 23m 48s | +12° 59’ 18” | - | 14.60 | Pisces Psc | map my_location | ||
C/2024 L5 (ATLAS) | 11h 35m 53s | -12° 06’ 01” | 15.3 | 16.03 | Crater Crt | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 01h 51m 36s | +49° 17’ 39” | - | 15.35 | Perseus Per | map my_location | ||
C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) | 01h 39m 05s | +14° 31’ 39” | - | 15.50 | Pisces Psc | 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 39m 29s | -03° 58’ 19” | 5.78 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 00h 14m 17s | -08° 25’ 33” | 9.29 | Cetus | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 03h 54m 42s | +21° 19’ 56” | 9.56 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
9 Metis | 15h 01m 49s | -14° 08’ 54” | 9.84 | Libra | map my_location | ||
6 Hebe | 21h 52m 11s | -07° 23’ 55” | 9.96 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
3 Juno | 15h 42m 02s | -02° 30’ 30” | 9.99 | Serpens | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 21h 05m 09s | +14° 24’ 17” | 10.28 | Delphinus | map my_location | ||
349 Dembowska | 15h 08m 21s | -21° 55’ 55” | 10.33 | Libra | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 07h 07m 56s | +20° 45’ 09” | 10.71 | Gemini | map my_location | ||
5 Astraea | 17h 20m 32s | -15° 14’ 37” | 10.91 | Serpens | 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 | |