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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.

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Sun and Moon

How the Sun and the Moon look like today.

Credit: NASA, SDO, and the HMI Science Team
Information about the Sun
Sun position in sky map
Phase: Waning Crescent  Age: 23.70 days
Information about the Moon
Moon position in sky map
R.A. Decl. Apparent Diameter MagnitudeMag ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked Sun 03h 55m 42s +20° 22’ 02” 1,895.7” -26.72 trending_flat Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Moon 23h 20m 48s -05° 39’ 51” 1,928.0” -9.43 trending_down Aquarius map
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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 03h 16m 17s +17° 13’ 51” 5.2” -1.33 trending_up Aries map my_location
radio_button_checked Venus 00h 59m 47s +04° 47’ 42” 27.0” -4.52 trending_down Pisces map my_location
radio_button_checked Mars 09h 14m 55s +17° 38’ 54” 5.8” 1.14 trending_up Cancer map my_location
radio_button_checked Jupiter 05h 41m 34s +23° 10’ 15” 32.0” -1.93 trending_flat Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Saturn 00h 02m 22s -01° 59’ 50” 16.0” 1.11 trending_up Pisces map my_location
radio_button_checked Uranus 03h 41m 13s +19° 23’ 56” 3.4” 5.85 trending_flat Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Neptune 00h 08m 08s -00° 31’ 23” 2.2” 7.79 trending_flat Pisces map my_location
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Jupiter Moons

Position of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter. A dedicated tool is available, with more advanced features.

Current positions of Jupiter's Galilean moons

List of 5 upcoming phenomena of Jupiter's satellites:

Date Local Time Satellite Event
May 22 00:37 Io End Eclipse
May 22 03:59 Europa Begin Transit
May 22 05:05 Europa Begin Shadow Transit
May 22 06:38 Europa End Transit
May 22 07:45 Europa 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.

Current inclination of Saturn's rings and position of its major moons

Apparent Planet Sizes

Comparison between the apparent size of the planets, measured in seconds of a degree, as they appear today.

Mercury
5.2”
Venus
27.0”
Mars
5.8”
Jupiter
32.0”
Saturn
16.0”
Uranus
3.4”
Neptune
2.2”

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
radio_button_checked C/2025 F2 (SWAN) 05h 15m 24s -05° 59’ 42” - 10.03 trending_down Orion Ori map my_location
radio_button_checked 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 09h 41m 45s +10° 18’ 19” 12.7 17.69 trending_flat Leo Leo map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2021 G2 (Atlas) 15h 16m 40s -05° 12’ 08” 13.2 14.88 trending_down Libra Lib map my_location
radio_button_checked P/2010 H2 (Vales) 13h 09m 12s +05° 05’ 46” - 13.73 trending_flat Virgo Vir map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) 19h 56m 00s +27° 05’ 32” 14.3 14.38 trending_down Vulpecula Vul map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) 01h 33m 18s +11° 58’ 10” - 14.68 trending_down Pisces Psc map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 01h 52m 53s +49° 39’ 20” - 15.37 trending_flat Perseus Per map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 01h 45m 56s +15° 14’ 03” - 15.47 trending_up Pisces Psc map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) 02h 22m 22s -51° 28’ 28” - 15.68 trending_down Eridanus Eri map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) 23h 20m 41s +33° 03’ 05” 15.8 16.04 trending_down Pegasus Peg map my_location
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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
radio_button_checked 4 Vesta 14h 34m 55s -04° 00’ 09” 5.89 trending_down Virgo map my_location
radio_button_checked 1 Ceres 00h 20m 52s -07° 54’ 58” 9.27 trending_up Cetus map my_location
radio_button_checked 7 Iris 04h 08m 58s +21° 51’ 01” 9.49 trending_up Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked 6 Hebe 21h 59m 18s -07° 03’ 33” 9.87 trending_up Aquarius map my_location
radio_button_checked 9 Metis 14h 56m 34s -13° 58’ 51” 9.99 trending_down Libra map my_location
radio_button_checked 3 Juno 15h 37m 34s -02° 10’ 27” 10.02 trending_down Serpens map my_location
radio_button_checked 2 Pallas 21h 06m 41s +14° 57’ 51” 10.23 trending_up Delphinus map my_location
radio_button_checked 349 Dembowska 15h 03m 33s -21° 47’ 14” 10.42 trending_down Libra map my_location
radio_button_checked 15 Eunomia 07h 16m 59s +20° 18’ 11” 10.74 trending_down Gemini map my_location
radio_button_checked 5 Astraea 17h 16m 04s -15° 07’ 00” 10.81 trending_up Ophiuchus map my_location
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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 Eta Aquariids 6 May 22h 30m -01° 50 bright 1P/Halley map
radio_button_checked Daytime Arietids 7 Jun 02h 53m +24° 50 medium 1566 Icarus ? map
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