How do you know whether the sun is traversing to the north or to the south of you?

Answer 1

to know, just look up. The sun WILL rise from the east and set to the west, so you can deduce if the sun is north of you or south of you...

AND people in the northern hemisphere do NOT NECESSARILY have the sun to the south... Explanation: if you live between the tropics (between 23°27'N and 23°27'S), then the sun will be north part of the year, and south the rest of the year... Therefore, someone who lives at 20°N will have the sun south of him MOST of the year, but during a few weeks, the sun will be north.

The precise time the sun passes from north to south (or south to north) can be calculated, knowing the earth's orbit, but I'm too lasy for that...

Answer 2

If you live north of the tropics, it will always transit to the south.

If you live south of the tropics, it will always transit to the north.

If you live in the tropics, it will sometimes transit to the north, sometimes to the south, depending on the time of year. You'll have to look it up.

Try

http://www.ephemeris.com

Answer 3

Drive a stick into the ground...
Is the shadow on the north or south side of the stick ?

Answer 4

Hi. If you are in the northern hemisphere it is to the south. At the equator it can be straight overhead. (Actually it be straight overhead anywhere in the tropics depending on the date.)

Answer 5

If you're in the northern hemisphere, it's to your south; if you're in the southern hemisphere, it's to your north.

Answer 6

You'll see it.