The sun sets north of west from March 21 to September 21, reaching its northernmost
extreme on June 21.
This period constitutes the cold half in the Southern Hemisphere ... Autumn and Winter ...
and the warm half in the northern hemisphere ... Spring and Summer. It's also the period
during which the sun never rises at the south pole, and never sets at the north one.
If you stand at the South Pole, you see the sun set in the North. If you stand at the North Pole, you see the sun set in the South. If you stand anywhere else on Earth, you see the sun set in the West. To see the sun set in the East, you have to be off-planet, or travel very quickly from East to West. West
The Sun sets in the West every day of the year. If you are referring to how far North or South of due West the Sun will set, it depends on whether you live North or South of the Equator, and how far you live from the Equator.
The North-West Ordinance!
latitude
A set of laws the government made for the North West only.
Whether you view west or in some other direction, many stars will rise in the east and set in the west. However, stars that are far north, for example, might rise in the north-east and set in the north-west; some stars might even rise and set almost north. Similarly, other stars may rise in the south-east, and set in the south-west, etc.
The Sun sets in the west, generally. Depending on the season, it may be a little south of west or a little north of west, but the Sun always sets in the west.
Britain is in the Northern hemisphere, and as such the sun rises in the east and sets in the west (or north-west in midsummer)
If the Earth spun north to south instead of east to west, the day-night cycle would be different, with longer nights and days. This change in rotation could also impact the climate and weather patterns, leading to unforeseen consequences on ecosystems and life on Earth.
he was searching for a route to the Indies across the poles and north west passage
Basically, the Sun rises in the East, and sets in the West, so you would be walking towards the West. But, the arc is longer in Summer, so the Sun may rise in the North-east, pass to the South at noon, and set in the North-west, so the Sun takes longer to rise and set. It is during the shorter days of Winter that the Sun makes the shortest arc of South-east to South-west as viewed in the Northern Hemisphere.
58.65 Earth daysIt depends. The orbit of mercury is very elliptical. this means that at times in it's orbit is is going faster (and nearer) the Sun than at other times. This changing speed means that when Mercury is closest to the Sun it is moving faster than it is rotating. This leads to an interesting phenominon.From a certain point on Mercury you would see the Sun rise in the east, apear to slow down and then go backwards and set again in the east. Only to rise in the east again move across the sky and set in the west. All in one day. Elsewhere on Mercury you would see the Sun set in the west and then rise from the west,then set again or you would see it rise in the east, change direction twice, and the set in the west.