Sun Today — Position, Rise and Set
The Sun is 44° above the south-east horizon.
Day length 12 h 02 min
Civil twilight ends 19:11 Nautical twilight ends 19:36 Astronomical twilight ends 20:01
Last available observation: 2026-10-23 16:22:38 GMT+8 · NASA SDO. Updates are delayed.
Sun Events
- Day
- 12h 02m
- Night
- 11h 58m
- Noon altitude
- 75°
- Yesterday
- −0m 02s
- Tomorrow
- −0m 04s
| Event | EveningOctober 29 | MorningOctober 30 |
|---|---|---|
| Sunset/ | 18:49 | 06:47 |
| Civil Twilight | 19:11 | 06:25 |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:36 | 06:00 |
| Astronomical Night | 20:01 | 05:35 |
| Solar noon | 12:48 | 12:48 |
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Solar Activity Today
No visible sunspots were observed on the solar disk today.
No significant flares detected today.
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Solar Passage Through the Day
Current Sun position
| Time | 09:52 |
| Latitude | 1.35208 |
| Longitude | 103.82 |
| Elevation | 44° |
| Azimuth | 110° |
Next Solar Eclipse
From your location: Partial · Global event: Total.
2 August 2027
Total Solar Eclipse
| Global | From your location | |
|---|---|---|
| Penumbra | 15:32-20:44 | 18:54-19:11 |
| Umbra | 16:25-19:51 | Not visible |
Yearly Sunlight Dynamics
Sun Properties
| Date | 29 October 2026 |
| Twilight start | 19:36 |
| Twilight end | 06:00 |
| Astronomical observing duration | |
| Elevation at transit | 75° |
| Transit time | 12:48 |
| Distance to Earth | 0.9934 AU (148,610,525 km) |
| Equatorial coordinates at midnight | RA: 14h 14m 59s", Dec: -13° 32' 27s |
| Constellation | Virgo |
Astrometric and Physical Parameters of Sun
Coordinates and Visibility
| Right Ascension | 14h 14m 59s |
| Declination | -13° 32′ 27″ |
| Magnitude | -26.8 |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Elevation | 43.6° |
| Azimuth | 110.2° |
Basic Properties
| Mass, kg | 1.98841E+30 |
| Mean density, g/cm³ | 1.408 |
Rotation
| Sidereal rotation period, days | 25.38 |
Surface and Atmosphere
| Surface gravity, m/s² | 274.0 m/s^2 |
| Escape velocity, km/s | 617.7 |
| Mean temperature, K | 5772 |
Data Acknowledgment
Solar-system physical and orbital parameters are provided by the Solar System OpenData API maintained by Le Système Solaire. We thank its contributors for making these open data available.