Paths of the sun throughout the year 2011
Paths of the Sun throughout the Year 2011
Summer Solstice 22/6
Azimuth
|
Altitude
|
|
Sunrise
|
64
|
-1
|
Transit
|
360
|
89
|
Sunset
|
296
|
-1
|
Vernal and Autumnal Equinoxes 21/3, 23/9
Azimuth
|
Altitude
|
|
Sunrise
|
90
|
-1
|
Transit
|
180
|
68
|
Sunset
|
270
|
-1
|
Winter Solstice 22/12
Azimuth
|
Altitude
|
|
Sunrise
|
115
|
-1
|
Transit
|
180
|
44
|
Sunset
|
245
|
-1
|
Unit: degrees
The above positions refer to the centre of the Sun's disc. The minus one degree in altitude at sunrise and sunset includes both the apparent radius of the Sun and the effect of atmospheric refraction.