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Parker Solar Probe

Below the horizon.  Rise: 3:50 | Tran: 11:15 | Set: 18:43
Alt: -20.26°   Az: 342.46°   Direction: North-North-West

Parker Solar Probe is in the constellation of Aries, at a distance of 169,753,066.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 03h 15m 39s and the Declination is +16° 37’ 52” (apparent coordinates).

Finder Charts

Map showing Parker Solar Probe in Aries on June, 05 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Parker Solar Probe in Aries on June, 05 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Parker Solar Probe is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Parker Solar Probe
RA: 03h 14m 13s
Dec: +16° 32’ 16”
Deep sky finder chart for Parker Solar Probe. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

Also check out Where is Parker Solar Probe?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Parker Solar Probe in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 15m 39s
+16° 37’ 52”
10h 51m 20s
14h 06m 59s

J2000

03h 14m 13s
+16° 32’ 16”

Additional Information

Aries

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Parker Solar Probe from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.8°
Max altitude: 54.9°
Azimuth: 286.6°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Parker Solar Probe from Earth is currently 169,753,066.0 kilometers, equivalent to 1.1347291589 Astronomical Units. Light takes 9m 26.235s to travel from Parker Solar Probe and arrive to us.

169,753,066.0
1.1347291589
9m 26.235s

The following chart shows the distance of Parker Solar Probe from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of Parker Solar Probe from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of Parker Solar Probe from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach

Between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2026, the closest approach of Parker Solar Probe to Earth happens on Mon Aug 19 2024 at a distance of 0.281446 Astronomical Units, or 42,103,721 kilometers:

Mon Aug 19 2024
42,103,721
0.281446

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

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Orbit Diagram of Parker Solar Probe

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Parker Solar Probe computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2025 May 29 02h 24m 28s +12° 33’ 12” N.A. Aries
2025 May 30 02h 30m 08s +13° 02’ 31” N.A. Aries
2025 May 31 02h 36m 01s +13° 32’ 23” N.A. Aries
2025 Jun 01 02h 42m 07s +14° 02’ 45” N.A. Aries
2025 Jun 02 02h 48m 28s +14° 33’ 39” N.A. Aries
2025 Jun 03 02h 55m 03s +15° 05’ 02” N.A. Aries
2025 Jun 04 03h 01m 55s +15° 36’ 53” N.A. Aries
2025 Jun 05 03h 09m 05s +16° 09’ 08” N.A. Aries
2025 Jun 06 03h 16m 33s +16° 41’ 47” N.A. Aries
2025 Jun 07 03h 24m 23s +17° 14’ 46” N.A. Aries
2025 Jun 08 03h 32m 34s +17° 47’ 58” N.A. Taurus
2025 Jun 09 03h 41m 11s +18° 21’ 21” N.A. Taurus
2025 Jun 10 03h 50m 13s +18° 54’ 48” N.A. Taurus
2025 Jun 11 03h 59m 46s +19° 28’ 12” N.A. Taurus

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