Editing Solar azimuth angle (section)

{{Short description|Azimuth angle of the Sun's position}}
The '''solar azimuth angle''' is the [[azimuth]] (horizontal angle with respect to north) of the [[position of the Sun|Sun's position]].<ref name="sukhatme"/><ref name="Seinfeld and Pandis"/><ref name="Duffie"/> This [[horizontal coordinate system|horizontal coordinate]] defines the [[Sun]]'s [[relative direction]] along the local [[horizon]], whereas the [[solar zenith angle]] (or its [[Angle#Combining angle pairs|complementary angle]] solar [[elevation]]) defines the Sun's apparent [[altitude]].