Eli5: cardinal points

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If sunrise is at east and sunset at west, why is it more sunny at south than north throughout the day?

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Well, it isn’t 100% of the time unless you’re far north in the N. hemisphere. Near the summer solstice the sun is more northern in the sky for parts of the northern hemisphere.

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