How many degrees does the sun move in a day?

The sun appears to move in the sky just under one degree a day. It moves a full rotation, 360 degrees, in 365.2422 days. To the naked eye, it appears to move eastward over the course of a year with respect to its position in comparison to the stars. read more

Because there are about 365.25 days in a year and 360° in a circle, the Sun appears to move along the ecliptic at a rate of slightly less than 1° per day. read more

Near the equinoxes, the sunset point changes about 0.51 degrees per day; near the solstices, it hardly changes at all. If you live south of 40 degrees, the change from solstice to solstice is less; if you live north of 40 degrees, the change is greater. read more