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Observable comet count is 1957
Current exoplanet count is 6298
Current longitude II of the GRS is 90°
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Planet Oppositions
Saturn on 2025-09-03 13:41 UTC
Mars: January 16, 2025
Jupiter: January 10, 2026
Saturn: September 21, 2025
Uranus: November 21, 2025
Neptune: September 23, 2025
Greatest Elongation of Venus
Evening: August 15, 2026 at 45.9°E
Morning: January 3, 2027 at 47.0°W
Greatest Elongation of Mercury
Morning: December 7, 2025 at 20.7°W
Evening: February 19, 2026 at 18.1°E
Morning: April 3, 2026 at 27.8°W
Evening: June 15, 2026 at 24.5°E
Morning: August 2, 2026 at 19.5°W
Evening: October 12, 2026 at 25.2°E
Morning: November 20, 2026 at 19.6°W
Comets to look out for:
C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) on 2025-10-02 19:26 UTC
Super Moons (full) 2026
January 3: 225,130 mi (362,312 km)
November 24: 224,170 mi (360,768 km)
December 24: 221,667 mi (356,740 km)
given for 00:00 UT
In Longitude (negative is western)
| Date | Size | Age | Angle | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 2026 | 30.89' | 24.94 | -6.797° |  |
| 14 Apr 2026 | 31.37' | 25.94 | -6.885° |  |
| 15 Apr 2026 | 31.85' | 26.94 | -6.540° |  |
| 10 May 2026 | 30.42' | 22.51 | -7.002° |  |
| 11 May 2026 | 30.85' | 23.51 | -7.546° |  |
| 12 May 2026 | 31.34' | 24.51 | -7.695° | |
| 13 May 2026 | 31.86' | 25.51 | -7.381° | |
| 14 May 2026 | 32.37' | 26.51 | -6.565° | |
| 22 May 2026 | 32.03' | 5.17 | 6.635° |  |
| 23 May 2026 | 31.56' | 6.17 | 7.101° |  |
| 24 May 2026 | 31.11' | 7.17 | 7.159° |  |
| 25 May 2026 | 30.71' | 8.17 | 6.868° |  |
| 07 Jun 2026 | 30.39' | 21.17 | -7.053° |  |
| 08 Jun 2026 | 30.79' | 22.17 | -7.626° |  |
| 09 Jun 2026 | 31.25' | 23.17 | -7.834° | |
| 10 Jun 2026 | 31.75' | 24.17 | -7.603° | |
| 11 Jun 2026 | 32.25' | 25.17 | -6.885° | |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 32.20' | 3.88 | 6.768° |  |
| 20 Jun 2026 | 31.68' | 4.88 | 7.364° | |
| 21 Jun 2026 | 31.18' | 5.88 | 7.508° | |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 30.71' | 6.88 | 7.253° | |
| 23 Jun 2026 | 30.31' | 7.88 | 6.670° | |
| 05 Jul 2026 | 30.48' | 19.88 | -6.530° |  |
| 06 Jul 2026 | 30.82' | 20.88 | -7.017° | |
| 07 Jul 2026 | 31.21' | 21.88 | -7.189° | |
| 08 Jul 2026 | 31.64' | 22.88 | -6.986° | |
| 18 Jul 2026 | 31.76' | 3.60 | 6.894° | |
| 19 Jul 2026 | 31.25' | 4.60 | 7.142° | |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 30.77' | 5.60 | 6.982° | |
| 21 Jul 2026 | 30.35' | 6.60 | 6.469° | |
| 19 Nov 2026 | 30.64' | 9.71 | -6.939° |  |
| 20 Nov 2026 | 31.11' | 10.71 | -7.238° |  |
| 21 Nov 2026 | 31.62' | 11.71 | -7.063° |  |
| 01 Dec 2026 | 31.73' | 21.71 | 6.670° | |
| 02 Dec 2026 | 31.32' | 22.71 | 6.898° | |
| 03 Dec 2026 | 30.93' | 23.71 | 6.823° | |
| 04 Dec 2026 | 30.59' | 24.71 | 6.497° | |
| 16 Dec 2026 | 30.14' | 6.96 | -6.743° | |
| 17 Dec 2026 | 30.53' | 7.96 | -7.511° | |
| 18 Dec 2026 | 30.98' | 8.96 | -7.903° |  |
| 19 Dec 2026 | 31.49' | 9.96 | -7.840° | |
| 20 Dec 2026 | 32.03' | 10.96 | -7.269° | |
| 29 Dec 2026 | 31.92' | 19.96 | 7.182° | |
| 30 Dec 2026 | 31.41' | 20.96 | 7.556° | |
| 31 Dec 2026 | 30.94' | 21.96 | 7.540° | |
In Latitude (negative is southern)
| Date | Size | Age | Angle | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Apr 2026 | 29.57' | 17.94 | 6.680° |  |
| 07 Apr 2026 | 29.51' | 18.94 | 6.724° |  |
| 08 Apr 2026 | 29.52' | 19.94 | 6.480° | |
| 20 Apr 2026 | 33.00' | 2.51 | -6.607° |  |
| 21 Apr 2026 | 32.84' | 3.51 | -6.460° | |
| 03 May 2026 | 29.54' | 15.51 | 6.518° |  |
| 04 May 2026 | 29.46' | 16.51 | 6.605° |  |
| 05 May 2026 | 29.44' | 17.51 | 6.405° | |
| 17 May 2026 | 33.33' | 0.17 | -6.476° |  |
| 18 May 2026 | 33.34' | 1.17 | -6.448° |  |
| 30 May 2026 | 29.51' | 13.17 | 6.463° |  |
| 31 May 2026 | 29.43' | 14.17 | 6.568° |  |
| 13 Jun 2026 | 33.11' | 27.17 | -6.427° | |
| 14 Jun 2026 | 33.36' | 28.17 | -6.531° |  |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 29.56' | 10.88 | 6.527° | |
| 27 Jun 2026 | 29.45' | 11.88 | 6.652° | |
| 28 Jun 2026 | 29.41' | 12.88 | 6.490° | |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 32.49' | 24.88 | -6.447° | |
| 11 Jul 2026 | 32.86' | 25.88 | -6.669° | |
| 12 Jul 2026 | 33.13' | 26.88 | -6.449° | |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 29.74' | 8.60 | 6.610° | |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 29.56' | 9.60 | 6.784° | |
| 25 Jul 2026 | 29.47' | 10.60 | 6.664° | |
| 06 Aug 2026 | 31.97' | 22.60 | -6.454° | |
| 07 Aug 2026 | 32.28' | 23.60 | -6.764° | |
| 08 Aug 2026 | 32.55' | 24.60 | -6.663° | |
| 19 Aug 2026 | 30.03' | 6.27 | 6.582° | |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 29.77' | 7.27 | 6.838° | |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 29.60' | 8.27 | 6.792° | |
| 22 Aug 2026 | 29.52' | 9.27 | 6.456° | |
| 03 Sep 2026 | 32.04' | 21.27 | -6.743° | |
| 04 Sep 2026 | 32.20' | 22.27 | -6.729° | |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 30.00' | 4.86 | 6.742° | |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 29.76' | 5.86 | 6.785° | |
| 18 Sep 2026 | 29.61' | 6.86 | 6.531° | |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 32.24' | 18.86 | -6.599° | |
| 01 Oct 2026 | 32.32' | 19.86 | -6.660° | |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 30.13' | 2.34 | 6.547° |  |
| 14 Oct 2026 | 29.88' | 3.34 | 6.667° | |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 29.68' | 4.34 | 6.483° | |
| 27 Oct 2026 | 32.60' | 16.34 | -6.403° | |
| 28 Oct 2026 | 32.75' | 17.34 | -6.553° | |
| 09 Nov 2026 | 30.10' | 29.34 | 6.404° |  |
| 10 Nov 2026 | 29.88' | 0.71 | 6.566° | |
| 11 Nov 2026 | 29.70' | 1.71 | 6.425° | |
| 24 Nov 2026 | 32.95' | 14.71 | -6.524° |  |
| 06 Dec 2026 | 30.03' | 26.71 | 6.414° | |
| 07 Dec 2026 | 29.82' | 27.71 | 6.594° | |
| 08 Dec 2026 | 29.65' | 28.71 | 6.474° | |
| 21 Dec 2026 | 32.55' | 11.96 | -6.593° | |
| 22 Dec 2026 | 32.99' | 12.96 | -6.555° | |
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2026-03-13 Exoplanets
On Feb 6, 2026, NASAs SPARCS Mission returned first images of an exoplanet, HD 71262, in both, near-UV and far-UV. SPARCS' mission is for monitoring flares and sunspot activity on low-mass stars about 30% to 70% the mass of the Sun which are likely to host rocky planets inside their habitable zones. Link to source 🔗
Sunspot Group AR4366
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2026-02-08 solar system
AR4366 stands out as the most active sunspot of early 2026, producing an extraordinary sequence of high‑energy flares and posing meaningful space‑weather risks as it faces Earth. Its behavior is characteristic of a highly unstable, rapidly evolving magnetic system capable of generating the strongest solar eruptions of the cycle. Ø71mm APO, IMX178 camera.
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