Why is that sun raising from east and setting in west?
By alienstar
@alienstar (5144)
India
February 10, 2007 3:44am CST
Everybody know's that sun will rise in east and sun setting will be in west...isn't it? why is that? is there any scientific reason for that? anyone here?
5 responses
@manong05 (5027)
• Philippines
10 Feb 07
Scientifically, the sun is not rising and setting, it is the earth that revolves around the sun in a particular orbit. The position of the earth determines our view of the sun as it appears on the horizon, this gives us the impression that the sun is rising which actually it isn't. Although it appears rising because we don't feel the motion of the earth revolving.
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@alienstar (5144)
• India
12 Feb 07
Earth is rotating and it's a known fact and many people get confused with this revultion of earth and do start thinking about sun setting from west and sun rising from east isn't it? actually, it is our illusion as you said as earth keeps revolving around the sun and it is not the sun which is revolving ..
Anyway's, thanks for responding
@mhv236690 (341)
• India
10 Feb 07
the sun dosent ise nor does it set!!it only our imaginatios skills put to use!!its the eart that turns and since the earth is turning in the anti-clok wise direction the sun i first seen in the east and then in the west..that is it rises in the east and sets in the west!!
@alienstar (5144)
• India
12 Feb 07
Yes, you are absolutely right as our earth keep revolving isn't it? Actually, many people get confused with such questions and they won't think of earth's revolution isn't it? you got it absultely right here...good...
Anyway's, thanks for responding
@Phlamingho (7822)
• Denmark
10 Feb 07
LOL well it's very logical. The earth spins to the east, so it will always appear like the sun is rising from the east. If the sun should rise from the west the earth would have to start spinning the other way, that wont happen :-)
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@alienstar (5144)
• India
12 Feb 07
Earth is revolving round and people do get confused when questions like this are put up isn't it? when earth revolves round the sun, it feels like sun is rising or setting isn't it?
Anyway's, thanks for responding
@cloudwatcher (6861)
• Australia
10 Feb 07
Actually, the sun doesn't rise or set.
The sun stays still.
The earth is the one that moves, and it only appears to us that the sun rises and sets.
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@alienstar (5144)
• India
12 Feb 07
Earth keeps rotating round the suna nd sun will not rise or set and it is just our illusion isn't it? many people get confused with this and you have got things right here
Anyway's, thanks for responding
@phatkat (111)
• United States
10 Feb 07
Are you on medication?
The sun does not revolve around the earth. In fact the sun does not move, per se. The Earth, in a 24 hour period rotates on it own axis, and revolves around the sun approximately 365 days. Thus, the creation of calendars, weeks, day from night,..etc...
@alienstar (5144)
• India
12 Feb 07
Ha...Ha....yes, earth revolves and sun doesn't revolve and this is a known fact and people do get confused when such questions are put up isn't it?
Anyway's, thanks for responding
