{"v":1,"sections":["Explore","Planets","Aurora","Sky events","Famous photos","Teachers","Apps","Moons","Regions","Questions","Distances","Compare","News","About","More","3D viewer"],"pages":[["/","Home","Explore the solar system in 3D with every planet where it is right now. Zoom from the Sun to Pluto, switch to true scale or fly between worlds. Free.",0,"sub pixel thin pilot spacecraft telemetry whatever youre everything teach desktop accurate long hottest common atlas","controls simulation meeus ranked upcoming backwards 1800 tablets theory terrestrial click elements isnt headset panel screensaver metres realistic university velocity textures running stabilisation slingshot birthday sourced spec faq optional illustrative chromebooks classroom cites retraces linux windows imagery lessons overlay toggle finally falcon specks easiest","3d live interactive free browser"],["/flat-earth/","Is the Earth flat?","The flat Earth map and the globe side by side in interactive 3D: the Southern Cross, Polaris, ships over the horizon, sunsets, southern flights, eclipses and more. 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A live countdown, the full SpaceX launch schedule and recent results, every Starlink satellite moving live on a 3D Earth, and where Starman and the Tesla…",0,"expect slow","falcon decided vandenberg oct california sfb booster sfs florida earlier canaveral cape polar replay success rivada sda tranche roadster heavy thu droneship rideshare telesat lightspeed transport tue rocket zone pad ussf course love crs kennedy mannequin looping group starship often liftoff slip refresh sgp4","live countdown schedule starlink tracker",0,"2026-10-15"],["/viewer/","The 3D viewer","A free solar system simulator in your browser: the planets and the Moon where they are right now, true scale, any date from 1800 to 2200, eclipses and fly mode.",0,"orrery simulator model map screen graphics settings recording rendering post processing textures index soon share credits attributions voidmode studios production planetary deep background imagery inspiration references license","craft fan stargate goauld licensed art tribute asset option enterprise inspired officially design ncc exit tauri reset cinematic starfighter saucer death glider refit mgm trek wars shot msaa shuttle alkesh hatak excelsior uss romulan dderidex starfleet ranger alien wing resources fastest range offset max","simulator live orrery browser",1],["/visible-tonight/","Planets visible tonight","Which planets are in tonight's sky right now, evening or morning and how far from the Sun, worked out live, plus how to find each one by eye, with binoculars or a telescope.",0,"quick rules thumb pair","naked approach magnification visibility trivial twinkle borderline cream feb stellarium brightest required dec distant peak parades east ecliptic distinctly rivalling magic 60mm pinpoint easier 100mm distinguishable aware stargaze tell brilliant tags elongation mistake clearly faint ranges widely invisible resolve appearance simulation together depend blue","look right"],["/sun/","The Sun","The Sun is a G-type main-sequence star at the centre of the solar system, with a surface temperature of about 5,772 K and a diameter of 1,391,400 km, la…",1,"drawn","corona darkens swelling heliosphere cells photosphere convection sunspots becomes limb mass white opaque chromosphere coronagraphs occupies convects rapidly condensed protostar conservation spun dives soho neckel labs strangely exceeds uninhabitable cycle plasma paradoxically continuously photons granulation molecular currently aged parker 1995 dies fit tonnes radiative","facts moons missions 3d view"],["/mercury/","Mercury: Facts, Moons, Missions & 3D View","Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system and the closest to the Sun, completing an orbit every 88 Earth days at an average distance of 57.9 mi…",1,"almost air iron heart","loose caloris wrinkles oversized stripped disproportionately wrongly bepicolombo dual steepest wisp sodium potassium knocked visually lobate shrank 1965 1974 mariner permanently temperature nightside atoms basin assumed messenger jaxa simulation sunrise"],["/venus/","Venus: Facts, Moons, Missions & 3D View","Venus is the second planet from the Sun and the hottest world in the solar system, with a surface temperature of about 464 °C, hot enough to melt lead. …",1,"crushing acid beneath","venera soviet magellan davinci veritas fiscal cancelling greenhouse sulfuric radar funded deck request mapped runaway retrograde effect rotates twin sulphuric sixty montes maat bulk evaporated amplified 1961 1970 1982 envision congress proposes undecided unbroken veil proposals habitats blanket droplets rotating dotted maxwell vent doubled"],["/earth/","Earth: Facts, Moons, Missions & 3D View","Earth is the third planet from the Sun, the only known world with life, and the densest planet in the solar system. Its 12,742 km diameter is the larges…",1,"thin blue moving drawn born collision","crust photo oldest famous continental oceanic vapour equator debris leans habitable crewed seasons earthrise stratosphere ozone mesosphere thermosphere recycles challenger mariana trench timor plastic comparable coalesced bombardment delivered reframed liquid apollo magnetic thick weather troposphere mount everest generates accreted theia struck continuously ongoing fleet"],["/mars/","Mars: Facts, Moons, Missions & 3D View","Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun, the Red Planet, with a thin CO₂ atmosphere and an iron-oxide-rich surface that gives it its colour. 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Its 116,460 km di…",1,"banded calm","titan subsurface gaseous huygens enceladus sprays liquid envelope metallic cassini dione float rhea hundred hurricane hexagonal sided received stuck tack saturnian 1980 1981 2004 asi sliver house debated researchers argue energy suggest thick famous 43b compresses rain droplets significantly pioneer dragonfly rotorcraft thinner chunks"],["/uranus/","Uranus: Facts, Moons, Missions & 3D View","Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun, an ice giant tilted nearly 98° so it rolls along its orbit on its side. With a diameter of 50,724 km and an 8…",1,"pale quiet icy uranuss","fluid miranda ariel umbriel ammonia titania oberon 1986 supercritical tipped absorbing continuous 2023 canyons heavily extreme early wavelengths sulphide hydrosulphide thickens puzzle reshuffling varied landscapes 2032 decadal william herschel knocked dipping 87b excess narrower relatively mysterious priority flagship alexander newest faint migrated darker relies"],["/neptune/","Neptune: Facts, Moons, Missions & 3D View","Neptune is the eighth and farthest planet from the Sun, a blue ice giant with the strongest sustained winds of any planet, up to 2,100 km/h. 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Live Kp and NOAA's 3-day forecast, the aurora oval on a map, a check for your town, the best time to look, and free aurora alerts by email.",2,"far reaches face photograph steady wide focus hand start seconds expect","lat equatorward royal greenwich museums relation possible disturbed lapland widen chicago driven intensity iso measures morning exposure hundreds whether ahead brighter green high advice boards ward alabama cable manual blurry moonlit sensor checker unlikely geographic portrayed cache aurorae dave brosha beyond tourist lerwick swedish","live aurora forecast kp index alerts",1],["/space-weather/","Space weather today","The Sun today from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory with NOAA's numbered sunspot regions marked, the week's solar flares, the solar wind, Kp and NOAA's current alerts, explained simply.",2,"active big week credits","helioviewer sdo picture radio blackouts aia corona groups warnings hmi org ray class latest measured area chances rotation ten watches esa layout imminent magnetised stir upset rapid graded upstream courtesy eve archinal cartographic rotational taken iaus millionths began southward disturb eruptions grids clearly watts","sun sunspots flares wind"],["/aurora/alaska/","Northern Lights in Alaska and the Northern US Tonight: Aurora Forecast","Can you see the northern lights tonight in Alaska, Minnesota, Michigan, Maine or Washington? Live Kp and the aurora oval, the Kp each place needs, and free aurora alerts.",2,"fairbanks lower","utqiagvik geophysical institute anchorage uaf university juneau caribou marquette duluth fargo dakota montana seattle chicago might york great spectacular commonly tier probability idaho illinois oregon"],["/aurora/canada/","Northern Lights in Canada Tonight: Aurora Forecast by City","Will the northern lights show in Canada tonight? Live Kp and the aurora oval, what Kp Yellowknife, Whitehorse, Edmonton, Winnipeg or Toronto needs, and free aurora alerts.",2,"cities","cambridge bay dawson geophysical fairbanks iqaluit churchill vancouver institute resources canadian university calgary montreal meanook idaho natural subauroral territory uaf illinois oregon york"],["/aurora/iceland/","Northern Lights in Iceland Tonight: Aurora Forecast and Kp","Can you see the northern lights in Iceland tonight? Live Kp and the aurora oval over Iceland, the Kp each town needs, the dark hours by month, and free aurora alerts.",2,"decide","icelandic isafjor akureyri egilssta vik hofn reykjavik spectacle borealis urs maps"],["/aurora/norway/","Northern Lights in Norway, Sweden and Finland Tonight: Aurora Forecast","Will the northern lights show in Norway, Sweden or Finland tonight? Live Kp and the aurora oval, what each town needs, the polar night and dark hours, and free aurora alerts.",2,"","longyearbyen visit alta troms lofoten stockholm abisko svolv kiruna bod rovaniemi trondheim helsinki late lapland oslo autumn winter recommended lyngen senja svalbard swedish finnish march"],["/aurora/southern-lights/","Southern Lights Tonight: Aurora Australis in New Zealand and Tasmania","Can you see the aurora australis tonight from New Zealand, Tasmania or Victoria? Live Kp and the southern oval, the Kp each town needs, where to look and free alerts.",2,"watches lower","stewart bureau island oban meteorology wellington melbourne australian invercargill tekapo christchurch hobart launceston dunedin queenstown services blog lake favourable southland warnings greater longest"],["/aurora/uk/","Northern Lights in the UK and Scotland Tonight: Will I See the Aurora?","Can you see the northern lights in the UK tonight? Live Kp and the aurora oval, what Kp each UK town needs, the dark hours, where to look and free alerts for your town.",2,"belt","lerwick kirkwall thurso blog inverness aberdeen glasgow belfast newcastle manchester cardiff edinburgh england isles kp8 ireland likeliest elevated ideal vantage pollution london beyond southwards wales greenland severe properly"],["/sky-events/","Sky events calendar","Every eclipse, meteor shower peak and planet at opposition from 2026 to 2028, each with a countdown, times in your zone, where to see it and a reminder by email.",3,"coming april may august september march july already","lyrids eta aquariids perseids total lunar spain partial egypt australia europe big north","2026 2028 eclipses meteor showers planets"],["/eclipses/","All eclipses","Every solar and lunar eclipse from 2026 to 2028: where to see it, how long it lasts, times in your zone and how to watch safely.",3,"coming august july already","total partial spain australia europe remind events totality egypt asia phases passing big north","lunar 2026 2028 dates paths times"],["/meteor-showers/","All meteor showers","The peak of every major meteor shower from 2026 to 2028, with how many meteors to expect, how much the Moon gets in the way and where to look.",3,"coming april may august already","perseids lyrids eta aquariids remind events big","2026 2028 peak dates rates moon",1],["/oppositions/","All planet oppositions","When Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune reach opposition from 2026 to 2028: the date, how far, how bright, which constellation and a countdown.",3,"coming september march already","remind events sunset opposite closest big rises","2026 2028 mars jupiter saturn"],["/planet-parade/","Planet parades","The next planet parade: Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter in the morning sky from 12 November to 4 December 2026, worked out from real orbits, with what you can really see.",3,"line evening june july counts compare may read month","twilight sunrise glare ecliptic none along rule hardest squeezed stretch walk lost together five east nearest lists group farthest sunset fits follow directions diagrams lasts almanac setting limit brightness several include promise bunch lineups disagree informal preston dyches vito technology nearly astronomical april six","parade 2026 planetary alignment dates",0,"2026-11-12"],["/eclipse/2026-02-17-annular-solar-eclipse/","Annular Solar Eclipse 17 February 2026","The annular solar eclipse of 17 February 2026 crosses Antarctica. Path, local times, countdown and how to watch safely. Path, times and safety.",3,"ring fire","glasses southern greatest safe partial front tuesday pinhole iso never without filter deepest greenland spot interactive projector moment even map","path times countdown",0,"2026-02-17"],["/eclipse/2026-03-03-total-lunar-eclipse/","Total Lunar Eclipse 3 March 2026","The total lunar eclipse of 3 March 2026, seen from East Asia, Australia, the Pacific and the Americas. 58 minutes of totality. Local times.",3,"","partial greatest shadow safe sunset tuesday begins wall phases wherever copper min sliding passes deep ends blue cloud","times countdown",0,"2026-03-03"],["/eclipse/2026-08-12-total-solar-eclipse/","Total Solar Eclipse 12 August 2026","The total solar eclipse of 12 August 2026 crosses Greenland, Iceland and Spain with up to 2 min 18 s of totality. Path, times and safety.",3,"safely","glasses balearic oviedo burgos partial reykjavik america greatest europe corona wednesday arctic islands pinhole iso north durations shadow lasts filter palma mallorca valladolid zaragoza madrid barcelona safe front valencia coincidence bead pearly streamers exactly interactive projector closer centre sunlight never along evening moment without","path times countdown",0,"2026-08-12"],["/eclipse/2026-08-28-partial-lunar-eclipse/","Partial Lunar Eclipse 28 August 2026","The partial lunar eclipse of 28 August 2026, seen from the Americas, Europe and Africa. Earth's shadow covers 93% of the Moon. Local times.",3,"","greatest width dusky safe friday grey wall bite passes phases wherever faintly total","times countdown",0,"2026-08-28"],["/eclipse/2027-02-06-annular-solar-eclipse/","Annular Solar Eclipse 6 February 2027","The annular solar eclipse of 6 February 2027 crosses Chile, Argentina and West Africa with up to 7 min 51 s of annularity. 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The best night, where to look and a countdown.",3,"","radiant fairly gemini castor crescent monday faint perfectly onwards phaethon halfway trails seem richest overhead rate lies active","peak date time best viewing",0,"2026-12-14"],["/meteor-showers/leonids-2026/","Leonid Meteor Shower 2026","The Leonids peak on 17 November 2026 at 23:49 UTC, up to 15 meteors an hour, with a 55% Moon. The best night, where to look and a countdown.",3,"","radiant leo sickle leaving tuesday perfectly tempel 55p halfway trails seem trains overhead rate lies active","peak date time best viewing",0,"2026-11-17"],["/meteor-showers/lyrids-2026/","Lyrid Meteor Shower 2026","The Lyrids peak on 22 April 2026 at 19:32 UTC, up to 18 meteors an hour, with a 36% Moon. The best night, where to look and a countdown.",3,"","radiant lyra hercules leaving vega border wednesday perfectly halfway trails seem fireball thatcher 1861 overhead rate active","peak date time best viewing",0,"2026-04-22"],["/meteor-showers/orionids-2026/","Orionid Meteor Shower 2026","The Orionids peak on 21 October 2026 at 18:27 UTC, up to 20 meteors an hour, with a 78% Moon. The best night, where to look and a countdown.",3,"","radiant orion betelgeuse leaving wednesday perfectly halfway trails seem overhead rate lies active north","peak date time best viewing",0,"2026-10-21"],["/meteor-showers/perseids-2026/","Perseid Meteor Shower 2026","The Perseids peak on 13 August 2026 at 02:04 UTC, up to 100 meteors an hour, with no Moon in the sky. The best night, where to look and a countdown.",3,"","radiant perseus cassiopeia thursday border perfectly halfway trails seem swift 109p july overhead rate lies active","peak date time best viewing",0,"2026-08-13"],["/meteor-showers/quadrantids-2026/","Quadrantid Meteor Shower 2026","The Quadrantids peak on 3 January 2026 at 21:16 UTC, up to 80 meteors an hour, with a 100% Moon. The best night, where to look and a countdown.",3,"","radiant bootes washes plough dipper handle saturday perfectly halfway trails old seem eh1 husk quadrans muralis overhead big rate active","peak date time best viewing",0,"2026-01-03"],["/meteor-showers/eta-aquariids-2027/","Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower 2027","The Eta Aquariids peak on 6 May 2027 at 15:13 UTC, up to 50 meteors an hour, with no Moon in the sky. The best night, where to look and a countdown.",3,"","radiant aquarii aquarius thursday april perfectly halfway trails seem overhead rate active","peak date time best viewing",0,"2027-05-06"],["/meteor-showers/geminids-2027/","Geminid Meteor Shower 2027","The Geminids peak on 14 December 2027 at 19:54 UTC, up to 150 meteors an hour, with a 98% Moon. The best night, where to look and a countdown.",3,"","radiant gemini washes castor tuesday perfectly onwards phaethon halfway trails seem richest overhead rate lies active","peak date time best viewing",0,"2027-12-14"],["/meteor-showers/leonids-2027/","Leonid Meteor Shower 2027","The Leonids peak on 18 November 2027 at 05:59 UTC, up to 15 meteors an hour, with a 80% Moon. The best night, where to look and a countdown.",3,"","radiant leo sickle brightens thursday rises perfectly tempel 55p halfway trails seem trains overhead rate lies active","peak date time best viewing",0,"2027-11-18"],["/meteor-showers/lyrids-2027/","Lyrid Meteor Shower 2027","The Lyrids peak on 23 April 2027 at 01:42 UTC, up to 18 meteors an hour, with a 95% Moon. The best night, where to look and a countdown.",3,"","radiant lyra washes hercules vega friday border perfectly halfway trails seem fireball thatcher 1861 overhead rate active","peak date time best viewing",0,"2027-04-23"],["/meteor-showers/orionids-2027/","Orionid Meteor Shower 2027","The Orionids peak on 22 October 2027 at 00:36 UTC, up to 20 meteors an hour, with a 58% Moon. The best night, where to look and a countdown.",3,"","radiant orion betelgeuse brightens friday rises perfectly halfway trails seem overhead rate lies active north","peak date time best viewing",0,"2027-10-22"],["/meteor-showers/perseids-2027/","Perseid Meteor Shower 2027","The Perseids peak on 13 August 2027 at 08:13 UTC, up to 100 meteors an hour, with a 86% Moon. The best night, where to look and a countdown.",3,"","radiant perseus washes cassiopeia friday border perfectly halfway trails seem swift 109p july overhead rate lies active","peak date time best viewing",0,"2027-08-13"],["/meteor-showers/quadrantids-2027/","Quadrantid Meteor Shower 2027","The Quadrantids peak on 4 January 2027 at 03:25 UTC, up to 80 meteors an hour, with a 12% Moon. The best night, where to look and a countdown.",3,"","radiant fairly bootes crescent plough dipper monday handle faint perfectly halfway trails old seem eh1 husk quadrans muralis overhead big rate active","peak date time best viewing",0,"2027-01-04"],["/meteor-showers/eta-aquariids-2028/","Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower 2028","The Eta Aquariids peak on 5 May 2028 at 21:22 UTC, up to 50 meteors an hour, with a 89% Moon. The best night, where to look and a countdown.",3,"","radiant aquarii washes aquarius friday 2029 april perfectly halfway trails seem overhead rate active","peak date time best viewing",0,"2028-05-05"],["/meteor-showers/lyrids-2028/","Lyrid Meteor Shower 2028","The Lyrids peak on 22 April 2028 at 07:51 UTC, up to 18 meteors an hour, with a 6% Moon. The best night, where to look and a countdown.",3,"","radiant lyra hercules vega border saturday 2029 thin perfectly halfway trails seem fireball thatcher 1861 overhead rate active","peak date time best viewing",0,"2028-04-22"],["/meteor-showers/perseids-2028/","Perseid Meteor Shower 2028","The Perseids peak on 12 August 2028 at 14:22 UTC, up to 100 meteors an hour, with a 59% Moon. The best night, where to look and a countdown.",3,"","radiant perseus brightens cassiopeia border saturday 2029 rises perfectly halfway trails seem swift 109p july overhead rate lies active","peak date time best viewing",0,"2028-08-12"],["/meteor-showers/quadrantids-2028/","Quadrantid Meteor Shower 2028","The Quadrantids peak on 4 January 2028 at 09:34 UTC, up to 80 meteors an hour, with a 43% Moon. The best night, where to look and a countdown.",3,"","radiant bootes plough dipper leaving handle tuesday 2029 perfectly halfway trails old seem eh1 husk quadrans muralis overhead big rate active","peak date time best viewing",0,"2028-01-04"],["/opposition/jupiter-2026/","Jupiter Opposition 2026","Jupiter reaches opposition on 10 January 2026, 632.7 million km from Earth at magnitude −2.7, in Gemini. When to look, what you will see and a countdown.",3,"","brighter saturday arcseconds patience opposite east closest rises big","date brightness look",0,"2026-01-10"],["/opposition/neptune-2026/","Neptune Opposition 2026","Neptune reaches opposition on 26 September 2026, 4.32 billion km from Earth at magnitude 7.7, in Pisces. When to look, what you will see and a countdown.",3,"","faint saturday arcseconds disc opposite east blue closest high","date brightness look",0,"2026-09-26"],["/opposition/saturn-2026/","Saturn Opposition 2026","Saturn reaches opposition on 4 October 2026, 1.26 billion km from Earth at magnitude 0.3, in Cetus. When to look, what you will see and a countdown.",3,"","sunday easy spot rings magnifies opposite east rises","date brightness look",0,"2026-10-04"],["/opposition/uranus-2026/","Uranus Opposition 2026","Uranus reaches opposition on 25 November 2026, 2.76 billion km from Earth at magnitude 5.7, in Taurus. When to look, what you will see and a countdown.",3,"","limit wednesday arcseconds opposite east high","date brightness look",0,"2026-11-25"],["/opposition/jupiter-2027/","Jupiter Opposition 2027","Jupiter reaches opposition on 11 February 2027, 652.1 million km from Earth at magnitude −2.6, in Leo. When to look, what you will see and a countdown.",3,"","brighter thursday arcseconds march patience opposite east rises big","date brightness look",0,"2027-02-11"],["/opposition/mars-2027/","Mars Opposition 2027","Mars reaches opposition on 19 February 2027, 101.4 million km from Earth at magnitude −1.3, in Leo. When to look, what you will see and a countdown.",3,"","easy friday 2029 spot markings arcseconds march opposite east rises","date brightness look",0,"2027-02-19"],["/opposition/neptune-2027/","Neptune Opposition 2027","Neptune reaches opposition on 28 September 2027, 4.32 billion km from Earth at magnitude 7.7, in Pisces. When to look, what you will see and a countdown.",3,"","faint tuesday arcseconds disc opposite east blue closest high","date brightness look",0,"2027-09-28"],["/opposition/saturn-2027/","Saturn Opposition 2027","Saturn reaches opposition on 18 October 2027, 1.25 billion km from Earth at magnitude 0.0, in Pisces. 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Distances and light travel times, live","How far the Sun and every planet are from Earth today, how long their light takes to reach us, and how the site works those numbers out live in your browser from JPL orbital elements.",12,"swing","min arcminutes ticking homepage percent early ago jump closest registers thirtieth navigate numerical galaxy along hitting heres strip meanwhile squashed surprises proportion nudges better ephemerides born table particular described publishes solves moving ten reaches outer sunlight tilt moment venus says","news"],["/news/live-wallpapers-for-mac/","Live wallpapers for Mac, with the real solar system behind your icons","How the Solar System live wallpaper works. 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