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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: Waxing Gibbous  Age: 11.79 days
Information about the Moon
Moon position in sky map
R.A. Decl. Apparent Diameter MagnitudeMag ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked Sun 07h 08m 20s +22° 30’ 24” 1,887.5” -26.71 trending_flat Gemini map my_location
radio_button_checked Moon 16h 19m 43s -26° 10’ 21” 1,785.7” -11.60 trending_up Scorpius 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 08h 54m 26s +16° 40’ 53” 8.6” 0.68 trending_down Cancer map my_location
radio_button_checked Venus 04h 07m 02s +18° 22’ 02” 16.9” -4.11 trending_down Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Mars 10h 53m 38s +08° 03’ 21” 4.7” 1.43 trending_flat Leo map my_location
radio_button_checked Jupiter 06h 27m 31s +23° 09’ 57” 31.4” -1.89 trending_flat Gemini map my_location
radio_button_checked Saturn 00h 10m 35s -01° 19’ 17” 17.3” 0.92 trending_up Pisces map my_location
radio_button_checked Uranus 03h 51m 31s +19° 56’ 47” 3.5” 5.81 trending_flat Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Neptune 00h 10m 04s -00° 21’ 22” 2.3” 7.74 trending_up 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
Jul 7 09:08 Io Begin Shadow Transit
Jul 7 09:22 Io Begin Transit
Jul 7 11:22 Io End Shadow Transit
Jul 7 11:36 Io End Transit
Jul 7 22:27 Ganimede Begin Eclipse

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
8.6”
Venus
16.9”
Mars
4.7”
Jupiter
31.4”
Saturn
17.3”
Uranus
3.5”
Neptune
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
radio_button_checked C/2021 G2 (Atlas) 15h 05m 53s -01° 24’ 47” 13.6 15.21 trending_down Libra Lib map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 04h 59m 38s -66° 18’ 16” 14.2 17.65 trending_flat Dorado Dor map my_location
radio_button_checked P/2010 H2 (Vales) 13h 16m 59s -00° 22’ 56” - 14.26 trending_down Virgo Vir map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 02h 41m 51s +20° 40’ 36” 15.0 15.19 trending_flat Aries Ari map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) 21h 55m 58s +22° 17’ 21” 15.4 15.57 trending_up Pegasus Peg map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) 02h 42m 47s -00° 15’ 13” - 15.47 trending_down Cetus Cet map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 01h 47m 48s +53° 55’ 20” 15.7 15.38 trending_flat Perseus Per map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 19h 14m 08s -17° 04’ 54” 15.7 15.74 trending_up Sagittarius Sgr map my_location
radio_button_checked 65P/Gunn 18h 34m 24s -31° 51’ 54” - 15.74 trending_flat Sagittarius Sgr map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 07h 39m 07s +18° 07’ 21” - 15.78 trending_flat Gemini Gem 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 79 asteroids and dwarf planets.)

Asteroid R.A. Decl. MagnitudeMag ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked 4 Vesta 14h 28m 35s -07° 53’ 41” 6.81 trending_down Virgo map my_location
radio_button_checked 6 Hebe 22h 42m 27s -07° 11’ 40” 8.87 trending_up Aquarius map my_location
radio_button_checked 1 Ceres 01h 07m 11s -05° 14’ 03” 8.93 trending_up Cetus map my_location
radio_button_checked 2 Pallas 20h 57m 42s +17° 20’ 43” 9.69 trending_up Delphinus map my_location
radio_button_checked 7 Iris 06h 10m 51s +23° 03’ 04” 9.88 trending_down Gemini map my_location
radio_button_checked 3 Juno 15h 12m 28s -02° 07’ 08” 10.64 trending_down Libra map my_location
radio_button_checked 15 Eunomia 08h 34m 55s +15° 15’ 34” 10.80 trending_flat Cancer map my_location
radio_button_checked 20 Massalia 06h 38m 29s +22° 41’ 47” 10.91 trending_flat Gemini map my_location
radio_button_checked 9 Metis 14h 37m 17s -14° 20’ 45” 11.00 trending_down Libra map my_location
radio_button_checked 349 Dembowska 14h 42m 13s -20° 59’ 05” 11.13 trending_down Libra 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 Alpha Capricornids 30 Jul 20h 30m -10° 5 bright map
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