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 Pisces
- T CrB: magnitude
11.129 ± 0.007 [2025-07-15 08:43:56 UTC, CCD/B, NLX/AAVSO] -
Mercury is in very favorable conditions for evening observations with a solar elongation of
21.8° (sky map) - Comet 217P/LINEAR:
magnitude
13.3 in Orion - Comet P/2010 H2 (Vales):
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14.36 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 42m 32s | +21° 20’ 37” | 1,888.0” | -26.71 | Gemini | map my_location |
Moon | 23h 51m 30s | -01° 02’ 00” | 1,914.2” | -11.01 | Pisces | 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 08m 08s | +13° 39’ 20” | 10.1” | 1.34 | Cancer | map my_location |
Venus | 04h 46m 11s | +20° 06’ 31” | 15.9” | -4.06 | Taurus | map my_location |
Mars | 11h 11m 58s | +06° 02’ 06” | 4.6” | 1.53 | Leo | map my_location |
Jupiter | 06h 35m 44s | +23° 04’ 29” | 31.5” | -1.90 | Gemini | map my_location |
Saturn | 00h 10m 43s | -01° 20’ 59” | 17.6” | 0.88 | Pisces | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 53m 00s | +20° 01’ 16” | 3.5” | 5.80 | Taurus | map my_location |
Neptune | 00h 09m 58s | -00° 22’ 32” | 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 16 | 09:41 | Europa | Begin Eclipse |
Jul 16 | 13:06 | Europa | End Occultation |
Jul 16 | 18:31 | Io | Begin Shadow Transit |
Jul 16 | 18:53 | Io | Begin Transit |
Jul 16 | 20:45 | 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.

10.1”

15.9”

4.6”

31.5”

17.6”

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 25m 36s | +15° 26’ 10” | 13.3 | 16.52 | Orion Ori | map my_location | ||
P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 13h 22m 16s | -01° 36’ 38” | - | 14.36 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
65P/Gunn | 18h 28m 12s | -32° 10’ 08” | 14.5 | 15.77 | Sagittarius Sgr | map my_location | ||
C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 06m 12s | -01° 06’ 16” | 14.7 | 15.28 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) | 19h 07m 23s | -16° 26’ 12” | 14.9 | 15.69 | Sagittarius Sgr | map my_location | ||
C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) | 16h 23m 46s | +53° 53’ 44” | 15.1 | 14.32 | Draco Dra | map my_location | ||
C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) | 02h 50m 54s | +21° 30’ 18” | - | 15.13 | Aries Ari | map my_location | ||
240P/NEAT | 02h 55m 38s | -04° 25’ 29” | 15.2 | 16.05 | Eridanus Eri | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 01h 42m 10s | +54° 46’ 15” | - | 15.37 | Cassiopeia Cas | map my_location | ||
C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) | 21h 30m 00s | +23° 42’ 57” | 15.4 | 14.82 | Pegasus Peg | 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 34m 03s | -09° 04’ 22” | 6.95 | Libra | map my_location | ||
6 Hebe | 22h 45m 28s | -08° 06’ 59” | 8.64 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 01h 12m 49s | -05° 09’ 20” | 8.83 | Cetus | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 20h 52m 12s | +17° 02’ 04” | 9.59 | Delphinus | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 06h 31m 59s | +22° 39’ 05” | 9.96 | Gemini | map my_location | ||
3 Juno | 15h 12m 03s | -02° 35’ 11” | 10.74 | Libra | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 08h 48m 38s | +14° 08’ 10” | 10.78 | Cancer | map my_location | ||
20 Massalia | 06h 58m 29s | +22° 17’ 52” | 10.98 | Gemini | map my_location | ||
9 Metis | 14h 39m 38s | -14° 48’ 04” | 11.15 | Libra | map my_location | ||
349 Dembowska | 14h 43m 28s | -21° 05’ 52” | 11.24 | 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 | ||
Piscis Austrinids | 28 Jul | 22h 41m | -30° | 5 | faint | map | ||
Alpha Capricornids | 30 Jul | 20h 30m | -10° | 5 | bright | map | ||