How can Google Sketchup simulate Sun and Earth movement for seasonal changes?

[thedy]

Hi,does exist any simulation of Sun and Earth circulation with data of lasting of day and night in different places on Earth during seasons?
Thanks a lot

 

[phyzguy]

Hi,does exist any simulation of Sun and Earth circulation with data of lasting of day and night in different places on Earth during seasons?
Thanks a lot

I'm not sure what you are asking for. There are many web sites, like this one, that give sunrise and set times for different locations on Earth. Also astronomical software, like Stellarium, which is free open source software, will show the motions of the heavenly bodies, including the Sun, from anywhere on Earth.

 

[adjacent]

You can also use celestia: http://www.shatters.net/celestia/

Unlike most planetarium software, Celestia doesn't confine you to the surface of the Earth. You can travel throughout the solar system, to any of over 100,000 stars, or even beyond the galaxy.

All movement in Celestia is seamless; the exponential zoom feature let's you explore space across a huge range of scales, from galaxy clusters down to spacecraft only a few meters across. A 'point-and-goto' interface makes it simple to navigate through the universe to the object you want to visit.
Celestia is expandable. Celestia comes with a large catalog of stars, galaxies, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and spacecraft . If that's not enough, you can download dozens of easy to install add-ons with more objects.

 

[thedy]

Thanks gentlemen.It is what I was looking for...:)

 

[SteamKing]

Hi,does exist any simulation of Sun and Earth circulation with data of lasting of day and night in different places on Earth during seasons?
Thanks a lot

If you are wanting to know the time of the local sunrise and sunset, there is this website:

http://www.sunrisesunset.com/

 

[CWatters]

If it's any help Google Sketchup can model the movement of the sun based on position, time and season etc. You can use it to work out if your house or a tree will throw a shadow onto your solar panels.