The Sun
© Oswaldo Bernal
From South El Monte , the Sun is visible in the daytime sky, clouds permitting.
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Name
The Sun
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Object type
The Sun
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Current position
| Computed for: | 16 September 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 11h35m [2] |
| Declination: | +02°39' [2] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | -26.74 (V) [1] |
| Angular diameter: | 1907.4 arcsec[2] |
| Distance: | 1.01 AU 8.36 lightmin [2] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 58.51 arcmin/day[2] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 113.3° |
Orbital elements [2]
| Semi-major axis: | 0.00 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.000000 |
| Inclination: | 0.00° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 0.00° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 0.00° |
| Epoch of elements: | 01 January 2000 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 0.00° |
| Absolute mag (H): | -15.08 [1] |
| Slope parameter (n): | 2.00 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 0.00 AU |
Sources
| [1] | Robin M. Green, Spherical Astronomy, 1985, ISBN 0-521-31779-7 |
| [2] | Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac, 2013, Urban & Seidelmann, Eds., Table 8.7, ISBN 978-1-891389-85-6 |
Events
| 18 Aug 2025 | – κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2025 |
| 01 Sep 2025 | – Aurigid meteor shower 2025 |
| 09 Sep 2025 | – September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2025 |
| 21 Sep 2025 | – Partial solar eclipse |
| 22 Sep 2025 | – September equinox |
| 27 Sep 2025 | – Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2025 |
| 05 Oct 2025 | – October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2025 |
| 08 Oct 2025 | – Draconid meteor shower 2025 |