Highlights
- The Sun is in Libra, the Moon is Waxing Crescent in Libra
- T CrB: magnitude
10.5863 ± 0.0030 [2024-11-02 01:48:21 UTC, CCD/V, WGR/AAVSO] -
Mercury is in favorable conditions for evening observations with a solar elongation of
19.2° (sky map) - Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS):
magnitude
6.7 in Ophiucus - Comet C/2024 S1 (disintegrated):
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10.28 in Virgo - Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS):
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12.0 in Lupus -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2024 VA,
Nov 3 2024 at 04:15 UTC,458,380 km,1.19 lunar distances - Uranus is close to opposition
- Asteroid 10 Hygiea is close to opposition
- Asteroid 11 Parthenope is close to opposition
- Asteroid 19 Fortuna 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 | 14h 33m 45s | -15° 05’ 04” | 1,934.1” | -26.76 | Libra | map my_location |
Moon | 15h 23m 31s | -23° 22’ 15” | 1,785.8” | -5.31 | Libra | 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 | 15h 49m 17s | -22° 14’ 34” | 5.4” | -0.33 | Scorpius | map my_location |
Venus | 17h 12m 39s | -24° 50’ 35” | 14.3” | -4.01 | Ophiucus | map my_location |
Mars | 08h 08m 02s | +21° 39’ 59” | 9.3” | 0.05 | Cancer | map my_location |
Jupiter | 05h 18m 10s | +22° 22’ 10” | 45.3” | -2.70 | Taurus | map my_location |
Saturn | 22h 59m 59s | -08° 42’ 45” | 17.7” | 0.81 | Aquarius | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 34m 14s | +18° 57’ 09” | 3.8” | 5.64 | Taurus | map my_location |
Neptune | 23h 52m 47s | -02° 13’ 06” | 2.3” | 7.70 | Pisces | map my_location |
Jupiter Moons
Position of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter. A dedicated tool is available, with more advanced features.
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.
5.4”
14.3”
9.3”
45.3”
17.7”
3.8”
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 | ||
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C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) | 18h 08m 17s | +03° 47’ 31” | 6.7 | 8.80 | Ophiucus Oph | map my_location | ||
C/2024 S1 (disintegrated) | 13h 15m 52s | -17° 35’ 40” | - | 10.28 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) | 14h 57m 07s | -44° 18’ 44” | 12.0 | 13.73 | Lupus Lup | map my_location | ||
13P/Olbers | 15h 49m 58s | -05° 36’ 57” | - | 12.34 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
37P/Forbes | 18h 03m 07s | -25° 26’ 27” | 12.5 | 16.56 | Sagittarius Sgr | map my_location | ||
C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) | 14h 29m 32s | +39° 29’ 12” | 12.8 | 15.07 | Bootes Boo | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 06h 56m 40s | +61° 25’ 45” | 13.4 | 13.18 | Lynx Lyn | map my_location | ||
333P/LINEAR | 10h 55m 54s | +05° 13’ 25” | 14.5 | 16.17 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 12h 18m 57s | +10° 24’ 57” | - | 14.84 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) | 18h 26m 51s | -28° 18’ 00” | - | 14.89 | 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 78 asteroids and dwarf planets.)
Asteroid | R.A. | Decl. | MagnitudeMag | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
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4 Vesta | 12h 19m 06s | +03° 18’ 17” | 8.14 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 05h 58m 50s | +35° 57’ 32” | 8.82 | Auriga | map my_location | ||
1036 Ganymed | 23h 42m 08s | +10° 02’ 47” | 9.16 | Pegasus | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 19h 26m 00s | -29° 13’ 18” | 9.18 | Sagittarius | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 20h 58m 18s | -10° 25’ 14” | 9.64 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
19 Fortuna | 01h 17m 46s | +08° 15’ 48” | 9.85 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
11 Parthenope | 03h 37m 07s | +11° 38’ 04” | 9.94 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
20 Massalia | 00h 00m 20s | +00° 15’ 06” | 10.11 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 17h 21m 28s | +05° 31’ 05” | 10.40 | Ophiucus | map my_location | ||
10 Hygiea | 01h 32m 18s | +15° 06’ 50” | 10.64 | Pisces | 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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Orionids | 21 Oct | 06h 17m | +16° | 15 | bright | 1P/Halley | map | |
Northern Taurids | 12 Nov | 03h 53m | +22° | 5 | bright | Comet Encke | map | |
Southern Taurids | 10 Oct | 02h 06m | +09° | 5 | bright | Comet Encke | map | |