Question

The Sun appears to move relative to the stars. For example, right now the Sun is in front of the constellation Leo, but in a month it will have moved to Virgo. Using the length of the year (365 days), calculate how fast (degrees/day) this motion is.

Answer 1

Answer:

0.98°

Explanation:

The Sun appears to move across various constellation because of the Earth's revolution around it. This apparent motion is essentially same as the actual motion of the Earth. The orbit of Earth around the Sun is almost circular.

Time taken to complete one revolution = 365 days

Degrees traveled in 365 Days = 360°

The motion per day is

$=\frac{360}{365}$

= 0.98° per day