Epoch

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Planet Positions

PlanetRADecCon.Dist. (AU)Ang.
Size
Mag.
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Sun

Current Sunspots (SOHO/SDO)

HMI Intensitygram β€” click for full res

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Moon

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Mercury

Venus

Mars β€” Surface Feature Transits

Next Central Meridian Transits

Next time each feature crosses Mars' central meridian. Accuracy ~4 min.

FeatureLonLatDateTime (local)
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Jupiter β€” Great Red Spot

Upcoming GRS Transits

Shown when Jupiter is above horizon and sky is darker than nautical twilight. Accuracy Β±10 min.

DateTime (local)Jupiter Alt
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Jupiter System

Label above: moon is behind the planet. Label below: moon is in front.

MoonX (R♃ / ")Y (R♃ / ")Z (R♃)OffsetMag.
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Jupiter β€” Galilean Satellite Phenomena

Upcoming Events

Shown when Jupiter is above the horizon at night. Times Β±5 min within ~60 mi of Adams, MA.

Filter:
DateStart (local)End (local)Dur.SatelliteEvent
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Saturn System

Label above: moon is behind the planet. Label below: moon is in front.

MoonX (Rβ™„ / ")Y (Rβ™„ / ")Z (Rβ™„)OffsetMag
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Comets

Positions interpolated to selected epoch from 30-day JPL Horizons ephemerides. Magnitudes are estimates β€” comet brightness can vary significantly from predictions.

CometMag.RADecConst.Elong.SkyMotionEphem.
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Source: JPL Horizons · updated nightly · β€”

Comet Ephemeris

Date
(UTC)
RADecT
mag
N
mag
r
(AU)
Ξ”
(AU)
Elong.SkyPhaseCon.Daily
Motion
Key: T-mag total magnitude N-mag nuclear magnitude r heliocentric dist. Ξ” Earth dist. Elong. solar elongation Sky morning/evening sky Phase phase angle Daily Motion Β°/day β€” green <0.1, amber 0.1–1.0, red >1.0

Data: JPL Horizons (geocentric, ICRF J2000). Comet magnitudes use the IAU T-mag model and may differ from actual brightness.