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[–] Lyrl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

http://stevekluge.com/astronomy/riseazimuth.html

At the Equator, where the Sun rises and sets perpendicular to the horizon, the Summer Solstice Sun rises 23.5° north of due East, and sets 23.5° north of due West.

The Sun moves around a lot over a year. I don't think it's practical to try to plan a grid around it.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, it does. But it would be higher at the 45°’s and not in your face. We planned a grid on the compass one way, it would have been no more difficult the other way.

[–] Lyrl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 hours ago

I believe it depends on the latitude, since away from the equator the Sun rises at an angle and not straight up. It can be low enough to still be below the visor, but risen enough to have moved far enough south (if in the northern hemisphere) to be problematic when driving southeast in the morning or southwest in the evening.

I found this image on Google search that I think illustrates the phenomenon: https://share.google/okYRf16lB1vegnVax