Highlights
- ⭐ Don't miss the transit of Titan's shadow on the disc of Saturn on July 18, 2025.
- The Sun is in Gemini, the Moon is Waning Gibbous in Aquarius
- T CrB: magnitude
11.145 ± 0.002 [2025-07-14 04:46:29 UTC, CCD/B, SDN/AAVSO] -
Mercury is in very favorable conditions for evening observations with a solar elongation of
22.6° (sky map) - Comet 217P/LINEAR:
magnitude
13.3 in Orion - Comet P/2010 H2 (Vales):
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14.34 in Virgo - Comet 65P/Gunn:
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14.5 in Sagittarius -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2021 PJ1,
Aug 15 2025 at 04:38 UTC,1,674,743 km,4.36 lunar distances - Pluto is close to opposition
- KBO 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule) is at 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 | 07h 38m 02s | +21° 31’ 24” | 1,887.9” | -26.71 | Gemini | map my_location |
Moon | 22h 59m 15s | -07° 52’ 46” | 1,899.4” | -11.41 | Aquarius | 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 | 09h 07m 30s | +13° 58’ 58” | 9.9” | 1.22 | Cancer | map my_location |
Venus | 04h 40m 55s | +19° 54’ 20” | 16.0” | -4.06 | Taurus | map my_location |
Mars | 11h 09m 32s | +06° 18’ 25” | 4.6” | 1.52 | Leo | map my_location |
Jupiter | 06h 34m 38s | +23° 05’ 19” | 31.5” | -1.90 | Gemini | map my_location |
Saturn | 00h 10m 43s | -01° 20’ 35” | 17.5” | 0.89 | Pisces | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 52m 49s | +20° 00’ 42” | 3.5” | 5.80 | Taurus | map my_location |
Neptune | 00h 09m 59s | -00° 22’ 19” | 2.3” | 7.73 | 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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Jul 15 | 01:17 | Io | End Shadow Transit |
Jul 15 | 01:37 | Io | End Transit |
Jul 15 | 14:26 | Ganimede | Begin Eclipse |
Jul 15 | 18:52 | Ganimede | End Occultation |
Jul 15 | 20:10 | Io | Begin Eclipse |
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.

9.9”

16.0”

4.6”

31.5”

17.5”

3.5”

2.3”
Credits for the planet images: NASA-APL - NASA.
Brightest Comets
List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 249 comets).
Comet | R.A. | Decl. | Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs | Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
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217P/LINEAR | 05h 22m 07s | +15° 21’ 39” | 13.3 | 16.51 | Orion Ori | map my_location | ||
P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 13h 21m 31s | -01° 26’ 42” | - | 14.34 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
65P/Gunn | 18h 28m 59s | -32° 08’ 08” | 14.5 | 15.77 | Sagittarius Sgr | map my_location | ||
C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 06m 07s | -01° 08’ 22” | 14.7 | 15.27 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) | 16h 25m 24s | +54° 10’ 15” | 15.1 | 14.34 | Draco Dra | map my_location | ||
C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) | 02h 49m 44s | +21° 23’ 53” | - | 15.14 | Aries Ari | map my_location | ||
240P/NEAT | 02h 53m 57s | -04° 31’ 26” | 15.2 | 16.07 | Eridanus Eri | map my_location | ||
C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) | 21h 34m 15s | +23° 32’ 39” | 15.4 | 14.92 | Pegasus Peg | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) | 02h 51m 20s | -02° 54’ 56” | - | 15.60 | Eridanus Eri | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 01h 43m 02s | +54° 39’ 36” | 15.7 | 15.37 | Perseus Per | 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 79 asteroids and dwarf planets.)
Asteroid | R.A. | Decl. | MagnitudeMag | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
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4 Vesta | 14h 33m 13s | -08° 54’ 43” | 6.93 | Libra | map my_location | ||
6 Hebe | 22h 45m 10s | -07° 58’ 24” | 8.67 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 01h 12m 09s | -05° 09’ 28” | 8.85 | Cetus | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 20h 52m 59s | +17° 05’ 34” | 9.60 | Delphinus | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 06h 29m 12s | +22° 42’ 52” | 9.95 | Gemini | map my_location | ||
3 Juno | 15h 12m 02s | -02° 31’ 05” | 10.73 | Libra | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 08h 46m 49s | +14° 17’ 18” | 10.78 | Cancer | map my_location | ||
20 Massalia | 06h 55m 51s | +22° 21’ 36” | 10.97 | Gemini | map my_location | ||
9 Metis | 14h 39m 14s | -14° 44’ 05” | 11.13 | Libra | map my_location | ||
349 Dembowska | 14h 43m 12s | -21° 04’ 38” | 11.23 | Libra | 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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Southern Delta Aquariids | 30 Jul | 22h 41m | -16° | 25 | bright | map | ||
Alpha Capricornids | 30 Jul | 20h 30m | -10° | 5 | bright | map | ||