☉

See also: Ꙩ [U+A668 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER MONOCULAR O], ꙩ [U+A669 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER MONOCULAR O], ʘ [U+0298 LATIN LETTER BILABIAL CLICK], 𐍈 [U+10348 GOTHIC LETTER HWAIR], ⵙ [U+2D59 TIFINAGH LETTER YAS], ⊙ [U+2299 CIRCLED DOT OPERATOR], ⨀ [U+2A00 N-ARY CIRCLED DOT OPERATOR], and ◉ [U+25C9 FISHEYE]

☉ U+2609, ☉ SUN ← ☈ [U+2608] Miscellaneous Symbols ☊ → [U+260A]

Translingual

Etymology

The shield of the sun god Apollo, with a boss in the center. Medieval replacement of 🜚, the sun with a single ray, which in ancient times had replaced a sun orb surrounded by multiple rays.

Symbol

☉

1. (astronomy, astrology) Sol, the Sun.

   M_☉ solar mass; R_☉ solar radius

2. (astronomy) solar mass
3. (botany) annual
4. (alchemy) gold (archaic)
5. Sunday (rare)

Synonyms

• (sun, daytime): ☼
• (sun, gold): 🜚 (obsolete)

Derived terms

1. M_☉ solar mass (as a unit of measurement)
2. L_☉ solar luminosity
3. R_☉ solar radius
4. S_☉ solar constant

Related terms

• (Solar eclipse)

See also

• ⊙ (mathematics, computing)

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German

Symbol

☉

1. city center