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At what angle is earth’s axis tilted in relation to the sun

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Instead, Earth has seasons because our planet's axis of rotation is tilted at an angle of 23.5 degrees relative to our orbital plane – the plane of Earth's orbit around the sun. The tilt in the axis of the Earth is called its obliquity by scientists.Sep 20, 2016
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23.5 degrees relative to our orbital plane— the plane of Earth’s orbit around the sun.
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