Our star
Sun
The star at the centre of our days
Explore Sun in Sky Timeline →Preview: Barcelona · 12 Nov · 22:00. Change your location in Sky Timeline.
What to look for
Never look directly at the Sun or point ordinary binoculars or telescopes at it. Solar observation requires appropriate certified equipment.
At the preview time
- Height above the horizon
- -49.1°
- Direction
- northwest · 293°
- Distance from Earth
- 148,072,025 km
- Constellation region
- Libra
These are calculated values for the selected instant. A position above the horizon does not guarantee visibility. The illustration is schematic and objects are not shown to scale.
Explore another night
Visibility changes with place, season and time. Move through the night to see the object rise, cross the sky and set, while weather remains a separate estimate.
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