Highlights

• The Sun is in Gemini, the Moon is Waning Gibbous in Capricornus
• T CrB: magnitude 9.978 ± 0.0071 [2025-07-11 20:29:00 UTC, CCD/V, MAV/AAVSO]
• Mercury is in very favorable conditions for evening observations with a solar elongation of 24° (sky map)
• Comet P/2010 H2 (Vales): magnitude 14.31 in Virgo
• Comet 65P/Gunn: magnitude 14.5 in Sagittarius
• Comet C/2021 G2 (Atlas): magnitude 14.7 in Libra
• Next NEO approach: Asteroid (NEO) 2021 PJ1, Aug 15 2025 at 04:38 UTC, 1,674,743 km, 4.36 lunar distances
• The Moon is close to opposition
• Pluto is close to opposition
• KBO 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule) is close to opposition

Popular Objects

Popular objects during the last 7 days based on the number of visualizations.

Sun and Moon

How the Sun and the Moon look like today.

	R.A.	Decl.	Apparent Diameter	MagnitudeMag	ConstellationConst	Charts
radio_button_checked Sun	07h 27m 34s	+21° 54’ 37”	1,887.7”	-26.71 trending_flat	Gemini	map my_location
radio_button_checked Moon	20h 47m 40s	-21° 30’ 03”	1,859.2”	-12.20 trending_down	Capricornus	map

The Planets

Current essential information about the planets. Click each planet to view full details.

Planet	R.A.	Decl.	Diameter	MagnitudeMag	ConstellationConst	Charts
radio_button_checked Mercury	09h 04m 36s	+14° 50’ 30”	9.4”	0.99 trending_down	Cancer	map my_location
radio_button_checked Venus	04h 28m 47s	+19° 24’ 04”	16.3”	-4.08 trending_down	Taurus	map my_location
radio_button_checked Mars	11h 03m 53s	+06° 55’ 54”	4.7”	1.48 trending_down	Leo	map my_location
radio_button_checked Jupiter	06h 32m 08s	+23° 07’ 05”	31.4”	-1.89 trending_up	Gemini	map my_location
radio_button_checked Saturn	00h 10m 42s	-01° 19’ 53”	17.4”	0.90 trending_flat	Pisces	map my_location
radio_button_checked Uranus	03h 52m 22s	+19° 59’ 22”	3.5”	5.81 trending_up	Taurus	map my_location
radio_button_checked Neptune	00h 10m 02s	-00° 21’ 55”	2.3”	7.73 trending_flat	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
Jul 13	01:23	Europa	Begin Eclipse
Jul 13	04:42	Europa	End Occultation
Jul 13	10:34	Io	Begin Shadow Transit
Jul 13	10:53	Io	Begin Transit
Jul 13	12:48	Io	End Shadow Transit

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.

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
radio_button_checked	P/2010 H2 (Vales)	13h 19m 50s	-01° 03’ 56”	-	14.31	trending_down	Virgo Vir	map my_location
radio_button_checked	65P/Gunn	18h 30m 51s	-32° 02’ 59”	14.5	15.75	trending_down	Sagittarius Sgr	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2021 G2 (Atlas)	15h 05m 59s	-01° 13’ 39”	14.7	15.25	trending_down	Libra Lib	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)	02h 46m 59s	+21° 08’ 49”	15.0	15.16	trending_up	Aries Ari	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2025 K1 (ATLAS)	21h 43m 03s	+23° 07’ 00”	15.0	15.16	trending_up	Pegasus Peg	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos)	02h 48m 23s	-01° 56’ 46”	-	15.55	trending_down	Eridanus Eri	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)	01h 44m 52s	+54° 24’ 03”	15.7	15.37	trending_flat	Perseus Per	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	19h 10m 22s	-16° 43’ 13”	15.7	15.71	trending_flat	Sagittarius Sgr	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)	07h 43m 37s	+18° 12’ 00”	-	15.78	trending_flat	Gemini Gem	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2023 C2 (ATLAS)	23h 43m 40s	+49° 03’ 47”	15.9	16.23	trending_down	Cassiopeia Cas	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
radio_button_checked	4 Vesta	14h 31m 27s	-08° 32’ 42”	6.89	trending_down	Virgo	map my_location
radio_button_checked	6 Hebe	22h 44m 22s	-07° 40’ 04”	8.74	trending_up	Aquarius	map my_location
radio_button_checked	1 Ceres	01h 10m 28s	-05° 10’ 21”	8.88	trending_up	Cetus	map my_location
radio_button_checked	2 Pallas	20h 54m 43s	+17° 12’ 21”	9.63	trending_up	Delphinus	map my_location
radio_button_checked	7 Iris	06h 22m 44s	+22° 50’ 57”	9.92	trending_down	Gemini	map my_location
radio_button_checked	3 Juno	15h 12m 04s	-02° 22’ 03”	10.69	trending_down	Libra	map my_location
radio_button_checked	15 Eunomia	08h 42m 37s	+14° 38’ 15”	10.79	trending_up	Cancer	map my_location
radio_button_checked	20 Massalia	06h 49m 43s	+22° 29’ 33”	10.95	trending_down	Gemini	map my_location
radio_button_checked	9 Metis	14h 38m 24s	-14° 35’ 19”	11.09	trending_down	Libra	map my_location
radio_button_checked	349 Dembowska	14h 42m 44s	-21° 02’ 11”	11.19	trending_down	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
radio_button_checked	Southern Delta Aquariids	30 Jul	22h 41m	-16°	25	bright		map
radio_button_checked	Alpha Capricornids	30 Jul	20h 30m	-10°	5	bright		map