Highlights
- The Sun is in Aquarius, the Moon is Waning Gibbous in Virgo
- T CrB: magnitude
11.146 ± 0.0007 [2025-02-18 12:02:18 UTC, CCD/B, WGR/AAVSO] - Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS):
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7.3 in Grus - Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann:
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11.2 in Leo - Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS):
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11.7 in Delphinus -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2018 RC2,
Mar 8 2025 at 11:45 UTC,756,524 km,1.97 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 | 22h 09m 19s | -11° 22’ 54” | 1,941.3” | -26.77 | Aquarius | map my_location |
Moon | 14h 16m 55s | -17° 48’ 01” | 1,771.1” | -10.80 | Virgo | 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 | 22h 39m 42s | -10° 02’ 03” | 5.1” | -1.39 | Aquarius | map my_location |
Venus | 00h 23m 12s | +07° 48’ 13” | 41.5” | -4.87 | Pisces | map my_location |
Mars | 07h 16m 44s | +26° 08’ 50” | 11.9” | -0.55 | Gemini | map my_location |
Jupiter | 04h 40m 36s | +21° 44’ 52” | 40.1” | -2.37 | Taurus | map my_location |
Saturn | 23h 24m 12s | -05° 56’ 09” | 15.2” | 1.12 | Aquarius | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 24m 22s | +18° 23’ 50” | 3.6” | 5.76 | Aries | map my_location |
Neptune | 23h 56m 36s | -01° 44’ 37” | 2.2” | 7.82 | 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.

5.1”

41.5”

11.9”

40.1”

15.2”

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 229 comets).
Comet | R.A. | Decl. | Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs | Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
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C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) | 23h 23m 23s | -38° 52’ 06” | 7.3 | 10.94 | Grus Gru | map my_location | ||
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | 09h 54m 20s | +09° 37’ 47” | 11.2 | 17.30 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) | 20h 17m 34s | +11° 56’ 48” | 11.7 | 13.61 | Delphinus Del | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 01h 26m 12s | +51° 23’ 15” | 12.6 | 13.94 | Cassiopeia Cas | map my_location | ||
P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 13h 55m 05s | +04° 18’ 04” | - | 13.79 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) | 22h 03m 31s | +25° 46’ 05” | - | 14.02 | Pegasus Peg | map my_location | ||
C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 31m 39s | -16° 29’ 36” | - | 14.90 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
21P/Giacobini-Zinner | 21h 55m 52s | +00° 35’ 26” | - | 15.20 | Aquarius Aqr | map my_location | ||
C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) | 03h 33m 23s | -68° 07’ 34” | 15.6 | 17.81 | Hydrus Hyi | map my_location | ||
C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) | 21h 28m 29s | +02° 34’ 37” | - | 15.60 | Aquarius Aqr | 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 | 15h 00m 25s | -07° 39’ 07” | 7.13 | Libra | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 22h 11m 04s | -19° 02’ 39” | 8.98 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
29 Amphitrite | 09h 47m 11s | +18° 47’ 22” | 9.26 | Leo | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 05h 08m 58s | +25° 57’ 41” | 9.65 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
8 Flora | 12h 06m 06s | +07° 57’ 42” | 9.94 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 00h 21m 44s | +05° 53’ 31” | 9.96 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 19h 49m 56s | +05° 08’ 06” | 10.51 | Aquila | map my_location | ||
14 Irene | 06h 25m 36s | +29° 41’ 27” | 10.54 | Auriga | map my_location | ||
6 Hebe | 19h 29m 38s | -14° 00’ 10” | 10.74 | Sagittarius | map my_location | ||
18 Melpomene | 12h 53m 28s | +01° 29’ 27” | 10.89 | Virgo | 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 | ||