The Sun
© Oswaldo Bernal
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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: | 07 December 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 16h55m [2] |
| Declination: | −22°36' [2] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | -26.74 (V) [1] |
| Angular diameter: | 1946.6 arcsec[2] |
| Distance: | 0.99 AU 8.19 lightmin [2] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 1.03 deg/day[2] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 96.6° |
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 |
Visibility from South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.
Events
| 12 Nov 2025 | – Northern Taurid meteor shower 2025 |
| 17 Nov 2025 | – Leonid meteor shower 2025 |
| 21 Nov 2025 | – α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2025 |
| 28 Nov 2025 | – November Orionid meteor shower 2025 |
| 02 Dec 2025 | – Pheonicid meteor shower 2025 |
| 06 Dec 2025 | – December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2025 |
| 07 Dec 2025 | – Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2025 |
| 09 Dec 2025 | – Monocerotid meteor shower 2025 |