How often does the live Sun position update?

The position is computed the moment you load the page, using the Swiss Ephemeris DE431 dataset with Lahiri Ayanamsha. The Sun moves about 1 degree per day, so refreshing the page a few hours later shifts the exact degree but not the sign. Sign changes (Sankranti) happen once every ~30 days.

What sign is the Sun in today?

The Sign (Rashi) field on the Live Tracker gives the current sidereal sign the Sun occupies. Sun sign visits are about 30 days each. The card also shows the exact Sankranti moment when the Sun will exit the current sign and enter the next one.

Why doesn’t the Live Tracker show retrograde or combust flags for the Sun?

The Sun never retrogrades — its geocentric motion is always forward. And because combustion is defined by proximity to the Sun, the Sun cannot be combust itself. So those two flags are shown for other planets whose motion can reverse and whose position can bring them near the Sun, but not for the Sun.

When is the next Sankranti?

The Live Tracker card shows the exact moment the Sun will exit its current sign and enter the next one. That moment is the next Sankranti. For a full-year Sankranti calendar, use the Ravi Peyarchi Year Timeline tool.

Why is the Sun position location-independent?

The Sun’s sidereal longitude at a given UTC moment is the same for every observer on Earth — Delhi and Los Angeles see the Sun at the same longitude at the same UTC instant. Location matters only for the wall-clock label (your local timezone) and for sunrise-based day boundaries used elsewhere (like the Date Lookup tool).

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Sun Live Tracker

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Where is the Sun right now? Its live sidereal position — sign, nakshatra, pada, dignity — plus the next Sankranti moment.

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Note: All calculations use Lahiri Ayanamsa (sidereal) and Swiss Ephemeris for high precision. Times display in your local timezone. The Sun stays in each sign for ~30 days, moving ~1° per day. Sun sign changes (Sankranti) happen 12 times a year and are the anchor for solar Vedic calendar events. The Sun does not retrograde and is never combust.

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About the Sun's Live Position (Surya Gochar Now)

Where is the Sun right now?

The Live Tracker shows the Sun's current sidereal position — computed from the Swiss Ephemeris DE431 dataset at the exact moment you load this page. The readout uses Lahiri Ayanamsha, matching classical Vedic panchang publications. The Sun moves about 1° per day, so refreshing the page a few hours later shifts the exact degree but not the sign; a Sankranti (sign change) happens once every ~30 days.

What each field means

Sign (Rashi) — the sidereal zodiac sign the Sun currently occupies, out of 12. In classical Vedic astrology, the Sun's current sign anchors solar-calendar events like Sankranti festivals.
Nakshatra & Pada — the specific lunar mansion and quarter the Sun sits in. The Sun spends ~13.5 days in each nakshatra and about 3.4 days in each pada.
Degree — exact sidereal longitude within the sign in degrees ° minutes' seconds".
Dignity — which of these states the Sun is in right now:
- Exalted — all of Aries
- Moolatrikona — Leo 0°00'00"–20°00'00"
- Own sign — Leo 20°00'01" onward
- Debilitated — all of Libra
- Neutral — any other sign
- Peak exaltation — exactly 10°00'00" Aries, about 25 seconds
- Peak debilitation — exactly 10°00'00" Libra, about 25 seconds
Sankranti (sign entry / exit) — the exact moment the Sun entered its current sign and the exact moment it will exit to the next one, in your local timezone.

Why the Sun doesn't retrograde or combust

The Sun is the frame of reference for combustion — other planets are combust when they come close to the Sun, but the Sun itself is never combusted. And unlike Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, the Sun's geocentric motion never reverses direction, so it does not retrograde. That is why the Live Tracker has no retrograde flag or combust flag — every reading is a clean forward-motion position.

Live vs Date Lookup — which do I use?

Live Tracker is for "where is the Sun at this exact moment" — useful when checking today's placement before starting a Sun-signified activity or verifying panchang. For a historical or future date — checking the Sun at your birth moment, planning around a specific Sankranti, or researching solar calendar events — use the Date Lookup tool. Both use the same Swiss Ephemeris engine.

Common questions this page answers

This page answers “right now” questions — no date to enter, no target to pick. Typical phrasings:

Where is the Sun right now? — the readout gives the Sun’s exact sidereal longitude, rashi, nakshatra, and pada at this moment, recomputed each time you load the page.
What rashi is the Sun in today? — the current Surya Rashi. The Sun stays ~30 days per sign, so this is stable for weeks at a time. Note this is the sidereal Vedic sign, typically one behind the Western tropical sign.
Which nakshatra is the Sun in today? — the current nakshatra plus its ruling planet and deity. The Sun spends ~13.5 days per nakshatra.
When is the next Sankranti? — the card shows the exact moment the Sun exits its current sign and enters the next. That moment is the next Sankranti.
Is the Sun exalted or debilitated right now? — the dignity readout flags Aries (exalted), Leo (moolatrikona to 20°, then own sign), and Libra (debilitated) placements.
How far through the current sign is the Sun? — the progress indicator shows the exact degree within the sign and the time remaining before the next Sankranti.

For a different date rather than right now, use the Date Lookup tool. To find when the Sun will next be in a specific nakshatra or rashi, use Find Dates.

Related tools

Date Lookup — the Sun's complete readout at local sunrise for any past or future date. Verify your natal Sun placement or find historical Sankranti timings.
Find Sun Transit Dates — reverse lookup. Pick a nakshatra or rashi and get every upcoming Sun window (Sankranti moment + exit) in the next 730 days. Ideal for tracking specific Sankrantis two years ahead.
Surya Rashi Peyarchi (Year Timeline) — also called Ravi Peyarchi. Every Sankranti (Sun sign entry) for a chosen year as a card — 12 Sankranti moments, shown as 13 cards because the Sagittarius visit straddles 1 January — with Peak Exaltation (Aries) and Peak Debilitation (Libra) windows called out. Use the arrows to view any past or future year, from 13,201 BCE onward.
Surya Nakshatra Peyarchi (Nakshatra Year Timeline) — every Sun Nakshatra visit for a chosen year as a card — 27 cards with pada-level entry / exit times. Sun-owned Nakshatras (Krittika, Uttara-Phalguni, Uttara-Ashadha) highlighted.