what direction does the sunrise for navigation?
Whichever pole, north or south, is pointed towards the sun will give the answer to which side of east and west that the sun will rise and set that day â anywhere in the world. The Next Step. The next stage in using the sun to find your way is being confident which direction the sun will be at midday. The shortest shadow cast by a stick each day will form a perfect north-south line anywhere in the world and this happens at midday.