<p>There are several answers to this similar question:</p>
<p><a href="https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/42053/what-pulls-the-sun-above-the-galactic-plane-and-pulls-it-below-the-galactic-plan/42054#42054%5B1%5D">https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/42053/what-pulls-the-sun-above-the-galactic-plane-and-pulls-it-below-the-galactic-plan/42054#42054[1]</a></p>
<p>If I remember correctly, it takes tens of millions of years for the Sun to make one full oscellation &quot;above&quot; and &quot;below&quot; the galactic plane, and it takes about 250 million years to make one full orbit around the center of the galaxy.</p>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2021-07-30T17:21:23.647Z
2021-07-30T17:21:23.647Z
M. A. Golding
<p>As the Sun orbits the Milky Way, I understand that it also moves up and down through the plane of the Galaxy. How long does this movement take and can we tell where we are in the current cycle.</p>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2021-07-30T16:51:34.443Z
Interesting question! If you provide some sources (i.e. links) and if you explain more about what you mean by "moves up and down through the plane of the galaxy", i.e. can you be more precise? These efforts can help garner more attention to your question.
Daddy Kropotkin
CC BY-SA 4.0
2021-07-30T17:07:00.750Z
The sun isnt making an orbit  tranverse to the galactic plane. It could oscillate though. Above, down, above, etc.
Deschele Schilder
<the-sun><orbit><galaxy>
The Sun's motion around the galaxy
user36138
# The Sun's motion around the galaxy

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-07-30)

As the Sun orbits the Milky Way, I understand that it also moves up and down through the plane of the Galaxy. How long does this movement take and can we tell where we are in the current cycle.

**Tags:** the-sun, orbit, galaxy

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Interesting question! If you provide some sources (i.e. links) and if you explain more about what you mean by "moves up and down through the plane of the galaxy", i.e. can you be more precise? These efforts can help garner more attention to your question.  
> **username_2**: The sun isnt making an orbit  tranverse to the galactic plane. It could oscillate though. Above, down, above, etc.  

---

## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2021-07-30. Score: 1

There are several answers to this similar question:

[https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/42053/what-pulls-the-sun-above-the-galactic-plane-and-pulls-it-below-the-galactic-plan/42054#42054[1]](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/42053/what-pulls-the-sun-above-the-galactic-plane-and-pulls-it-below-the-galactic-plan/42054#42054%5B1%5D)

If I remember correctly, it takes tens of millions of years for the Sun to make one full oscellation "above" and "below" the galactic plane, and it takes about 250 million years to make one full orbit around the center of the galaxy.


---

