Astronomy Lab · Solar System

Where are the planets today?

Explore how distance, brightness, apparent size and sky position change from day to day. The values below come from the JPL-derived data already used by Show Me The Sky.

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25 August 2026

Available range: 1 January 1900 to 1 January 2100.

Today
Magnitude: lower = brighter Apparent diameter in arcseconds Distance in astronomical units (AU)
Star

Sun

-26.72 mag
Distance 1.011100 AU
Apparent diameter 1,898.66″
Right ascension 10h 13m 56.6s
Declination +10° 57′ 07.9″
Moon

Moon

-11.65 mag
Distance 0.002682 AU
Apparent diameter 1,787.65″
Right ascension 19h 50m 22.6s
Declination −24° 03′ 25.9″
Planet

Mercury

-1.83 mag
Distance 1.344310 AU
Apparent diameter 5.01″
Right ascension 10h 05m 56.4s
Declination +13° 34′ 23.5″
Planet

Venus

-4.54 mag
Distance 0.609281 AU
Apparent diameter 27.41″
Right ascension 12h 58m 30.0s
Declination −08° 58′ 34.1″
Planet

Mars

1.25 mag
Distance 1.884820 AU
Apparent diameter 4.96″
Right ascension 06h 37m 20.0s
Declination +23° 35′ 23.3″
Planet

Jupiter

-1.79 mag
Distance 6.102180 AU
Apparent diameter 31.61″
Right ascension 08h 57m 49.2s
Declination +17° 43′ 49.4″
Planet

Saturn

0.51 mag
Distance 8.385970 AU
Apparent diameter 19.16″
Right ascension 00h 54m 22.8s
Declination +02° 58′ 07.3″
Planet

Uranus

5.72 mag
Distance 19.350400 AU
Apparent diameter 3.62″
Right ascension 04h 13m 12.5s
Declination +21° 00′ 45.7″
Planet

Neptune

7.69 mag
Distance 28.872200 AU
Apparent diameter 2.35″
Right ascension 00h 14m 54.3s
Declination —
Minor

Ceres

9.14 mag
Distance 3.053510 AU
Apparent diameter 0.43″
Right ascension 06h 17m 44.0s
Declination +22° 38′ 33.0″
Minor

Vesta

7.19 mag
Distance 1.560130 AU
Apparent diameter 0.46″
Right ascension 01h 56m 13.5s
Declination +01° 09′ 32.5″
Minor

Pluto

14.49 mag
Distance 34.521300 AU
Apparent diameter 0.09″
Right ascension 20h 26m 35.9s
Declination −23° 36′ 05.0″
About the data

These values are read directly from the daily JPL-derived CSV files included with Show Me The Sky. Distance is stored in AU, apparent diameter in arcseconds, right ascension in decimal hours and declination in decimal degrees.

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