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Q: How does the sun's path change on and after the winter solstice?

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Last update 2021.10.24

On the day of the winter solstice, dawn is delayed and the sun rises from the far southeast, and in the following days the apparent path of the sun begins to move north due to the movement of the earth on its axis around the sun, where the end hours begin to gradually increase until they are equal to the hours of night by the day of the spring equinox, and this is useful in calculating Prayer times and fasting hours for Muslims in the world.

How does the sun's path change on and after the winter solstice?