Solar System Live Map

Explore the Solar System

Q: Can I explore individual planets?

Yes. Supported objects can be selected in the interactive map, and individual Library pages provide additional facts, stories, missions and connected TransitSatellite content.

Q: Does the Solar System map include Earth’s Moon?

Yes. Earth’s Moon is included as part of the Solar System experience and connects to related Library and mission content.

Follow the Sun, planets, Earth’s Moon and deep-space missions in an interactive 3D view with orbital paths and changing positions.

Interactive Solar System

Explore the Sun, planets, Earth’s Moon and deep-space missions on the interactive map below. Current positions appear after the Solar System data finishes loading.

Sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Moon
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune

3D solar system live view

The map opens from the current live planetary positions. Time controls can then accelerate the solar system forward from that real starting point.

Loading Solar System positions

TransitSatellite is loading current planetary and deep-space mission position data before displaying the interactive map.

Display controls

Use these controls to reduce clutter when zooming into planets or deep-space missions.

Time controls

Multiplier91x

1x slow365x year / minute

Real Time+1 year

Real Time

Viewing date: Oct 17, 2026

91x preview speed is running. Default is 91x, which previews about one Earth year every four minutes. 365x previews about one Earth year per minute.

Real Speed keeps the live position steady. Default runs at 91x, which previews about one Earth year every four minutes. The multiplier slider can increase the map up to 365x.

Information

Loading Solar System object information

Position source

Loading position-source information

Updated: Loading...

Viewing: Oct 17, 2026

Deep Space Missions

Loading deep-space mission positions

These markers use the same Sun-centered Horizons coordinate system as the planets. This layer intentionally leaves out normal Earth-orbiting satellites so it stays focused on deep-space missions.

Display note

Mission positions are directionally based on live Horizons data, but deep-space distances are visually compressed so Voyager, New Horizons, Parker Solar Probe, JWST, and the planets can be viewed together in one readable scene.

Earth season view

Northern Hemisphere

Autumn

Southern Hemisphere

Spring

early autumn in the Northern Hemisphere

Earth is tilted about 23.4°. The Northern Hemisphere is tilting away from the Sun each day.

The lit side of Earth faces the Sun and the dark side is night. Daylight is decreasing in the north and increasing in the south.

About the map

See how the planets move around the Sun

TransitSatellite provides an interactive way to explore calculated planetary positions and orbital paths. Instead of viewing each world in isolation, the map helps visualize how supported Solar System objects relate to one another.

Planetary positions change continuously because each world moves through its own orbit at a different speed and distance from the Sun.

Planet positions

Explore calculated positions for supported planets and other Solar System objects after current data loads.

Orbital paths

Compare planetary paths and see how orbital distance changes throughout the Solar System.

Deep-space missions

Explore supported deep-space spacecraft alongside the planets in the same interactive experience.

Learn more

Explore individual worlds

Open the connected TransitSatellite Library to explore facts, missions, discoveries and historical figures associated with each world.

Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

Solar System map questions

Are the planet positions real time?

The map uses astronomical position calculations to show planetary locations close to their expected positions for the selected time. It is intended as an interactive visualization rather than a precision navigation system.

Why do the planets move at different speeds?

Each planet follows a different orbit around the Sun. Worlds closer to the Sun generally complete their orbits more quickly than planets farther away.

Can I explore individual planets?

Yes. Select supported objects in the interactive map or open their Library pages to explore related facts, missions and TransitSatellite content.

Does the Solar System map include Earth’s Moon?

Yes. Earth’s Moon is included in the interactive Solar System experience and connects to related Library and mission content.

Continue exploring