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The most obvious is the time of day. As the day begins, the sun rises in the east and moves higher in the sky until solar noon, which is the point at which the sun is highest in the sky. The sun then moves toward the west and becomes lower in the sky until it finally sets in the west. Next is the time of year. In the Northern Hemisphere, the sun will be higher in the sky at solar noon during the middle months of the year and lower in the sky at the end of one year and the beginning of the next year. Alternatively, in the Southern Hemisphere, the sun bill be highest in the sky at solar noon in the last few months of the year and the beginning months of the next year. Finally, the latitudinal position on the earth will affect the position of the sun in the sky. The farther away from the Tropic of Cancer that a person is located, the lower in the sky the sun will be located. At the Tropic of Cancer, the sun reaches its highest point in the summer, and at the Tropic of Capricorn, the sun reaches its highest point in the winter months. Between the two Tropics, the sun reaches its highest point at two times during the year. In the Southern Hemisphere, the father away from the Tropic of Capricorn that a person is located, the lower in the sky the sun will be located. |
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