The Path of the Sun

The sun always rises in the east and sets in the west, but its position along that daily path changes. In the winter, the sun sits very low on the Southern horizon, creating more shade than you would have in the summer. Be sure your sun-loving plants aren't being shaded out by the long winter shadows of trees and buildings.

UF/IFAS Publications

• Enviroscaping to Conserve Energy: Determining Shade Patterns for Central Florida
• Enviroscaping to Conserve Energy: Determining Shade Patterns for North Florida
• Enviroscaping to Conserve Energy: Determining Shade Patterns for South Florida

Other Sites

• Energy-saving Landscaping for Your Passive Solar Home--North Carolina Solar Center (PDF)
• Equatorial Sundials and the Sun's Apparent Path Across the Sky--Sandford Center for Sky Awareness
• The Path of the Sun Over a Year--NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day
• The Path of the Sun, The Ecliptic --David P. Stern, Goddard Space Flight Center, MD