Which constellation is our sun in?

Question

I thought it was in Orion but when I look up the names of the stars in Orion I can't see it. What is the technical name of our sun?

Answer 1

we are not in any constellation.

They all exist from our point of view at night (no sun)

Answer 2

At the moment the Sun is in the constellation of Virgo. The signs of the zodiac are based on the constellations the sun appears to pass through during the year. It is caused more by the Earth's orbit around the Sun, and where the sun appears to be. So after 21st September the sun will be in Libra.

Answer 3

I'm not sure, but I don't think it is any constellation.

Constellations depend upon point of view, and we see the constellations because of our point of view from the Earth. If you were located in another solar system, in another part of the galaxy the constellations would not appear the same as they do on Earth.

Thus, because we cannot see what the Sun looks like from a distant point of view, it really isn't in a constellation.

The sun is definitely not in the constellation Orion, as seen from Earth.

It's name however, is just "The Sun". It does not have any sort of fancy astronomical name. It is just "The Sun".

Answer 4

Constellations are more or less subjective designs people have seen in the grouping of those little points of light in the night sky that they didn't understand. Somf those points of light re stars. Some of them are galaxies.

But they're all in the night sky. And the Sun is not.

The only "constellation"--if one wanted to consider it such, to which the Sun belongs is that long swath of pinpoints of light we call the "Milky Way." And that's really a galaxy.

Of course, if you were standing on a planet orbiting some distant star, Perhaps our Sun, or maybe the whole galaxy might be a pinpoint of light in the night sky that some critter looking up might consider part of some constellation.

Answer 5

A constellation is a group of stars that just look like they're close together. A very bright star in the constellation might be much, much further away from us than a dim closer star, so they look about the same brightness from where we are. And, because they're in the same general direction from Earth, they appear to be close together in the sky.

Because of this fact, the Sun isn't part of a constellation.

But, it is said to be in a constellation when it is shining right in front of one of the 12 signs of the zodiac. Which means that the Sun is in front of each of the signs of the zodiac for approximately one month out of each year. Then the process starts all over again.

When the Sun is "in" a sign, it is right in front of it, so you won't be able to see it. At noon, that sign is directly south. All day, it's right behind the Sun. You can look at midnight (don't forget to adjust for daylight savings time and your longitude) to determine which constellation is up directly south at midnight. The sign six months from that one should be the actual astronomical zodiac sign that the Sun is in.

Right now, the Sun is in Leo, according to the first linked page. I haven't verified it. I probably will in the next day or two.

Answer 6

The sun is not in any constellation. A constellation is not a place. it is a group of stars as seen only along one line-of-sight in space. Each star in a constellation is a different distance from any point on that line. The constellation disappears & the stars change their relative positions as the viewing angle changes. The technical (astronomical) name of the sun is Sol, hence the word solar as in solar system.

Answer 7

Constellations are imaginary groups of stars. They are not entities. The stars in a constellation are not connected with each other.

Just some ancient person's imagination saw the stars of Orion as orion the hunter.

You could imagine what you like in the shapes stars make - it would be just as valid as any, except nobody would be familiar with your grouping.

Answer 8

Our sun name is Sol or Solar.
Our sun is not located in constelation. In fact constelation dont have much meaning if you can go outside our solar system.
We are located in Orion Arm, of our Galaxy. This Galaxy have other arms such as Perseus, Sagitarius, Norma, etc.
This Galaxy is located in a Local Group of Galaxy inside a Supercluster called Pisces Supercluster.

So we are not located inside any constelation.

Answer 9

A constellation is a group of stars that can resemble something. Since it's our sun, it couldn't be in any constellation that WE would see- after all we're right next to it in a cosmic sense.

Maybe aliens see our sun as part of a constellation, but it would be impossible for us to.

Answer 10

From the earth the sun moves through the zodiac constellations

Answer 11

Sol...It's NOT part of any constellation - just all the other stars are (constellations are all from OUR viewpoint) Well, actually, I guess some guys looking up from their planet in a solar system around, say, Vega or Deneb would have our sun named & in some constellation from their viewpoint.