![]() This small difference in the Sun's position against the stars causes any particular spot on Earth's surface to catch up with (and stand directly north or south of) the Sun about four minutes later each day than it would if Earth did not orbit a day on Earth is therefore 24 hours long rather than the approximately 23-hour 56-minute sidereal day. ![]() With slightly more than 365 days in one year, the Sun moves a little less than 1° eastward every day. īecause Earth takes one year to orbit the Sun, the apparent position of the Sun takes one year to make a complete circuit of the ecliptic. The ecliptic is the apparent path of the Sun throughout the course of a year. 2 Relationship to the celestial equator.
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