Highlights

• ⭐ Check out the recently discovered Nova V462 Lupi. The information is also available in Italian.
• The Sun is in Gemini, the Moon is First Quarter in Virgo
• T CrB: magnitude 10.059 ± 0.034 [2025-07-02 03:39:20 UTC, CCD/V, MMAE/AAVSO]
• Mercury is in very favorable conditions for evening observations with a solar elongation of 25.8° (sky map)
• Comet 217P/LINEAR: magnitude 12.9 in Taurus
• Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann: magnitude 13.6 in Leo
• Comet C/2021 G2 (Atlas): magnitude 14.0 in Libra
• Next NEO approach: Asteroid (NEO) 2025 MN88, Jul 6 2025 at 11:53 UTC, 739,948 km, 1.92 lunar distances
• KBO 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule) is close to opposition

Popular Objects

Popular objects during the last 7 days based on the number of visualizations.

Sun and Moon

How the Sun and the Moon look like today.

	R.A.	Decl.	Apparent Diameter	MagnitudeMag	ConstellationConst	Charts
radio_button_checked Sun	06h 46m 59s	+22° 59’ 42”	1,887.4”	-26.71 trending_flat	Gemini	map my_location
radio_button_checked Moon	12h 20m 38s	-04° 03’ 51”	1,790.2”	-9.84 trending_up	Virgo	map

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 36m 31s	+18° 55’ 03”	7.8”	0.43 trending_down	Cancer	map my_location
radio_button_checked Venus	03h 43m 39s	+17° 04’ 40”	17.6”	-4.13 trending_down	Taurus	map my_location
radio_button_checked Mars	10h 42m 23s	+09° 15’ 56”	4.8”	1.43 trending_flat	Leo	map my_location
radio_button_checked Jupiter	06h 22m 23s	+23° 12’ 31”	31.3”	-1.89 trending_flat	Gemini	map my_location
radio_button_checked Saturn	00h 10m 18s	-01° 19’ 40”	17.1”	0.95 trending_flat	Pisces	map my_location
radio_button_checked Uranus	03h 50m 31s	+19° 53’ 45”	3.4”	5.82 trending_flat	Taurus	map my_location
radio_button_checked Neptune	00h 10m 04s	-00° 21’ 06”	2.3”	7.76 trending_flat	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
Jul 2	05:42	Io	Begin Shadow Transit
Jul 2	05:51	Io	Begin Transit
Jul 2	07:57	Io	End Shadow Transit
Jul 2	08:05	Io	End Transit
Jul 3	02:50	Io	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.

Apparent Planet Sizes

Comparison between the apparent size of the planets, measured in seconds of a degree, as they appear today.

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

Brightest Comets

List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 248 comets).

	Comet	R.A.	Decl.	Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs	Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred		ConstellationConst	Charts
radio_button_checked	217P/LINEAR	04h 41m 24s	+14° 11’ 27”	12.9	16.31	trending_down	Taurus Tau	map my_location
radio_button_checked	29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann	09h 59m 59s	+08° 37’ 36”	13.6	17.89	trending_flat	Leo Leo	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2021 G2 (Atlas)	15h 06m 05s	-01° 39’ 22”	14.0	15.16	trending_down	Libra Lib	map my_location
radio_button_checked	P/2010 H2 (Vales)	13h 14m 14s	+00° 21’ 03”	-	14.21	trending_down	Virgo Vir	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)	01h 50m 23s	+53° 23’ 26”	14.6	15.39	trending_flat	Perseus Per	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)	04h 55m 43s	-66° 06’ 26”	14.8	17.65	trending_flat	Dorado Dor	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)	16h 46m 20s	+56° 40’ 16”	15.1	14.63	trending_up	Draco Dra	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)	02h 36m 04s	+20° 08’ 22”	-	15.23	trending_up	Aries Ari	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)	19h 18m 16s	-17° 28’ 40”	15.3	15.79	trending_up	Sagittarius Sgr	map my_location
radio_button_checked	C/2024 J2 (Wierzchos)	02h 36m 16s	+01° 29’ 43”	-	15.38	trending_down	Cetus Cet	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
radio_button_checked	4 Vesta	14h 26m 07s	-07° 12’ 56”	6.72	trending_down	Virgo	map my_location
radio_button_checked	1 Ceres	01h 03m 13s	-05° 21’ 09”	8.99	trending_up	Cetus	map my_location
radio_button_checked	6 Hebe	22h 39m 43s	-06° 47’ 44”	9.00	trending_up	Aquarius	map my_location
radio_button_checked	2 Pallas	21h 00m 37s	+17° 23’ 49”	9.76	trending_up	Delphinus	map my_location
radio_button_checked	7 Iris	05h 57m 37s	+23° 12’ 26”	9.82	trending_down	Taurus	map my_location
radio_button_checked	3 Juno	15h 13m 24s	-01° 53’ 23”	10.57	trending_down	Serpens	map my_location
radio_button_checked	15 Eunomia	08h 26m 24s	+15° 55’ 17”	10.81	trending_flat	Cancer	map my_location
radio_button_checked	20 Massalia	06h 26m 04s	+22° 51’ 44”	10.86	trending_down	Gemini	map my_location
radio_button_checked	9 Metis	14h 36m 40s	-14° 07’ 12”	10.91	trending_down	Libra	map my_location
radio_button_checked	349 Dembowska	14h 42m 14s	-20° 57’ 51”	11.06	trending_down	Libra	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
radio_button_checked	June Bootids	27 Jun	14h 54m	+48°	variable	bright		map