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The Sun's diameter is about 109 times that of the Earth
The Sun is about 389 Moon to Earth distances from Earth 
The Earth is about 30 Earth diameters from the Moon 
The Earth maintains a fairly steady tilt of 23.5 degrees throughout the seasons 
What the Sun sees at noon in California at Summer solstice, the equinoxes, and Winter solstice 
Tilted at equinox? Here's a fall equinox sky map looking due south at noon and using a rotate tool to measure (blue line) the (rough) ecliptic angle 
Sunset and Sunrise times daily change rate varies throughout the year 
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