Voyager 1
Voyager 1 Position
Voyager 1 is currently in the constellation of Ophiucus. The current Right Ascension is 17h 11m 57s and the Declination is +12° 05’ 38”.
Simplified sky chart showing where Voyager 1 is right now in the sky with respect to the brightest stars and constellations (see fuillscreen Online Planetarium)
Hihgher precision deep sky finder chart showing where Voyager 1 is right now (view fullscreen)
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.
Voyager 1 Distance
The distance of Voyager 1 from Earth is currently 22,086,715,068 kilometers, equivalent to 147.640571 Astronomical Units. Light takes 20 hours, 27 minutes and 53.3513 seconds to travel from Voyager 1 and arrive to us.
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.
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 of Voyager 1 to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2030 the closest approach of Voyager 1 to Earth happens on Mon Apr 22 2013 at a distance of 123.34867494 Astronomical Units, or 18,452,699,162 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Voyager 1 rise and set times
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's Voyager 1 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Voyager 1 touches the horizon, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.
Visualization of Voyager 1 Orbit
This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Voyager 1 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Voyager 1 and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!
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. Click on each row of the table to locate Voyager 1 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Oct 11 | 17h 11m 49s | +12° 07’ 05” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Oct 12 | 17h 11m 51s | +12° 06’ 52” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Oct 13 | 17h 11m 52s | +12° 06’ 39” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Oct 14 | 17h 11m 53s | +12° 06’ 28” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Oct 15 | 17h 11m 53s | +12° 06’ 15” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Oct 16 | 17h 11m 54s | +12° 06’ 02” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Oct 17 | 17h 11m 56s | +12° 05’ 51” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Oct 18 | 17h 11m 57s | +12° 05’ 39” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Oct 19 | 17h 11m 57s | +12° 05’ 26” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Oct 20 | 17h 11m 58s | +12° 05’ 15” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Oct 21 | 17h 11m 59s | +12° 05’ 03” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Oct 22 | 17h 12m 01s | +12° 04’ 50” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Oct 23 | 17h 12m 02s | +12° 04’ 40” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Oct 24 | 17h 12m 02s | +12° 04’ 27” | N.A. | Ophiucus |