Sun Rise Sun Set Direction

We do not manually inspect the locations for which we compute the sunrise and sunset times, and we have not verified the underlying. The lines on the drawing show the direction and height (altitude) of the sun throughout the day. The closer a point is to the center, the higher is the sun above the horizon.

Our computations of sunrise and sunset times are based on freely available terrain (topography) data, and they usually do not include shading effects from nearby objects like buildings, constructions and trees. Thus, the sun will rise north of true east and set north of true west during summer whereas during winter, the sun will rise south of true east and set south of true west. The relative position of the sun is a major factor in the heat gain of buildings and in the.

This site displays the time and direction of sunrise and sunrise on google map.

Sunrise s creenshot courtesy of neave planetarium after the september equinox, the sun rises each successive day a bit farther south of east, and sets an equal bit farther south of west. The closer a point is to the center, the higher is the sun above the horizon. The direction of sunrise and sunset. The colors on the time slider above show sunlight coverage during the day.