One of the (very few) advantages of getting up at 4:30 AM to go to work is that I get to see the sun rise, when it's clear. Standing in the same location outside my shop every morning, it was interesting this winter to watch the sun move south, slow down and remain stationary for a week or so, then begin to slowly move north again. About the second week in January, it really started moving and we are now entering the steepest part of the curve, as plotted on a graphic time-table of the heavens. It's advancing at nearly a solar diameter per day, just based on visual observation. That's half a degree! From week-to-week, you really notice the change. Kinda cool.