Highlights
- The Sun is in Libra, the Moon is Waxing Gibbous in Aries
- T CrB: magnitude
9.986 ± 0.043 [2024-11-14 01:52:20 UTC, CCD/V, RGED/AAVSO] -
Mercury is in very favorable conditions for evening observations with a solar elongation of
22.5° (sky map) - Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS):
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8.2 in Serpens - Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann:
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12.8 in Leo - Comet 13P/Olbers:
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12.82 in Ophiuchus -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2024 VK3,
Nov 16 2024 at 02:12 UTC,438,807 km,1.14 lunar distances - The Moon is close to opposition
- Uranus is at 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 | 15h 20m 50s | -18° 25’ 31” | 1,939.7” | -26.77 | Libra | map my_location |
Moon | 02h 01m 36s | +13° 53’ 46” | 1,989.9” | -12.38 | Aries | 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 | 16h 53m 14s | -25° 13’ 39” | 6.4” | -0.27 | Scorpius | map my_location |
Venus | 18h 14m 28s | -25° 37’ 34” | 15.4” | -4.07 | Sagittarius | map my_location |
Mars | 08h 23m 24s | +21° 16’ 48” | 10.2” | -0.22 | Cancer | map my_location |
Jupiter | 05h 13m 22s | +22° 17’ 33” | 46.3” | -2.76 | Taurus | map my_location |
Saturn | 22h 59m 25s | -08° 44’ 18” | 17.3” | 0.87 | Aquarius | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 32m 16s | +18° 50’ 24” | 3.8” | 5.64 | Taurus | map my_location |
Neptune | 23h 52m 06s | -02° 17’ 08” | 2.3” | 7.71 | 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.
6.4”
15.4”
10.2”
46.3”
17.3”
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 229 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 41m 36s | +04° 03’ 36” | 8.2 | 9.95 | Serpens Ser | map my_location | ||
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | 10h 09m 57s | +09° 43’ 28” | 12.8 | 17.68 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
13P/Olbers | 16h 11m 48s | -08° 20’ 29” | - | 12.82 | Ophiuchus Oph | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 06h 17m 31s | +65° 14’ 49” | 12.9 | 13.12 | Camelopardalis Cam | map my_location | ||
C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) | 15h 19m 27s | -42° 59’ 49” | - | 13.05 | Lupus Lup | map my_location | ||
C/2024 S1 (disintegrated) | 12h 18m 01s | -25° 59’ 29” | - | 13.66 | Hydra Hya | map my_location | ||
333P/LINEAR | 11h 15m 07s | +13° 35’ 50” | 13.8 | 15.45 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 12h 34m 25s | +08° 59’ 30” | - | 14.76 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) | 18h 48m 06s | -25° 04’ 16” | - | 14.98 | Sagittarius Sgr | map my_location | ||
C/2022 L2 (ATLAS) | 09h 37m 41s | -37° 35’ 00” | - | 15.10 | 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 39m 30s | +01° 25’ 34” | 8.11 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 05h 54m 41s | +35° 49’ 39” | 8.59 | Auriga | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 19h 41m 46s | -28° 35’ 17” | 9.23 | Sagittarius | map my_location | ||
1036 Ganymed | 00h 18m 25s | +01° 27’ 30” | 9.72 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 21h 14m 07s | -09° 40’ 34” | 9.75 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
11 Parthenope | 03h 25m 35s | +10° 59’ 20” | 9.77 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
19 Fortuna | 01h 11m 48s | +07° 26’ 25” | 10.21 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
20 Massalia | 23h 58m 14s | -00° 03’ 17” | 10.33 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 17h 37m 11s | +04° 31’ 19” | 10.41 | Ophiuchus | map my_location | ||
13 Egeria | 04h 52m 12s | +33° 17’ 39” | 10.43 | 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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Leonids | 17 Nov | 10h 05m | +22° | 15 | bright | 55P/Tempel–Tuttle | 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 | |
November Orionids | 28 Nov | 06h 05m | +16° | 3 | medium | map | ||
Alpha Monocerotids | 21 Nov | 07h 47m | +01° | variable | bright | map | ||