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Observed from the same geographical location, why does the sun rises from different points on the horizon during different parts of the year?

Thank you.

Janiik N.
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  • Related, possible duplicate: https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/q/39670/16685 – PM 2Ring Jan 12 '23 at 10:34
  • I think that the questions of these two threads are different. In mine it is about a location on the horizon at the sunset time, not any angle as in their thread. – Janiik N. Jan 12 '23 at 13:28
  • The azimuth and altitude angles give the location of a celestial body relative to the horizon and the meridian (the north-south line). Eg, a body on the horizon that's 80° east of north has an azimuth of 80°. Please see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azimuth – PM 2Ring Jan 12 '23 at 14:14
  • In other words, you asked for the "location on the horizon". The only way an answer can work for everyone is to give an azimuth or compass bearing. Both are the same as giving an angle in degrees. – JohnHoltz Jan 12 '23 at 15:07
  • Thank you for the clarification. Is there a tool online to find out the compass bearing of a sunrise for a given location on Earth at a given date? Thank you. – Janiik N. Jan 12 '23 at 15:13
  • @JaniikN. timeanddate.com/sun is one such site. Enter your location in the text box and then the return key. You can change the month to see the direction change over the course of a year. BTW, this is a duplicate. – David Hammen Jan 12 '23 at 16:05
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    The top answer to the linked question explains not only what happens, but why it happens. It's because the Earth is tilted with respect to its orbit. – David Hammen Jan 12 '23 at 16:13
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    Thank you David for your explanation. – Janiik N. Jan 12 '23 at 18:00

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