Highlights
- ⭐ We released a new animated visualization feature for solar eclipses. Check out for instance next year's August 12 total eclipse from Burgos, Spain.
- The Sun is in Taurus, the Moon is Third Quarter in Aquarius
- T CrB: magnitude
10.144 ± 0.001 [2025-06-17 22:16:31 UTC, CCD/V, DPAH/AAVSO] -
Mercury is in favorable conditions for evening observations with a solar elongation of
19.9° (sky map) - Comet C/2021 G2 (Atlas):
magnitude
11.9 in Libra - Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann:
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12.5 in Leo - Comet P/2010 H2 (Vales):
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14.03 in Virgo -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2025 MB,
Jun 18 2025 at 05:46 UTC,135,108 km,0.35 lunar distances - Asteroid 5 Astraea 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 | 05h 47m 04s | +23° 24’ 00” | 1,888.7” | -26.71 | Taurus | map my_location |
Moon | 23h 14m 30s | -06° 25’ 28” | 1,903.7” | -10.50 | Aquarius | 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 | 07h 14m 02s | +24° 19’ 38” | 6.1” | -0.40 | Gemini | map my_location |
Venus | 02h 41m 52s | +12° 54’ 42” | 20.0” | -4.25 | Aries | map my_location |
Mars | 10h 11m 27s | +12° 27’ 37” | 5.1” | 1.43 | Leo | map my_location |
Jupiter | 06h 08m 04s | +23° 16’ 20” | 31.3” | -1.90 | Gemini | map my_location |
Saturn | 00h 08m 37s | -01° 26’ 20” | 16.7” | 1.02 | Pisces | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 47m 31s | +19° 44’ 22” | 3.4” | 5.83 | Taurus | map my_location |
Neptune | 00h 09m 46s | -00° 22’ 13” | 2.3” | 7.78 | 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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Jun 18 | 08:47 | Io | Begin Transit |
Jun 18 | 08:54 | Io | Begin Shadow Transit |
Jun 18 | 11:01 | Io | End Transit |
Jun 18 | 11:08 | Io | End Shadow Transit |
Jun 19 | 05:56 | Io | Begin Occultation |
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.

6.1”

20.0”

5.1”

31.3”

16.7”

3.4”

2.3”
Credits for the planet images: NASA-APL - NASA.
Brightest Comets
List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 246 comets).
Comet | R.A. | Decl. | Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs | Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
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C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 08m 04s | -02° 33’ 46” | 11.9 | 15.05 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | 09h 52m 26s | +09° 20’ 15” | 12.5 | 17.83 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 13h 08m 51s | +02° 15’ 54” | - | 14.03 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
C/2025 F2 (SWAN) | 05h 49m 48s | -26° 19’ 48” | - | 14.20 | Lepus Lep | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) | 02h 16m 26s | +05° 46’ 52” | - | 15.13 | Cetus Cet | map my_location | ||
C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) | 02h 19m 17s | +18° 33’ 00” | - | 15.32 | Aries Ari | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 01h 54m 23s | +51° 56’ 50” | 15.4 | 15.40 | Perseus Per | map my_location | ||
65P/Gunn | 18h 49m 35s | -30° 43’ 54” | - | 15.75 | Sagittarius Sgr | map my_location | ||
C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) | 07h 20m 38s | +17° 40’ 16” | - | 15.77 | Gemini Gem | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) | 19h 29m 01s | -18° 33’ 42” | - | 15.91 | Sagittarius Sgr | 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 23m 20s | -05° 35’ 02” | 6.44 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 00h 50m 24s | -05° 56’ 21” | 9.12 | Cetus | map my_location | ||
6 Hebe | 22h 29m 00s | -06° 16’ 50” | 9.34 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 05h 20m 14s | +23° 16’ 00” | 9.65 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 21h 06m 21s | +17° 02’ 49” | 9.93 | Delphinus | map my_location | ||
3 Juno | 15h 18m 47s | -01° 32’ 01” | 10.36 | Serpens | map my_location | ||
9 Metis | 14h 38m 40s | -13° 44’ 05” | 10.62 | Libra | map my_location | ||
20 Massalia | 05h 51m 31s | +23° 00’ 06” | 10.73 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 08h 02m 25s | +17° 37’ 58” | 10.81 | Cancer | map my_location | ||
5 Astraea | 16h 50m 36s | -14° 51’ 40” | 10.82 | Ophiuchus | 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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Daytime Arietids | 7 Jun | 02h 53m | +24° | 50 | medium | 1566 Icarus ? | map | |