Your guide to the Solar System and the night sky
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Sun, Moon and Planets

Click on the thumbnails to view detailed information about each major Solar System object.

Visibility from selected location  = visible to the naked eye
 = binocular, brighter than 10th magnitude
= current altitude ≥ 30°   = current altitude < 30°   = below the horizon
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

The Sun

R.A: 16h 07m 53s   Dec: -20° 56’ 29”
Magnitude -26.8 in Scorpius   object currently below the horizon

The Moon

R.A: 01h 07m 04s   Dec: +01° 35’ 08”
Magnitude -11.4 brightening in Cetus   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Venus

Venus
Venus is visible to the naked eye
R.A: 14h 14m 23s   Dec: -11° 39’ 55”
Magnitude -3.9 in Virgo   object currently below the horizon

Jupiter

Jupiter
Jupiter is visible to the naked eye
R.A: 19h 47m 45s   Dec: -21° 35’ 53”
Magnitude -2.1 fading in Sagittarius   object currently below the horizon

Mars

Mars
Mars is visible to the naked eye
R.A: 00h 58m 54s   Dec: +05° 59’ 56”
Magnitude -1.3 fading in Pisces   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Mercury

Mercury
Mercury is visible to the naked eye
R.A: 15h 14m 34s   Dec: -16° 51’ 05”
Magnitude -0.7 brightening in Libra   object currently below the horizon

Saturn

Saturn
Saturn is visible to the naked eye
R.A: 19h 59m 21s   Dec: -20° 58’ 17”
Magnitude 1.4 in Sagittarius   object currently below the horizon

Uranus

Uranus
Uranus is visible to the naked eye
R.A: 02h 20m 47s   Dec: +13° 32’ 11”
Magnitude 5.7 in Aries   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Neptune

Neptune
Neptune is brighter than mag 10
R.A: 23h 17m 06s   Dec: -05° 48’ 08”
Magnitude 7.9 in Aquarius   object currently below the horizon

Planet Nine (conjectured)

R.A:-   Dec: -
Magnitude -