What Constellation is the Sun in?

[Binary_Bark]

Since ancient times, astronomers have organized the stars into various constellations. We have the Big Dipper (Ursa Major), Orion the Hunter, and his “Greater Dog” and “Lesser Dog”(Canis Major and Canis Minor). And those are just some of the better-known ones. But have you ever wondered if the Sun belongs to one of these collections of stars?

The simple answer is that – in accordance with both ancient astrological tradition and modern astronomy – the Sun technically has no constellation. But if you were to change locations and travel to a new star system, you would then be able to view the Sun as we do other distant collection of stars. Unfortunately, depending on where you are, the answer would change.

The Zodiac:
First, let us consider the astrological answer to this question. Unless you were born prior to the Scientific Revolution – during which time Nicolaus Copernicus proposed the heliocentric model of the Solar System – you know that the Earth revolves around the Sun. Over the course of a year, the position of the stars changes as the Earth’s position relative to the Sun changes.

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[Zen17h]

Pointless article - the whole idea behind constellations was to make a static point of reference for navigation/fortune telling/whatever - having a big ball of fire relatively nearby would be useless for this as it's position literally changes throughout the day. One could argue that it is still useful due to rising in the east and setting in the west, but that also changes by several degrees throughout the year.

Other stars are useful for this 'static' reference as while they still move, due to the astronomical distances involved, it would take thousands of years for a noticeable difference