Astronomy Picture of the Day . Analemma Over the Porch of Maidens . ... Credit: Anthony Ayiomamitis ( TWAN ) Explanation: If you took a picture of the Sun at the same time each day, would it remain in the same position? ... The Sun's apparent shift is caused by the Earth's motion around the Sun when combined with the tilt of the Earth's rotation axis. ... Analemmas created from different latitudes would appear at least slightly different, as well as analemmas created at a different time each day. ...