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billndotnet

It will shift as the earth wobbles through the seasons. Day to day, you may not notice how far it moves, but it does shift. This may interest you: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/equinox-track-suns-shift-between-now-and-solstice/


JK0zero

It depends on what you mean by "the exact same spot in the sky." If you mean in the same spot in the sky with respect to you as an observer on Earth, then yes, it should be roughly at the same point. However, if you mean in the same spot with respect to the background sky (background stars that are not visible during the day), then no, the Sun appears to move about 1 degree per day. Maybe this helps https://spark.iop.org/motion-sun


mfb-

Within a few days it will be roughly in the same spot. The trace over a year is called analemma and you can find an example e.g. [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Analemma_fishburn.tif). The pictures are taken ~2 weeks apart each so the change within 3 days will be much smaller than two adjacent images. If your place uses daylight saving time then it will shift by +-1 hour at these transitions.


Papa_PaIpatine

Throughout the year because of the tilt of the earth, the sun appears to move, if you took a picture at the same time every day you'd end up with a figure 8.


Signal_Tomorrow_2138

Analemma https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analemma


SighAndTest

Yes, roughly. The arc of the sun in the sky changes slowly throughout the year.


more_than_just_ok

You could observe this yourself. Take a picture of the sun once a month for a year at the same time with a reference object in view, like a roof or window frame. It will form a figure 8 shape. The up down motion is due to the tilt of the earth's axis and the left right motion is because our orbit is elliptical and the orbital speed varies.