Question

What direction does the sun appear to move in during the course of the day?

Answer 1

In general, all across the Earth, the Sun appears to rise in the Eastern portion of the sky, rise up high overhead towards the equatorial direction, and then lower down and set in the West.

The night sky changes throughout the year. Just as the Sun seems to move from east to west during the day, the stars and planets appear to make the same journey at night. What you see depends on when you observe. The Sun's path crosses certain familiar star patterns (the ecliptic paths).

Answer 2

As Earth turns eastward on its axis, we move along with it, creating the illusion that the Sun moves through the sky over a day.