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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.

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Sun and Moon

How the Sun and the Moon look like today.

Credit: NASA, SDO, and the HMI Science Team
Information about the Sun
Sun position in sky map
Phase: Waxing Gibbous  Age: 12.96 days
Information about the Moon
Moon position in sky map
R.A. Decl. Apparent Diameter MagnitudeMag ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked Sun 15h 20m 50s -18° 25’ 31” 1,939.7” -26.77 trending_flat Libra map my_location
radio_button_checked Moon 02h 01m 36s +13° 53’ 46” 1,989.9” -12.38 trending_up Aries map
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The Planets

Current essential information about the planets. Click each planet to view full details.

Planet R.A. Decl. Diameter MagnitudeMag ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked Mercury 16h 53m 14s -25° 13’ 39” 6.4” -0.27 trending_down Scorpius map my_location
radio_button_checked Venus 18h 14m 28s -25° 37’ 34” 15.4” -4.07 trending_flat Sagittarius map my_location
radio_button_checked Mars 08h 23m 24s +21° 16’ 48” 10.2” -0.22 trending_up Cancer map my_location
radio_button_checked Jupiter 05h 13m 22s +22° 17’ 33” 46.3” -2.76 trending_flat Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Saturn 22h 59m 25s -08° 44’ 18” 17.3” 0.87 trending_flat Aquarius map my_location
radio_button_checked Uranus 03h 32m 16s +18° 50’ 24” 3.8” 5.64 trending_flat Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Neptune 23h 52m 06s -02° 17’ 08” 2.3” 7.71 trending_down Pisces map my_location
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Jupiter Moons

Position of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter. A dedicated tool is available, with more advanced features.

Current positions of Jupiter's Galilean moons

Saturn Moons & Rings

Inclination of the rings of Saturn and positions of major satellites. A dedicated tool is available, with more advanced features.

Current inclination of Saturn's rings and position of its major moons

Apparent Planet Sizes

Comparison between the apparent size of the planets, measured in seconds of a degree, as they appear today.

Mercury
6.4”
Venus
15.4”
Mars
10.2”
Jupiter
46.3”
Saturn
17.3”
Uranus
3.8”
Neptune
2.3”

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
radio_button_checked C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) 18h 41m 36s +04° 03’ 36” 8.2 9.95 trending_down Serpens Ser map my_location
radio_button_checked 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 10h 09m 57s +09° 43’ 28” 12.8 17.68 trending_flat Leo Leo map my_location
radio_button_checked 13P/Olbers 16h 11m 48s -08° 20’ 29” - 12.82 trending_down Ophiuchus Oph map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 06h 17m 31s +65° 14’ 49” 12.9 13.12 trending_flat Camelopardalis Cam map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) 15h 19m 27s -42° 59’ 49” - 13.05 trending_up Lupus Lup map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2024 S1 (disintegrated) 12h 18m 01s -25° 59’ 29” - 13.66 trending_down Hydra Hya map my_location
radio_button_checked 333P/LINEAR 11h 15m 07s +13° 35’ 50” 13.8 15.45 trending_up Leo Leo map my_location
radio_button_checked P/2010 H2 (Vales) 12h 34m 25s +08° 59’ 30” - 14.76 trending_flat Virgo Vir map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) 18h 48m 06s -25° 04’ 16” - 14.98 trending_down Sagittarius Sgr map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 L2 (ATLAS) 09h 37m 41s -37° 35’ 00” - 15.10 trending_down Antlia Ant map my_location
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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
radio_button_checked 4 Vesta 12h 39m 30s +01° 25’ 34” 8.11 trending_flat Virgo map my_location
radio_button_checked 15 Eunomia 05h 54m 41s +35° 49’ 39” 8.59 trending_up Auriga map my_location
radio_button_checked 1 Ceres 19h 41m 46s -28° 35’ 17” 9.23 trending_flat Sagittarius map my_location
radio_button_checked 1036 Ganymed 00h 18m 25s +01° 27’ 30” 9.72 trending_down Pisces map my_location
radio_button_checked 7 Iris 21h 14m 07s -09° 40’ 34” 9.75 trending_flat Aquarius map my_location
radio_button_checked 11 Parthenope 03h 25m 35s +10° 59’ 20” 9.77 trending_flat Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked 19 Fortuna 01h 11m 48s +07° 26’ 25” 10.21 trending_down Pisces map my_location
radio_button_checked 20 Massalia 23h 58m 14s -00° 03’ 17” 10.33 trending_down Pisces map my_location
radio_button_checked 2 Pallas 17h 37m 11s +04° 31’ 19” 10.41 trending_flat Ophiuchus map my_location
radio_button_checked 13 Egeria 04h 52m 12s +33° 17’ 39” 10.43 trending_up Auriga map my_location
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Active Meteor Showers

List of the currently active meteor showers.

Name Peak Radiant R.A. Radiant Decl. ZHR  Rating Parent Object Charts
radio_button_checked Leonids 17 Nov 10h 05m +22° 15 bright 55P/Tempel–Tuttle map
radio_button_checked Northern Taurids 12 Nov 03h 53m +22° 5 bright Comet Encke map
radio_button_checked Southern Taurids 10 Oct 02h 06m +09° 5 bright Comet Encke map
radio_button_checked November Orionids 28 Nov 06h 05m +16° 3 medium map
radio_button_checked Alpha Monocerotids 21 Nov 07h 47m +01° variable bright map
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