General Sun Information

The sun moves around the earth at 15 degrees per hour. (360/24)
At the equator the sun rises and sets almost 90 degrees to the horizon.
At the poles the sun goes around in circles above or below the horizon.
At 45 degrees lattitude the sun rises and sets at about 45 degrees to the horizon on equinoxes.
That's 10.6 degrees up and 10.6 degrees sideways per hour. This is not true near noon.

On the EQUINOXES, Mar.21 and Sept. 23 at ALL latitudes, except at the poles:

The day is 12 hours long.
The sun rises due East (90 deg.) and sets due West (270 deg.) At the poles is stays on the horizon.
At sun noon the sun is 90 deg. minus your latitude high above the horizon and is due South at 180 degrees, if north of the Tropic of Cancer.
The sun rises and sets at an angle to the horizon of approximately 90 degrees minus your latitude. (90-54=56 degrees for LA)
Sun rise and sun set changes the most direction each day going north or south.

On the MID WINTER SOLSTICE (Dec.22)

The sun rises at least 23 degrees south of east and sets at least 23 degrees south of west. The more north you go the more toward the south it rises and sets.
At sun noon the sun‚s height above the horizon is 90- 23- your latitude and is due south. (90-23-34=33 for LA)
The day is shorter than 12 hours except at the equator. The days are shorter the farther north you are.
The time of sun rise and set changes little every day.
Above the Arctic Circle the sun is below the horizon.

On the MID SUMMER SOLSTICE (July 22)

The sun rises at least 23 degrees north of east and sets at least 23 degrees north of west. The more north you go the more north it rises and sets.
At sun noon the sun‚s height above the horizon is 90+23- your latitude. (90+23-34=79 degrees for LA)
The time of sun rise and set changes little every day.
The day is longer than 12 hours unless you are on the equator.
Above the Arctic Circle the sun is always above the horizon.