Sun Direction : direction of the sun throughout the day

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Sun path refers to the daily and seasonal arc-like path that the Sun appears to follow across the sky as the Earth rotates and orbits the Sun. The Sun's path affects the length of daytime experienced and amount of daylight received along a certain latitude during a given season. The relative position of the Sun is a major factor in the heat gain of buildings and in the performance of solar energy systems. Accurate location-specific knowledge of sun path and climatic conditions is essential for economic decisions about solar collector area, orientation, landscaping, summer shading, and the cost-effective use of solar trackers. Sun-direction.com help accurately determine the direction, the orientation and the path of the sun for any time and any date.

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05:06Dawn
05:43Sunrise
12:43Solar noon
19:43Sunset
20:20Dusk
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Time :
12:55
Position :
52.63754640,19.31824340
Timezone :
Europe/Warsaw
Daylight duration :
13h52mn
Shadow length (1m) :
0.73 m
Altitude :
53.76°
Azimuth :
80.65°
Sun paths at any latitude and any time of the year can be determined from basic geometry.The Earth's axis of rotation tilts about 23.5 degrees, relative to the plane of Earth's orbit around the Sun. As the Earth orbits the Sun, this creates the 47° declination difference between the solstice sun paths, as well as the hemisphere-specific difference between summer and winter.

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