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How bright is The Sun?

The current visual magnitude of The Sun is -26.74. 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.

Available Resources for The Sun

• The Sun Information on TheSkyLive.com
• Where is The Sun?
• How far is The Sun from Earth?
• When does The Sun rise and set?
• How bright is The Sun?
• Interactive sky map
• Live position tracker