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public  Ravenstone, United Kingdom Ravenstone, United Kingdom  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:49 
Transit: 13:07 
Sunset: 21:24
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Voyager 1

Above the horizon.  Rise: 16:26 | Tran: 23:30 | Set: 6:37
Alt: 6.31°   Az: 282.09°   Direction: West-North-West

Voyager 1 is in the constellation of Ophiuchus, at a distance of 24,940,717,407.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 17h 16m 05s and the Declination is +12° 23’ 20” (apparent coordinates).

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of Voyager 1 in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of Voyager 1 in the constellation of Ophiuchus on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of Voyager 1 in the constellation of Ophiuchus on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of Voyager 1 against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

Voyager 1
RA: 17h 14m 54s
Dec: +12° 24’ 59”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of Voyager 1. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 16m 05s
+12° 23’ 20”
06h 22m 47s
23h 38m 53s

J2000

17h 14m 54s
+12° 24’ 59”

Additional Information

Ophiuchus

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of Voyager 1 from Ravenstone, United Kingdom (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 77.6°
Max altitude: 50.2°
Azimuth: 282.4°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Voyager 1 from Earth is currently 24,940,717,407.0 kilometers, equivalent to 166.7183983990 Astronomical Units. Light takes 23h 6m 33.278s to travel from Voyager 1 and arrive to us.

24,940,717,407.0
166.7183983990
23h 6m 33.278s

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

Chart of the distance of Voyager 1 from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of Voyager 1 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 1, 2013 and December 30, 2099, the closest approach of Voyager 1 to Earth happened on Monday 22 April 2013 at a distance of 123.348498 Astronomical Units, or 18,452,672,648 kilometers:

Monday 22 April 2013
18,452,672,648
123.348498

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

Orbit Visualization

The following chart is a 3D animated visualization of the orbit of Voyager 1 relative to the other major objects in the Solar System.

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
Jun 26 2025 17h 16m 16s +12° 23’ 38” N.A. Ophiuchus
Jun 27 2025 17h 16m 14s +12° 23’ 36” N.A. Ophiuchus
Jun 28 2025 17h 16m 13s +12° 23’ 34” N.A. Ophiuchus
Jun 29 2025 17h 16m 12s +12° 23’ 32” N.A. Ophiuchus
Jun 30 2025 17h 16m 10s +12° 23’ 30” N.A. Ophiuchus
Jul 01 2025 17h 16m 09s +12° 23’ 27” N.A. Ophiuchus
Jul 02 2025 17h 16m 08s +12° 23’ 24” N.A. Ophiuchus
Jul 03 2025 17h 16m 06s +12° 23’ 21” N.A. Ophiuchus
Jul 04 2025 17h 16m 05s +12° 23’ 18” N.A. Ophiuchus
Jul 05 2025 17h 16m 04s +12° 23’ 14” N.A. Ophiuchus
Jul 06 2025 17h 16m 03s +12° 23’ 10” N.A. Ophiuchus
Jul 07 2025 17h 16m 01s +12° 23’ 07” N.A. Ophiuchus
Jul 08 2025 17h 16m 00s +12° 23’ 02” N.A. Ophiuchus
Jul 09 2025 17h 15m 59s +12° 22’ 58” N.A. Ophiuchus

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