[Robert A Cook PE]

Pretty. Very pretty.

Since the harvest moons occur this time of year near the equinox, the “curve” shows vividly the 22.5 degree angle of the earth’s rotation.

Trivial questions that stump many people: How many days a year does the sun rise in the east, and set in the west?

In the US, where does the sun pass overhead at noon?

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23.5

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Trivial questions that stump many people: How many days a year does the sun rise in the east, and set in the west?

Zero. It's an illusion. The Sun doesn't actually rise and set. It only appears to due to the Earth's daily rotation. The Sun basically stays put, at least within a 24-hour time interval.

I know this isn't what you mean...just being a pain in the you-know-what. :)

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Trivial questions that stump many people: How many days a year does the sun rise in the east, and set in the west?

I assume you mean precisely east, and precisely west?

The apparent answer would of course be during the two equinoxes (Spring and Fall), but I imagine that's the "stumper".

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In the US, where does the sun pass overhead at noon?

Do you mean directly overhead, as in 90-degrees straight up? Because it reaches its highest point every day everywhere (or most places) at noon. That is what defines the 24 time zones, each one being a 15-deg slice of the complete 360-deg circle.

[Red Badger]

At the North Pole it rises in the south and sets in the south.............

[Red Badger]

In the US, where does the sun pass overhead at noon?

Line Islands?.............