Does the sun rise in the east or west on the isthmus of panama?

Answer 1

It doesn't.

It rises in the East and sets in the West, on the Earth.

The Earth rotates towards the East.

So, obviously, the Sun then appears to move across the sky towards the West.

Answer 2

The Earth rotates from west to east. The sun and moon remain relatively stationary in relation to the rotation, so they seem to rise from the eastern horizon as we rotate in that direction. Picture a globe rotating next to a light bulb placed to its right, and you'll get the idea.

Answer 3

The Sun rises 4rm the east and sets in west becos the earth rotates anticlockwise while it revolves around the sun.Try this basic experiment using a: (1) Ball or any spherical object (2) Torchlight(3) Piece of paper showing d cardinal points.(as in North,east,south n west) Place d paper on d floor, with d ball above. Put on d torchlight keeping it still at a side n not above, while u turn d ball in an anticlockwise direction.U,ll observe dat areas towards d east receive d light 1st b4 those on d west.

Answer 4

It doesn't. However, the geography of Panama is confusing enough that some people get confused about which way they are facing.

The Isthmus of Panama separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean. But it isn'tt straight; it twists like a string of spaghetti. The Panama Canal itself is more North-South than East-West. And yes, the Caribbean end of the Canal is a little west of the Pacific end of the canal!

Answer 5

In truth, the Sun does 'rise' and 'set', but only because of the Earth's rotation.

It is the Earth's rotation (counterclockwise viewed from above the north pole) on its axis towards the east that provides us with our eastern sunrises and western sunsets.

Answer 6

Because the earth rotates in that direction.

I disagree: The sun god has determined that this will be the direction. He has decreed this to fool the lowly mortals into thinking there is a universe beyond the earth.

Answer 7

The sun rises in the East and sets in the West because the Earth turns from west to east.
Because the Earth revolves in an easterly direction.
That is because the Earth rotates towards the East.
Because the earth, and everything on it including you, turns from west to east.

That means your eyes are constantly rotating from west to eyes, and in order to

keep watching the sun, you have to keep turning your gaze from east to west.

Since you don;t feel the rotation, the easiest way for your brain to understand

the changes is to assume that the sun is moving across the sky from east to west.
Because the earth rotates
This is due to the earths spin on it's axis, anticlockwise when viewed from above the north pole.
Because of Earth's rotation....
This is because the Earth rotates in the opposite direction - west to east.

When the sun rises it is the point of earth where you are, turning to face the sun and as it keeps turning the point where you are on earth will slowly move out of the sun.

Because the earth rotatesWest to East
That's because the Earth rotates towards the east so seen from above (North) it's going anticlockwise. So the Sun and stars rise in the east everywhere in the world.

Answer 8

Because the earth is rotating from west to east, carrying you along with it.

You don't feel yourself moving from west to east, so when you have to keep

turning your eyes from east to west to keep looking at the same object in the sky,

your brain figures that the object in the sky must be moving from east to west.

Answer 9

Curiously enough, the Sun rises first on the "WESTERN" end of the Panama Canal!

It's a trick of geography; the Isthmus of Panama curls north from South America, then turns southwest, then north again. The Canal doesn't go east & west; it is more north & south, but the southern end of the Canal, in the Pacific Ocean, is actually just a little EAST of the northern, Atlantic end.

Answer 10

Because the earth rotates West to East and our eyes turn with it.