why in nice france does the sun rise and set way in the south of the horizon? It's in-line with Boston. tanks

Answer 1

seasonal variation

Answer 2

The answer has to do with latitude. The farther north you are, the farther south the sun rises and sets, particulary in the winter. If your observations are from the same time of the year, then Nice is farther north than Boston.

If they are from different seasons, than It would not have to be so. The Earth's axis is tilted 23.5 degrees, so the sun sets farther south in the winter than it does in the summer.

Answer 3

It doesn't rise or set in the south. it rises in the East and sets in the West. it is an optical illusion due to the location and orientation of the coastline. Much like the way the sun set on John Wayne in "The Green Beret's"

Answer 4

It does that in the entire northern hemisphere in the winter. It depends on the time of year. In the northern hemisphere in the summer the sun would rise north of due east, and set north of due west. In the winter, the sun would rise south of due east and set south of due west. On the equinoxes the sun would rise due east and set due west. In the southern hemisphere it is reversed.