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Sunset: 21:09
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Voyager 1

Above the horizon.  Rise: 18:20 | Tran: 1:25 | Set: 8:27
Alt: 8.18°   Az: 80.36°   Direction: East

Voyager 1 is in the constellation of Ophiuchus, at a distance of 24,888,337,313.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 17h 16m 43s and the Declination is +12° 23’ 31” (apparent coordinates).

Finder Charts

Map showing Voyager 1 in Ophiuchus on June, 04 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Voyager 1 in Ophiuchus on June, 04 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Voyager 1 is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Voyager 1
RA: 17h 15m 33s
Dec: +12° 25’ 08”
Deep sky finder chart for Voyager 1. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

Also check out Where is Voyager 1?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Voyager 1 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 16m 43s
+12° 23’ 31”
17h 50m 21s
11h 07m 05s

J2000

17h 15m 33s
+12° 25’ 08”

Additional Information

Ophiuchus

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Voyager 1 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 77.6°
Max altitude: 50.9°
Azimuth: 282.4°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Voyager 1 from Earth is currently 24,888,337,313.0 kilometers, equivalent to 166.3682590972 Astronomical Units. Light takes 23h 3m 38.557s to travel from Voyager 1 and arrive to us.

24,888,337,313.0
166.3682590972
23h 3m 38.557s

The following chart shows the distance of Voyager 1 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 Voyager 1 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 Voyager 1 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach

Between 1 January 2013 and 30 December 2099, the closest approach of Voyager 1 to Earth happens on Mon Apr 22 2013 at a distance of 123.348498 Astronomical Units, or 18,452,672,648 kilometers:

Mon Apr 22 2013
18,452,672,648
123.348498

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

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Orbit Diagram of Voyager 1

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Voyager 1 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 28 17h 16m 54s +12° 23’ 05” N.A. Ophiuchus
2025 May 29 17h 16m 53s +12° 23’ 09” N.A. Ophiuchus
2025 May 30 17h 16m 51s +12° 23’ 13” N.A. Ophiuchus
2025 May 31 17h 16m 50s +12° 23’ 17” N.A. Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 01 17h 16m 49s +12° 23’ 20” N.A. Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 02 17h 16m 47s +12° 23’ 23” N.A. Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 03 17h 16m 46s +12° 23’ 27” N.A. Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 04 17h 16m 44s +12° 23’ 29” N.A. Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 05 17h 16m 43s +12° 23’ 32” N.A. Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 06 17h 16m 42s +12° 23’ 34” N.A. Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 07 17h 16m 40s +12° 23’ 36” N.A. Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 08 17h 16m 39s +12° 23’ 38” N.A. Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 09 17h 16m 38s +12° 23’ 40” N.A. Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 10 17h 16m 36s +12° 23’ 41” N.A. Ophiuchus

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