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where does the sun rise and set during winter if you are in the north pole?

If you are looking a sun set and sun rise from the north pole during the winter solstice, from which exact direction ca we say the sun rise and sets?

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1. during winter, the sun does not rise at all actually the further north you go, the more is the tendency of the sun to move parallel to the horizon, i.e. the sun circles around the sky in the north pole in the summer rather than moving straight form east to west in a straight line and in winter the thing happens in south pole, so since the sun is present at the south pole, it cant be seen in the north pole at winter
2. It's kind of hard to see the sun rise or set from the North pole in December, since it stays below the horizon all the time. When it does rise, in mid-March, you would see the top of the sun go all the way around. It might (for example) appear at grid south, then 6 hours later would be at little higher at grid west, then 6 hours later a bit higher at gird north, and so on. Exactly where the tip of the sun would first appear depends very much on the atmospheric conditions. It takes about 48 hours before you would see the bottom of the sun. Note on "grid" directions: at the north pole, grid south is the direction toward Greenwich England, grid east is toward India, grid north is toward the Bering sea. In 2007, the center of the sun rose on March 18 at 21:38 UTC, which would be at longitude 144.5 west. In 2008, the longitude will be 130.75 east. (Assuming average atmospheric conditions.)