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Sky patterns: the sun, moon and stars
The sun across the sky
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Earth & Space Science
Sky patterns: the sun, moon and stars
The sun across the sky
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The sun across the sky

Use this to see where the sun is during the day.

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EastWestmorning
The sun comes up in the east.
It is low.

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The sun seems to move across the sky each day.
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It rises in the east and sets in the west.
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