sunset position prediction

September 28, 2008 10:40 PM

Is there a site that will tell me the exact heading to which the sun will set for a given day and location? Obviously the sun sets in the west, but as the seasons change it sets in different locations, I need to figure out exactly where...

Plenty of websites will tell me at what time the sun rises and sets, but what I need is exact heading.

Thanks in advance hive-mind!!

posted by garethspor to Science & Nature (5 answers total)

What you need is Ephemris, free and downloadable here.
posted by Neiltupper at 10:50 PM on September 28, 2008

Wunderground does it. Enter your city, then find the button labelled "extended view" underneath the astronomy data. It'll give you locations for rise, set, and noon.
posted by nat at 10:55 PM on September 28, 2008 [1 favorite]

This calculator (from largeformatphotography.info) includes azimuth and altitude information for a specific date and time (relative to a position you provide).
posted by gac at 11:00 PM on September 28, 2008

Response by poster: Thanks everybody, when I actually did a bit more googling, I found this site which works just fine.
cheers
posted by garethspor at 11:09 PM on September 28, 2008

This sunrise and sunset calculator also does it--after choosing your city, choose the "rise/set time/azimuth" from the "Columns" pull-down menu.
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 10:36 AM on September 29, 2008