Sunrise is the instant at which the upper edge of the Sunappears above the horizon in the east. Sunrise should not be confused with dawn, which is the (variously defined) point at which the sky begins.
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.
The sun appears to rise in the east for someone at 43 degrees north latitude due to the Earth's axial tilt and rotation. This tilt causes the sun to appear to move from east to west across the sky, with the east being the direction where it rises. The angle of the tilt also affects the path the sun takes in the sky based on an observer's latitude.
This is true not only for Britain, but for everywhere in the world. The Sun rises in the east. Sometimes a little north of east, sometimes a little south of east, but generally east. In reality, the Sun doesn't move; it's the Earth spinning from west to east that makes it appear that way.
Because the Earth rotates. Stars will "rise" in the east and "set" in the west, just like the sun.
Wherever you live, the Sun basically rises in the East, and sets in the West. There are some variations depending on the season and latitude. In Brisbane, in the summer there, the Sun will rise in the South East. In the winter it will rise in the North East.
The Sun rises - or appears to rise - in the East.
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.
It rises in the east in the morning.
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The reason it is said that the sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west is that it doesn't actually rise or set. From our vantage point, it appears that the sun is moving across the sky when in reality, it is the rotation of our own planet that causes the transition from night to day and so on.
The sun rises in the eastern part of the sky every morning. It appears to rise in the east due to the Earth's rotation on its axis from west to east.
Every natural object in the sky appears to rise in the east and set in the west.
The sun appears to rise in the east because of the way the earth turns.
The sun appears to rise in the east for someone at 43 degrees north latitude due to the Earth's axial tilt and rotation. This tilt causes the sun to appear to move from east to west across the sky, with the east being the direction where it rises. The angle of the tilt also affects the path the sun takes in the sky based on an observer's latitude.
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.
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.
Venus rotation about its axis, in which the sun appears to rise in the west and set in the east, is called a retrograde rotation.