Highlights
- ⭐New! Recently discovered trans-Neptunian object 2017 OF201, important for Planet 9 studies, added to TheSkyLive. Check out its orbit and complete information.
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🌑 Upcoming New Moon on
Tuesday, 27 May 2025 at04:02 - The Sun is in Taurus, the Moon is Waning Crescent in Pisces
- T CrB: magnitude
10.154 ± 0.005 [2025-05-24 10:46:50 UTC, CCD/CV, IDG/AAVSO] -
Mercury and
Uranus are in conjunction,
0° 46’ 45” separation, decreasing - Comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN):
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10.61 in Orion - Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann:
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12.3 in Leo - Comet C/2021 G2 (Atlas):
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13.7 in Libra -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2025 KK1,
May 24 2025 at 16:30 UTC,506,017 km,1.32 lunar distances - Asteroid 5 Astraea is close to opposition
- Asteroid 9 Metis is close to opposition
- Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T) 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 | 04h 06m 46s | +20° 53’ 17” | 1,894.7” | -26.71 | Taurus | map my_location |
Moon | 01h 39m 15s | +12° 47’ 44” | 1,986.3” | -7.33 | 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 | 03h 39m 12s | +19° 05’ 50” | 5.2” | -1.62 | Taurus | map my_location |
Venus | 01h 09m 11s | +05° 31’ 39” | 26.1” | -4.49 | Pisces | map my_location |
Mars | 09h 20m 32s | +17° 10’ 39” | 5.7” | 1.16 | Cancer | map my_location |
Jupiter | 05h 44m 11s | +23° 11’ 38” | 31.9” | -1.92 | Taurus | map my_location |
Saturn | 00h 03m 09s | -01° 55’ 18” | 16.1” | 1.11 | Pisces | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 41m 52s | +19° 26’ 07” | 3.4” | 5.85 | Taurus | map my_location |
Neptune | 00h 08m 22s | -00° 30’ 03” | 2.2” | 7.79 | 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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May 24 | 16:26 | Io | End Shadow Transit |
May 25 | 10:50 | Io | Begin Occultation |
May 25 | 13:35 | Io | End Eclipse |
May 25 | 17:24 | Europa | Begin Transit |
May 25 | 18:23 | Europa | Begin 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.

5.2”

26.1”

5.7”

31.9”

16.1”

3.4”

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 | ||
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C/2025 F2 (SWAN) | 05h 19m 54s | -08° 49’ 18” | - | 10.61 | Orion Ori | map my_location | ||
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | 09h 42m 35s | +10° 13’ 52” | 12.3 | 17.71 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
C/2021 G2 (Atlas) | 15h 15m 35s | -04° 53’ 00” | 13.7 | 14.89 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 13h 08m 31s | +04° 52’ 10” | - | 13.76 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos) | 01h 37m 59s | +11° 25’ 55” | - | 14.72 | Pisces Psc | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 01h 53m 25s | +49° 51’ 11” | - | 15.37 | Perseus Per | map my_location | ||
C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) | 01h 49m 22s | +15° 35’ 13” | - | 15.45 | Aries Ari | map my_location | ||
C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) | 19h 52m 46s | +27° 25’ 07” | 15.5 | 14.40 | Vulpecula Vul | map my_location | ||
C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) | 06h 59m 15s | +16° 46’ 29” | - | 15.73 | Gemini Gem | map my_location | ||
C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) | 02h 26m 56s | -52° 06’ 50” | - | 15.76 | Eridanus Eri | 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 32m 50s | -04° 03’ 19” | 5.94 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 00h 24m 08s | -07° 40’ 16” | 9.26 | Cetus | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 04h 16m 11s | +22° 05’ 02” | 9.46 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
6 Hebe | 22h 02m 45s | -06° 54’ 20” | 9.83 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
3 Juno | 15h 35m 21s | -02° 01’ 46” | 10.04 | Serpens | map my_location | ||
9 Metis | 14h 54m 04s | -13° 54’ 24” | 10.06 | Libra | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 21h 07m 15s | +15° 14’ 03” | 10.20 | Delphinus | map my_location | ||
349 Dembowska | 15h 01m 13s | -21° 42’ 32” | 10.47 | Libra | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 07h 21m 35s | +20° 03’ 57” | 10.75 | Gemini | map my_location | ||
5 Astraea | 17h 13m 39s | -15° 03’ 35” | 10.76 | 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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Eta Aquariids | 6 May | 22h 30m | -01° | 50 | bright | 1P/Halley | map | |
Daytime Arietids | 7 Jun | 02h 53m | +24° | 50 | medium | 1566 Icarus ? | map | |