Sunrise Direction My Location

The angular difference between the direction of sunrise and due east, and the direction of sunset and due west is called the sun's amplitude. Mark the shadow cast at first light. The various trajectories of the sun’s in the sky are bounded by those of the 21st day (solstice) of each month from december 21 until june 21.

You can see sun positions at sunrise, specified time and sunset.the thin orange curve is the current sun trajectory, and the yellow area around is. After the march equinox, with each passing day the sun rises a bit farther to the north of east, and sets that same bit farther to the north of west. The farther north you go in the northern hemisphere or the farther south you.

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For the rest of the year, the direction of sunset pivots about this westerly point, moving northerly in winter, and towards the south in summer. In general, the sun rises in the east and sets in the west because of the earth’s eastward spin. For the rest of the year, the direction of sunset pivots about this westerly point, moving northerly in winter, and towards the south in summer. Longer and thinner lines mean the sun is closer to the horizon.