Originally Posted By: wildman800

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My challenge is to determine what direction true north is in relation to your own position when you watch the sun rise or set. Mark the true direction of the sun as it rises or sets, as the case may be.

You might want to think about what hemisphere that you are in.

In fact, in order to find the really true north, you have to consider also the date and time of observation, your geographical location, your altitude, altitude of the horizon line, the temperature in your place and temperature gradient in atmosphere along the direction line to the Sun, the same for air pressure, and for air humidity. Everything else is just a basic math smile i.o.w. the answer depends on precision (or task) you are going to achieve from such an observation. Otherwise the answer is as simple as pointing to the right looking at sunset, and to the left at sunrise smile