If the sun is setting, then the center of the rainbow is to the east of you,
and on or slightly below the horizon ... directly opposite the sun.
A rainbow appears in the opposite direction of the sun because the light is being refracted, reflected, and dispersed by raindrops in the atmosphere. When sunlight enters a raindrop and is refracted, it is then reflected off the back of the raindrop and dispersed, creating a rainbow that appears on the opposite side of the sky from the sun.
Light rays from the sun enter suspended raindrops in the sky after a shower. The light enters the droplets and total internal reflection occurs, and the rays are reflected outward toward the sun again. In the second ray, light is dispersed into the 7 colours that are seen as the rainbow. Thus, if the sun were behind us, we would see the effect. If the sun were in front of us, the light rays would be reflected away from us, rendering the rainbow invisible to the viewer.
when you're looking at the rainbow, the sun will be behind you.
The direction of the setting sun itself has not changed; it continues to set in the west due to the Earth's rotation. However, the exact position on the horizon where the sun sets can vary throughout the year due to the tilt of the Earth's axis. This phenomenon causes the sunset to shift northward and southward with the seasons. Thus, while the general direction remains west, the specific point can change seasonally.
No planet in our solar system has a reverse orbit around the Sun. All the planets orbit the Sun in the same direction, counterclockwise when viewed from above the Sun's north pole. However, Venus has a retrograde rotation, meaning it spins on its axis in the opposite direction to its orbit around the Sun. This unique rotation results in the Sun rising in the west and setting in the east on Venus.
Look for a rainbow opposite to the direction of the Sun. This means that if the Sun is setting in the West, the rainbow will appear in the Eastern sky.
A rainbow must always be in the opposite direction from you compared to the sun. So if you see a rainbow in the morning, its center would be in a generally westerly direction from you.
You only will see a rainbow if you're facing the opposite direction of the sun
Rainbows are caused by backscatter. If the sun is out, and it is raining, look in the direction opposite from the sun, and you may see a rainbow.
A rainbow appears in the opposite direction of the sun because the light is being refracted, reflected, and dispersed by raindrops in the atmosphere. When sunlight enters a raindrop and is refracted, it is then reflected off the back of the raindrop and dispersed, creating a rainbow that appears on the opposite side of the sky from the sun.
Rainbows are not always in the east; their position depends on the angle of the sun and the observer's location on Earth. Rainbows are generally seen in the direction opposite the sun, so if the sun is in the west, the rainbow will be in the east.
Head for the setting sun.
A rainbow is possible whenever the sun is in a clear patch of sky and at the same time, rain is falling in the opposite direction from you.
The sun always sets in the western quadrant of on the earth's horizon, ranging from setting south of west in December to setting north of west in June.west
Occidens is the Latin word for West, the direction of the setting sun.
Because at every point IN the rainbow, the angle between the direction to the sun and the direction to your eye has to be the same angle. The only bunch of points that can satisfy that requirement is a bunch of points that are all on the same circle.
Light rays from the sun enter suspended raindrops in the sky after a shower. The light enters the droplets and total internal reflection occurs, and the rays are reflected outward toward the sun again. In the second ray, light is dispersed into the 7 colours that are seen as the rainbow. Thus, if the sun were behind us, we would see the effect. If the sun were in front of us, the light rays would be reflected away from us, rendering the rainbow invisible to the viewer.