How bright is The Sun?
The current visual magnitude of The Sun is -26.71. Given its brightness, The Sun should be visible to the naked eye, easily even from highly light polluted areas.
The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of The Sun, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.
Predicted magnitude of The Sun between
January 1600 and December 2499
Additional Resources on TheSkyLive
- The Sun: Complete reference information on TheSkyLive.com.
- Sunspots Activity: Recent image of the Sun's photosphere.
- Solar Eclipses: Extensive information about future and past solar eclipses.
- Where is the Sun?: Key information on where to find the Sun in the sky.
- Distance of the Sun from Earth: Find out how far the Sun is from Earth right now.
- How Bright is the Sun?: Current visual brightness (magnitude) and apparent size.
- Rise and Set Times: Rise and set times of the Sun from your location.
- Interactive Sky Map: Planetarium-style interactive visualization of the Sun's position in the sky.
- Live Position Tracker: High precision real time tracker of the Sun's position using deep space imagery.
- Ephemeris: 15 days the Sun's computed ephemeris.