It look as if the sun rises, moves across the sky and sets because we have a rotation of west to east, which causes it that appearance.
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well... when the sun rises... thats when the sun comes up... when the sun sets.. the sun comes down... it can go either way honestly... but sunrise is before sunset in my opinion
Sunrise and sunset may take longer if the sun were a red giant due to its larger size. The sun's expansion into a red giant would cause Earth to be engulfed, so the concept of sunrise and sunset would be moot.
Generally, if it is dark outside and it gets lighter, the Sun is rising. If it's bright outside and then it gets dark, that was sunset. Officially, "sunrise" is when the upper limb of the Sun comes into view on the horizon, and "sunset" is when the upper limb of the Sun disappears behind the horizon.
The length of the shadow will be longest at sunrise and sunset, and shortest at noon when the sun is at its highest point in the sky. This is because the angle of the sun's rays hitting the object casting the shadow is more oblique at sunrise and sunset, creating a longer shadow.
Daytime starts at sunrise and ends at sunset. Sunrise and sunset occur when the top limb of the Sun is level with the horizon at sea level.
No, it is not possible to see the sunrise and sunset at the same place in a single day. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west due to the Earth's rotation. However, during certain times of the year in polar regions, there may be phenomena like the midnight sun where the sun is visible at midnight, but this is not simultaneous with sunset.
You'll see the sun 200x bigger than today, and the sky will be black (either in sunrise or in sunset) because the heat of the sun will evaporate all of our atmosphere.
The time of sunrise and sunset are dependent on the date and the location. You can use the US Naval Observatory's Sunrise/Sunset Calculator to figure out what time the Sun rises or sets for any date and location.
The time of sunrise and sunset are dependent on the date and the location. You can use the US Naval Observatory's Sunrise/Sunset Calculator to figure out what time the Sun rises or sets for any date and location.
The sun is hidden by the earth. It's why the sun disappears at sunset and reappears at sunrise.
For two antipodal locations (on opposite sides of the Earth) it will be sunrise for one when it is sunset for the other.Also, on the winter solstice, areas very near the North Pole or South Pole may experience a "day" of only a few minutes length, with sunrise quickly becoming sunset and the Sun never leaving the horizon. At the Poles themselves, the period from sunrise to sunset, and sunset to sunrise, is 6 full months.
At sunrise and sunset, shadows are longest because the sun is low on the horizon. As the sun rises or sets, the light is more spread out, leading to elongated shadows. This effect is due to the angle of the sun's rays hitting the Earth's surface.