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It is not the Sun that Is moving across the sky, although it does look like it. No it is because Earth's rotation causing it to look as if the Sun was moving and not us. Our planets rotation makes it look as if the sun rises in the east, because we have a rotation of west to east, which causes it that appearance.
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Where does the sun set north east south or west?
If you stand at the South Pole, you see the sun set in the North. If you stand at the North Pole, you see the sun set in the South. If you stand anywhere else on Earth, you see the sun set in the West. To see the sun set in the East, you have to be off-planet, or travel very quickly from East to West. West
When the moon crosses the western side of the horizon plane is it rising or setting?
If you see the Moon on the western horizon, it is setting in the sky.Both the moon and the sun RISE IN THE EAST AND SET IN THE WEST.
How can one tell the sun is rising?
The way the Earth rotates is the cause for why things rise in the East and set in the West. If you were to look at the Sun at one time, and then look at it again in an hour or so, if it moved East, it is rising. If it moved West, it is setting.
Which direction does the earth move eastwards or westwards?
The earth moves from west to east; it moves eastward. This is why we observe the sun rising in the east. We are moving toward it. From the north, we would see this as a counter-clockwise rotation of the earth on its axis.
In which direction does it rotate?
It rotates to the left only when seen upside right through our relative image of Earth. The sun seems to go from rising from the west to setting in the east.
Why does the sun rise in the east and set in th west?
The Sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west due to the rotation of Earth on its axis from west to east. As Earth spins, different parts of the planet receive sunlight, causing the Sun to appear to move across the sky. This motion gives the illusion of the Sun rising in the east and setting in the west.
Does the sun literally rise in the east and move across the sky and set in the west?
This is incorrect. The earth is what moves, causing the appearance of the sun moving.
Where does the sun rise in the east and sets in the west?
Anywhere on our planet really, but as you get nearer the poles the rising and setting will shift around a lot more with the changing seasons. On Venus, you would see the sun rise in the west and set in the east, since that planet rotates the opposite way to earth.
Does the sun set east or west?
rises in the east and sets in the west
Where does the sun appaer to rise in and appears to set in?
The sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west. This is due to the Earth's rotation from west to east.
Why does the sun set in west set in west?
Because the Earth rotates from West to East.
Why does Phobos rise in the West and set in the East?
If you observe our moon, over the course of a night it appears to rise in the east and set in the west. However if you observe it over the course of a month you will see that each night it will be further toward the east. You will see that the moon is actually traveling from west to east around the earth. It only appears to rise in the east and set in the west just as the sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west. The sun actually isn't moving and the moon as well isn't moving in the direction it appears to be. It takes a month though to go around the earth from west to east. It does it so slowly that each night it doesn't seem to move except in the direction opposite to the earths rotation. Phobos travels west to east also. However it orbits Mars in only 7 hours. So Phobos appears to move in the direction it actually is moving. Thus appears to be doing exactly what it is doing: rising in the west and setting in the east.
