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Voyager 1

Above the horizon.  Rise: 16:57 | Tran: 23:58 | Set: 7:04
Alt: 4.39°   Az: 284.43°   Direction: South

Voyager 1 is in the constellation of Ophiuchus, at a distance of 24,923,248,810.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 17h 16m 16s and the Declination is +12° 23’ 40” (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 15m 05s
Dec: +12° 25’ 18”
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 16s
+12° 23’ 40”
06h 34m 32s
23h 50m 49s

J2000

17h 15m 05s
+12° 25’ 18”

Additional Information

Ophiuchus

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists 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 24,923,248,810.0 kilometers, equivalent to 166.6016280404 Astronomical Units. Light takes 23h 5m 35.009s to travel from Voyager 1 and arrive to us.

24,923,248,810.0
166.6016280404
23h 5m 35.009s

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 18 2025 17h 16m 26s +12° 23’ 47” N.A. Ophiuchus
Jun 19 2025 17h 16m 25s +12° 23’ 47” N.A. Ophiuchus
Jun 20 2025 17h 16m 24s +12° 23’ 46” N.A. Ophiuchus
Jun 21 2025 17h 16m 22s +12° 23’ 46” N.A. Ophiuchus
Jun 22 2025 17h 16m 21s +12° 23’ 44” N.A. Ophiuchus
Jun 23 2025 17h 16m 20s +12° 23’ 43” N.A. Ophiuchus
Jun 24 2025 17h 16m 18s +12° 23’ 41” N.A. Ophiuchus
Jun 25 2025 17h 16m 17s +12° 23’ 40” N.A. Ophiuchus
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

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