Highlights
- The Sun is in Taurus, the Moon is Waning Crescent in Pisces
- T CrB: magnitude
10.103 ± 0.005 [2025-05-22 10:49:21 UTC, CCD/CV, IDG/AAVSO] - Comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN):
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10.24 in Orion - Comet C/2021 G2 (Atlas):
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13.7 in Libra - Comet P/2010 H2 (Vales):
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13.74 in Virgo -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2025 KE1,
May 23 2025 at 01:31 UTC,193,007 km,0.50 lunar distances - Asteroid 3 Juno is close to opposition
- Asteroid 5 Astraea 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 59m 33s | +20° 33’ 13” | 1,895.4” | -26.72 | Taurus | map my_location |
Moon | 00h 07m 42s | +00° 44’ 08” | 1,952.1” | -8.84 | Pisces | 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 | 03h 24m 08s | +17° 53’ 38” | 5.2” | -1.42 | Aries | map my_location |
Venus | 01h 03m 02s | +05° 02’ 46” | 26.7” | -4.51 | Pisces | map my_location |
Mars | 09h 16m 52s | +17° 29’ 07” | 5.8” | 1.13 | Cancer | map my_location |
Jupiter | 05h 42m 28s | +23° 10’ 45” | 31.9” | -1.93 | Taurus | map my_location |
Saturn | 00h 02m 39s | -01° 58’ 13” | 16.0” | 1.11 | Pisces | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 41m 27s | +19° 24’ 41” | 3.4” | 5.85 | Taurus | map my_location |
Neptune | 00h 08m 13s | -00° 30’ 54” | 2.2” | 7.79 | Pisces | map my_location |
Jupiter Moons
Position of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter. A dedicated tool is available, with more advanced features.

List of 5 upcoming phenomena of Jupiter's satellites:
Date | Local Time | Satellite | Event |
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May 22 | 21:24 | Io | End Transit |
May 22 | 21:58 | Io | End Shadow Transit |
May 22 | 21:58 | Unknown | Unknown |
May 22 | 22:26 | Ganimede | End Shadow Transit |
May 23 | 16:20 | Io | Begin Occultation |
To see the complete list of the upcoming phenomena for the next 7 days consult the dedicated Jupiter's Galilean Moons section.
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.

5.2”

26.7”

5.8”

31.9”

16.0”

3.4”

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Credits for the planet images: NASA-APL - NASA.
Brightest Comets
List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 243 comets).
Comet | R.A. | Decl. | Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs | Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
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C/2025 F2 (SWAN) | 05h 17m 03s | -07° 00’ 58” | - | 10.24 | Orion Ori | map my_location | ||
C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 16m 17s | -05° 05’ 23” | 13.7 | 14.88 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 13h 08m 57s | +05° 01’ 08” | - | 13.74 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | 09h 42m 02s | +10° 16’ 49” | 13.8 | 17.70 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) | 01h 34m 57s | +11° 47’ 01” | - | 14.70 | Pisces Psc | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 01h 53m 05s | +49° 43’ 24” | - | 15.37 | Perseus Per | map my_location | ||
C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) | 01h 47m 08s | +15° 21’ 28” | - | 15.46 | Pisces Psc | map my_location | ||
C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) | 19h 54m 53s | +27° 12’ 32” | 15.5 | 14.39 | Vulpecula Vul | map my_location | ||
C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) | 02h 23m 58s | -51° 41’ 42” | - | 15.70 | Eridanus Eri | map my_location | ||
C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) | 06h 57m 47s | +16° 41’ 33” | - | 15.73 | Gemini Gem | 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 34m 10s | -04° 01’ 05” | 5.91 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 00h 22m 01s | -07° 49’ 46” | 9.27 | Cetus | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 04h 11m 29s | +21° 56’ 02” | 9.48 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
6 Hebe | 22h 00m 31s | -07° 00’ 14” | 9.86 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
9 Metis | 14h 55m 41s | -13° 57’ 15” | 10.02 | Libra | map my_location | ||
3 Juno | 15h 36m 47s | -02° 07’ 19” | 10.03 | Serpens | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 21h 06m 53s | +15° 03’ 34” | 10.22 | Delphinus | map my_location | ||
349 Dembowska | 15h 02m 43s | -21° 45’ 37” | 10.44 | Libra | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 07h 18m 36s | +20° 13’ 16” | 10.74 | Gemini | map my_location | ||
5 Astraea | 17h 15m 14s | -15° 05’ 47” | 10.79 | Ophiuchus | 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 | |