The Sun

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From South El Monte , the Sun is visible in the daytime sky, clouds permitting.

Name The Sun
Object type The Sun
Current position
Computed for:31 May 2025
Right ascension:04h32m [2]
Declination:+21°54' [2]
Constellation:Taurus
Magnitude:-26.74 (V) [1]
Angular diameter:1891.6 arcsec[2]
Distance:1.01 AU
8.43 lightmin [2]
Angular motion (speed):57.75 arcmin/day[2]
Angular motion (pos ang):81.6°
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
06 May 2025  –  η-Aquariid meteor shower 2025
08 May 2025  –  η-Lyrid meteor shower 2025
10 Jun 2025  –  Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2025
20 Jun 2025  –  June solstice
27 Jun 2025  –  June Bootid meteor shower 2025
28 Jul 2025  –  Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2025
30 Jul 2025  –  Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2025
30 Jul 2025  –  α-Capricornid meteor shower 2025

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