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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 Crescent  Age: 1.26 days
Information about the Moon
Moon position in sky map
R.A. Decl. Apparent Diameter MagnitudeMag ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked Sun 14h 33m 45s -15° 05’ 04” 1,934.1” -26.76 trending_flat Libra map my_location
radio_button_checked Moon 15h 23m 31s -23° 22’ 15” 1,785.8” -5.31 trending_up Libra 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 15h 49m 17s -22° 14’ 34” 5.4” -0.33 trending_down Scorpius map my_location
radio_button_checked Venus 17h 12m 39s -24° 50’ 35” 14.3” -4.01 trending_flat Ophiucus map my_location
radio_button_checked Mars 08h 08m 02s +21° 39’ 59” 9.3” 0.05 trending_up Cancer map my_location
radio_button_checked Jupiter 05h 18m 10s +22° 22’ 10” 45.3” -2.70 trending_up Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Saturn 22h 59m 59s -08° 42’ 45” 17.7” 0.81 trending_flat Aquarius map my_location
radio_button_checked Uranus 03h 34m 14s +18° 57’ 09” 3.8” 5.64 trending_flat Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked Neptune 23h 52m 47s -02° 13’ 06” 2.3” 7.70 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

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
5.4”
Venus
14.3”
Mars
9.3”
Jupiter
45.3”
Saturn
17.7”
Uranus
3.8”
Neptune
2.3”

Credits for the planet images: NASA-APL - NASA.

Brightest Comets

List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 228 comets).

Comet R.A. Decl. Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred ConstellationConst Charts
radio_button_checked C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) 18h 08m 17s +03° 47’ 31” 6.7 8.80 trending_down Ophiucus Oph map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2024 S1 (disintegrated) 13h 15m 52s -17° 35’ 40” - 10.28 trending_down Virgo Vir map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) 14h 57m 07s -44° 18’ 44” 12.0 13.73 trending_up Lupus Lup map my_location
radio_button_checked 13P/Olbers 15h 49m 58s -05° 36’ 57” - 12.34 trending_down Libra Lib map my_location
radio_button_checked 37P/Forbes 18h 03m 07s -25° 26’ 27” 12.5 16.56 trending_down Sagittarius Sgr map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) 14h 29m 32s +39° 29’ 12” 12.8 15.07 trending_down Bootes Boo map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 06h 56m 40s +61° 25’ 45” 13.4 13.18 trending_up Lynx Lyn map my_location
radio_button_checked 333P/LINEAR 10h 55m 54s +05° 13’ 25” 14.5 16.17 trending_up Leo Leo map my_location
radio_button_checked P/2010 H2 (Vales) 12h 18m 57s +10° 24’ 57” - 14.84 trending_up Virgo Vir map my_location
radio_button_checked C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) 18h 26m 51s -28° 18’ 00” - 14.89 trending_flat Sagittarius Sgr 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 12h 19m 06s +03° 18’ 17” 8.14 trending_flat Virgo map my_location
radio_button_checked 15 Eunomia 05h 58m 50s +35° 57’ 32” 8.82 trending_up Auriga map my_location
radio_button_checked 1036 Ganymed 23h 42m 08s +10° 02’ 47” 9.16 trending_down Pegasus map my_location
radio_button_checked 1 Ceres 19h 26m 00s -29° 13’ 18” 9.18 trending_down Sagittarius map my_location
radio_button_checked 7 Iris 20h 58m 18s -10° 25’ 14” 9.64 trending_down Aquarius map my_location
radio_button_checked 19 Fortuna 01h 17m 46s +08° 15’ 48” 9.85 trending_down Pisces map my_location
radio_button_checked 11 Parthenope 03h 37m 07s +11° 38’ 04” 9.94 trending_up Taurus map my_location
radio_button_checked 20 Massalia 00h 00m 20s +00° 15’ 06” 10.11 trending_down Pisces map my_location
radio_button_checked 2 Pallas 17h 21m 28s +05° 31’ 05” 10.40 trending_flat Ophiucus map my_location
radio_button_checked 10 Hygiea 01h 32m 18s +15° 06’ 50” 10.64 trending_down Pisces 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 Orionids 21 Oct 06h 17m +16° 15 bright 1P/Halley map
radio_button_checked Northern Taurids 12 Nov 03h 53m +22° 5 bright Comet Encke map
radio_button_checked Southern Taurids 10 Oct 02h 06m +09° 5 bright Comet Encke map
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