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TimezoneEurope/Berlin
Sunrise: 5:05 
Transit: 13:13 
Sunset: 21:19
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The Sun

Above the horizon.  Rise: 5:05 | Tran: 13:13 | Set: 21:19
Alt: 0.76°   Az: 53.91°   Direction: North-East

The Sun is in the constellation of Gemini, at a distance of 152,084,244.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 07h 06m 21s and the Declination is +22° 33’ 26” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of the Sun is -26.71.

Today's Sunspots Activity

The image below is a recent photograph of the solar photosphere, highlighting the sunspots and active regions currently visible on the Sun's surface:

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of the Sun in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of the Sun in the constellation of Gemini on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of the Sun in the constellation of Gemini on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 06m 21s
+22° 33’ 26”
16h 04m 08s
23h 10m 30s

J2000

07h 04m 49s
+22° 35’ 51”

Additional Information

Gemini
-26.71

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of the Sun from Thum, Alemania (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Berlin):

Azimuth: 67.4°
Max altitude: 61.9°
Azimuth: 292.5°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of the Sun from Earth is currently 152,084,244.0 kilometers, equivalent to 1.0166203789 Astronomical Units. Light takes 8m 27.298s to travel from the Sun and arrive to us.

152,084,244.0
1.0166203789
8m 27.298s

The following graph shows the distance of the Sun from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of the Sun from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of the Sun from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 1, 1600 and December 30, 2499, the closest approach of the Sun to Earth happened on Tuesday 27 December 1605 at a distance of 0.983059 Astronomical Units, or 147,063,549 kilometers:

Tuesday 27 December 1605
147,063,549
0.983059

Note: the values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Light Curve

The following chart shows the light curve of the Sun, i.e., its apparent magnitude as a function of time. The curve is calculated using the latest ephemerides provided by JPL Horizons. The magnitude data is sampled with the interval of 2 days. Because of this sampling, inaccuracies may occur for objects that have large variations of brightness over a few days. For comets, large discrepancies can arise between the calculated brightness and the observations due to their highly dynamic, and not always precisely predictable, behavior.

Chart of the magnitude of the Sun as a function of time

Physical Properties

The table below lists the known key physical properties of the Sun.

Physical Parameter Value Relative to Earth
Diameter 1391684 km 109.2202
Mass 1989000 x 1024 kg 333,043.6574
Density 1.41 gr/cm3 0.2557
Escape Velocity 618.02 km/s 55.2297
Sideral Rotation 587.2800 hours 24.5370
Absolute Magnitude -26.8

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of the Sun computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Apparent DiameterDiameter Constellation
Jun 30 2025 06h 36m 56s +23° 09’ 43” -26.71 1,887.5” Gemini
Jul 01 2025 06h 41m 05s +23° 05’ 52” -26.71 1,887.5” Gemini
Jul 02 2025 06h 45m 13s +23° 01’ 36” -26.71 1,887.4” Gemini
Jul 03 2025 06h 49m 20s +22° 56’ 57” -26.71 1,887.4” Gemini
Jul 04 2025 06h 53m 27s +22° 51’ 53” -26.71 1,887.4” Gemini
Jul 05 2025 06h 57m 35s +22° 46’ 25” -26.71 1,887.4” Gemini
Jul 06 2025 07h 01m 42s +22° 40’ 34” -26.71 1,887.5” Gemini
Jul 07 2025 07h 05m 48s +22° 34’ 19” -26.71 1,887.5” Gemini
Jul 08 2025 07h 09m 54s +22° 27’ 40” -26.71 1,887.5” Gemini
Jul 09 2025 07h 14m 00s +22° 20’ 39” -26.71 1,887.5” Gemini
Jul 10 2025 07h 18m 04s +22° 13’ 14” -26.71 1,887.6” Gemini
Jul 11 2025 07h 22m 09s +22° 05’ 26” -26.71 1,887.6” Gemini
Jul 12 2025 07h 26m 14s +21° 57’ 17” -26.71 1,887.7” Gemini
Jul 13 2025 07h 30m 18s +21° 48’ 43” -26.71 1,887.7” Gemini

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