In your neighborhood, in which direction does the sun rise?
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First of all... "The Newlyweds Game"... usually has "stupid" questions because they know that the majority of newlyweds don't know each other all too well, and this is a "FUN" type of game. With this in mind... the question was, (like most are) PROVOCATIVE (or to cause provocation). Without having watched that particular program I can probably, guess that most answers were "from the EAST". Yet, some (3) most likely, probably said, "from BEHIND/FRONT this or that room" and their partner said the opposite (as in "EAST" or from a house "ANGLE" in relation to the house and where the sun rises. IN OTHER WORDS... some of them got "tricked" (just like the producer hoped).
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One question at a time.\n\nThe first one has been answered. Becasue of the earths tilt, countries in the southern hemisphere are closer to the sun in December than the countries in the northern hemisphere - that is why we have winer here (its further away). And when the earth goes around to the other side of its orbit around the sun in July, we in the northern hemisphere are closer, while they are farther. \n\nThis the general rule, however there are many other factors like elevation, precipitation, wind patterns, jet streams, ocean currents etc etc. so yes - every country in the northern hemisphere it is officially summer in july etc. but not necessarily as warm as some other countries can get. and vice versa for the southern hemisphere of course.\n\nAll of us - when we stand up, we are perpendicular to the earths surface no matter where we are. Imagine a ball ... and pins sticking straight out of the ball. This is how we'd look, so to a person on the south POLE, would be upside down to someone on the north POLE. or someone in one area, will be upside to someone else DIRECTLY on the other side the earth's surface. Everyone else will be in varying degrees of "upsidedownness"\n\nDaylight savings time is a pure man made concept. But again ... because of the tilt of the earth, during July etc. the sun shines longer on the northern hemisphere (The days are longer) and the southern hemisphere the days are shorter. This causes the sun to rise earlier and earlier and then after the longest day of the year, it reverses - the days get shorter and shorter. \n\nNow what happens is that you can wake up at 6 am and it still be pitch dark and 7 am it starts to rise and 8 am its fully light. So they change the time to go an hour back (Fall Back) and this allows the time now to be 5 am as pitch dark, 6 am start rise, and 7 am fully light. So for people who wake up at 7 am everyday, the first plan it will be kinda  dark when they wake up but with daylight savings, it will be fully light when they wake up! Thus its just something certain countries do to be able to have light for when most people wake up in the morning - even if you are not a mornig person - about 90% of people wake up at that time to to go to work\n\nHope all this made sense and email me at alxsml@yahoo.com for more clarification.
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I thought it was the sun!
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Well the simplest way has already been said... the sun rises in the east and sets in the west... so you can work out north from that.... \n\nBut as you mention the stars are we to assume you are trying to find direction at night?\n\nAgain there are many country ways - like the moss growing on trees and prevailing winds etc - but I personally wouldn't rely on this.\n\nSilly thought but if you have a map and can see any landmark or town lit up at night you can get your direction.
517874
Night and day occur at the same time on opposite sides of a planet.
717266
tomorrow the sun will rise
303292
To check direction of the WIND ?
85444
Earth rotates. Sun on one side.
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It depends on where you live. Go to Yahoo weather and put in your zip code and pull up your area, it will tell you what time the sun will set.
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If you can't afford a compass, wake up early in the morning and look for the sun.  It will rise in the East.  If you turn 90° to the right, that will be South.  West is the opposite direction from East and North is the opposite direction from South.
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The two equinoxes (fall and spring) determine when the sun starts moving in the other direction and the two solstices (winter and summer) determine the shortest and longest days.  Your observation should continue to move in the direction as previously observed, but due to daylight savings time, the time will change...so get up earlier than 7 am to see what you want to see (sunrise for you will be at 7:14 am).
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None, they up in the Sky, best seen at night. The Earth does revolve around a Big Star that can actually be seen in the day and not night. Make for a good Word Play/Riddle question. ;-D
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because the sun has gone over the horizon
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it seems to rise in the east and set in the west, but it is really the rotation of the earth, so the sun isnt really rising or setting at all
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your not that smart. north is not the sky, and south is not the ground. look the direction the sun rises, thats east. now turn your self 90 degrees to the left, thats north, turn another 90 degrees to the left, thats west, and where the sun sets. turn another 90 degrees left, thats south.     and most maps have a compass rose on them, it shows which way is north.\n\nyou were obvisouly NOT a boy scout
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It depends on exactly where you live and what time of year it is, but right now the sun rises at about 5:45 where I live.
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The sun.  That's what Mother Nature used, and it works pretty good.