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Midwest Tilted

The Midwest finds the Sun rising too far North, over the European Face, but the Sunset too far South.

Wisconsin Dec 3: Sunset Azi 223°. [Azi 244° expected, Sunset SOUTH by 21°]
Wisconsin Dec 5: Sunrise Azi 125° Alt 30 at 8:34. [Skymap expects Azi 136° Alt 11°. Sunrise NORTH by 11° and high.]
Wisconsin Dec 11: at 3:33 PM Azi 217° [Sunset SOUTH by 12°] at 3:55 PM Azi 220° [Sunset SOUTH by 14°. Skymap expects Azi 229° and 234° for these Sunset times.]
Wisconsin Dec 13: at 3:59 PM Azi 212° [Sunset SOUTH by 22°. Skymap expects Azi 234]
Wisconsin Dec 14: at 7:40 AM Azi 118° [Sunrise NORTH by 7°. Skymap expects Azi 125°]
Wisconsin Dec 26: at 7:52 AM Azi 112° [Sunrise NORTH by 12°. Skymap expects Azi 126°]

Mississippi Dec 6: As of 9:05 a.m. CST today, Monday Dec. 6, Sun close to 35° above the southern horizon. At 8:05 that morning it was low, 12-15° high. [Skymap expects Sun at Alt 16° at 9:05, so early thus high by 19° thus NORTH on rising.]

Texas Dec 7: in El Paso, the Sun rose at 0705, Azi 120°. [Skymap expects Azi 116° at 7:55 Sunrise early as the tilt would produce, so NORTH on rising.]