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"It is said that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. But at New York’s latitude, that’s not quite the case. On the summer solstice, the sun rises in
by key8700 9y ago
"It is said that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. But at New York’s latitude, that’s not quite the case. On the summer solstice, the sun rises in the northeast and sets in the northwest, while on the winter solstice, the angle changes and the sun rises in the southeast and sets in the southwest. "
I thought the sun's path was always south of due East-West for locations north of the Tropic of Cancer at all times of the year.
- rz2k 9y agoAbove the tropic of cancer, the sun is south of you at noon even in the summer, but rises and sets a little in the north because the earth is more spherical than cylindrical. I think http://www.suncalc.org http://www.suncalc.org is a useful site for seeing where the sun will be at different times of the year. Zoom out the map, then move the dynamic icon north and south in June and December.