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Prestigious_Carpet29 t1_j4x9srl wrote

Because of the tilted axis of the earth, the sun only rises due east, and sets due west, at the spring and autumn equinoxes (around 21st March and 21st September).

The deviation from due-east / due-west at other times of the year is least near the equator and "beyond extreme" ;-) when you go beyond the arctic or antarctic circles.

https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/uk
Will show you lots of interesting information about the time of sunrise and sunset, and what azimuth the sun rises or sets at, for different places at different times of the year.
The link above takes you to a UK page, but you can set it to any country.

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