The Sun

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From Cambridge , the Sun is visible in the daytime sky, clouds permitting.

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Name The Sun
Object type The Sun
Current position
Constellation:Pisces
Magnitude:-26.74 (V) [1]
Absolute mag (H):-15.08 [1]
Slope parameter (n):2.00 [1]
Right ascension:00h32m [2]
Declination:+03°30' [2]
Distance:1.00 AU
8.30 lightmin [2]
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°
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. 1992. K. P. Seidelmann, Ed., p.316
Visibility from Cambridge

All times shown in Cambridge local time.

Events
15 Mar 2023  –  γ-Normid meteor shower 2023
20 Mar 2023  –  March equinox
20 Apr 2023  –  Hybrid solar eclipse
23 Apr 2023  –  Lyrid meteor shower 2023
24 Apr 2023  –  π-Puppid meteor shower 2023
06 May 2023  –  η-Aquariid meteor shower 2023
09 May 2023  –  η-Lyrid meteor shower 2023
11 Jun 2023  –  Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2023

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