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eBay (almost) had this problem and I cannot find any articles about it online. They were rapidly approaching 2^31-1 auctions. So they switched to a larger integer, the switchover went badly, and they were mostly down for 4 days, if my memory serves. This would be like 10+ years ago I think.

"It is said that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. But at New York’s latitude, that’s not quite the case. On the summer solstice, the sun rises in the northeast and sets in the northwest, while on the winter solstice, the angle changes and the sun rises in the southeast and sets in the southwest. "

I thought the sun's path was always south of due East-West for locations north of the Tropic of Cancer at all times of the year.