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Credit & Copyright: Zaid M. Al-Abbadi
Explanation:
Does the Sun always rise in the same direction?
No.
As the months change, the direction toward the rising Sun changes, too.
The featured image shows the direction of sunrise
every month during 2019 as seen from near the city of
Amman,
Jordan.
The camera in the image is always facing due east,
with north toward the left and south toward the right.
Although the
Sun always rises in the east in general,
it rises furthest to the south of east on the
December solstice,
and furthest north of east on the
June solstice.
Today is the
December solstice, the day of least sunlight in the
Northern Hemisphere and of most sunlight in the
Southern Hemisphere.
In many countries, the
December Solstice is considered an official change in
season:
for example the first day of
winter in the North.
Solar
heating and stored energy in the
Earth's surface and atmosphere are
near their lowest
during winter, making the winter months usually the coldest of the year.
On the brighter side, in the north,
daylight hours will now increase every day from until June.
Sunset:
The Great Conjunction of Jupiter & Saturn
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