Where is The Sun?
The Sun is currently in the constellation of Cancer. The current Right Ascension is 09h 09m 19s and the Declination is +16° 22’ 15”.
- Sun is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].
- It is visible looking in the East-North-East direction at an altitude of 1° above the horizon.
- See also Sun rise and set times.
- Go to interactive sky chart
Tip: you can also create a Quick Access page for this data if you access it frequently and would like to have a simpler view.
Below you can see a simplified sky chart showing where The Sun is right now in the sky with respect to the brightest stars and constellations. More advanced sky charts for The Sun are available on TheSkyLive: 1) the Online Planetarium which is interactive and allows to select dates and additional objects to visualize; and 2) the Live Position and Data Tracker which provides the highest precision position data and features deep sky imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey.
