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yes, all stars the sun and moon rise in the east and set in the west, this is due to the rotation of the Earth
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∙ 15y agoas far as i think it wont be night as sun's rays would be reaching still reaching the east side of the earth . night would be only on the southern part of the earth.
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∙ 11y agothe sun sets in the west .
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∙ 8y agowest
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Why does you have day and night?
because the earth is aways rotating and when it faces the sun it is day and when it faces away from the sun it is night.
Does the earth orbit the sun to get day and night?
No, it spins around in a circle on its axis. When the Earth is facing the sun, it is day. When it faces the moon, it is night.
Orientation of sunrise?
East, more or less. Depending on the date and your latitude, the exact direction may be somewhat north or south of due east, but the Sun (and Moon, and stars, and planets) all rise in "the east" and set in "the west". The reason is that the Earth is actually spinning like a carousel, from west to east. The Sun, planets and stars aren't actually MOVING, and even the Moon doesn't move all that quickly.
Which direction does the sun rise in the morning?
The Sun rises in the East everywhere on the earth. Sometimes a little north of east, sometimes a little south of east, but always east.
Where is the sun position at 8pm in the sky?
east or north
Does America have night when North American faces away from the sun?
That's correct.
Why does you have day and night?
because the earth is aways rotating and when it faces the sun it is day and when it faces away from the sun it is night.
Why and how do you have day and night?
A day is a time, where earth faces sun, night when the sun is on the other side of globe.
Why does night happen?
When your side of the earth faces the sun
Why is it light outside at night up north in the US?
It stays light longer in the north of the US than in the south of the US because the north of the country faces the sun for a longer period of time.
When a location on earth faces away from the sun what occurs?
Night
What direction is north south east west?
east is where the sun sorge, west is where the sun fall, north is the opposite of east and south is the opposite of west.
How does a planet create day and night?
During its rotation around its own axis half of the planet faces the sun [day] and half faces away from the sun [night] As the planet continues to turn so night slowly turns into day and then day into night and so on.
Why does earth day and night?
Because the earth rotates, when it is day in your part of the world the earth is facing the sun. When its night it faces away from the sun.
Does the earth orbit the sun to get day and night?
No, it spins around in a circle on its axis. When the Earth is facing the sun, it is day. When it faces the moon, it is night.
Does the moon have day and night if so why?
Just like the earth, the moon has a side that faces the sun (day) and a side that faces away from the sun (night). During a full moon, the side of the moon that faces the earth is lit by the sun and appears in daylight whereas the side of the moon that faces away from the earth is in shadow (night). During a new moon, the opposite is true. The side of the moon that faces the earth is in shadow (night) and the side that faces away from the earth is exposed to the sun (day).
Why does the sun rise from north east in summers and south east in winter?
The sun rises from north east in the summer and south east in the winter in the Northern hemisphere due to the tilt of the Earth's axis.
