Highlights
- The Sun is in Capricornus, the Moon is Waxing Gibbous in Taurus
- T CrB: magnitude
11.2683 ± 0.0015 [2025-02-06 10:19:34 UTC, CCD/B, WGR/AAVSO] - Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS):
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4.5 in Grus - Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann:
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11.7 in Leo - Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS):
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12.4 in Aquila -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2025 CJ,
Feb 6 2025 at 21:52 UTC,599,299 km,1.56 lunar distances - Asteroid 29 Amphitrite 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 | 21h 21m 52s | -15° 25’ 32” | 1,945.7” | -26.77 | Capricornus | map my_location |
Moon | 04h 07m 18s | +24° 58’ 53” | 1,914.7” | -10.77 | Taurus | 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 | 21h 15m 53s | -18° 04’ 13” | 4.8” | -1.37 | Capricornus | map my_location |
Venus | 00h 01m 29s | +03° 12’ 18” | 34.6” | -4.81 | Pisces | map my_location |
Mars | 07h 24m 50s | +26° 12’ 12” | 13.2” | -1.00 | Gemini | map my_location |
Jupiter | 04h 39m 12s | +21° 39’ 38” | 41.7” | -2.47 | Taurus | map my_location |
Saturn | 23h 19m 01s | -06° 29’ 33” | 15.4” | 1.12 | Aquarius | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 23m 48s | +18° 21’ 30” | 3.6” | 5.73 | Aries | map my_location |
Neptune | 23h 55m 10s | -01° 54’ 13” | 2.2” | 7.81 | 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.

4.8”

34.6”

13.2”

41.7”

15.4”

3.6”

2.2”
Credits for the planet images: NASA-APL - NASA.
Brightest Comets
List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 230 comets).
Comet | R.A. | Decl. | Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs | Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
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C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) | 22h 47m 08s | -36° 35’ 24” | 4.5 | 9.35 | Grus Gru | map my_location | ||
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | 09h 59m 52s | +09° 17’ 24” | 11.7 | 17.30 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) | 20h 10m 54s | +10° 17’ 26” | 12.4 | 13.40 | Aquila Aql | map my_location | ||
P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 13h 52m 31s | +04° 03’ 04” | - | 13.92 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 26m 40s | -17° 23’ 47” | 14.0 | 14.96 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) | 21h 25m 42s | +27° 31’ 49” | - | 14.11 | Vulpecula Vul | map my_location | ||
C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) | 23h 39m 31s | +01° 20’ 18” | 15.0 | 15.75 | Pisces Psc | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 01h 28m 27s | +53° 30’ 57” | 15.3 | 13.77 | Cassiopeia Cas | map my_location | ||
C/2021 S3 (PANSTARRS) | 22h 05m 22s | +31° 18’ 14” | - | 15.39 | Pegasus Peg | map my_location | ||
C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) | 03h 31m 59s | -68° 43’ 52” | 15.5 | 17.82 | Hydrus Hyi | 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 48m 07s | -07° 24’ 31” | 7.33 | Libra | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 21h 52m 07s | -20° 34’ 39” | 9.00 | Capricornus | map my_location | ||
29 Amphitrite | 09h 59m 30s | +18° 12’ 05” | 9.25 | Leo | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 05h 01m 32s | +26° 58’ 14” | 9.39 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 23h 54m 48s | +03° 19’ 36” | 9.98 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
8 Flora | 12h 12m 01s | +06° 32’ 03” | 10.17 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
14 Irene | 06h 28m 29s | +29° 23’ 18” | 10.31 | Auriga | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 19h 34m 26s | +04° 16’ 35” | 10.48 | Aquila | map my_location | ||
6 Hebe | 19h 07m 11s | -14° 30’ 21” | 10.76 | Sagittarius | map my_location | ||
79 Eurynome | 07h 17m 53s | +14° 23’ 04” | 10.98 | Gemini | 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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Alpha Centaurids | 8 Feb | 14h 00m | -59° | 6 | bright | map | ||