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Answer by Ajay meena for What do we mean by Sunrise and Sunset?

Its simply mean ,when earth rotates (as Sun don't move) ,the instant when the light of sun falls on the earth called sunrise and its just opposite mean sunset.

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Answer by Astroynamicist for What do we mean by Sunrise and Sunset?

Yes the earth rotates around its axis, which gives rise to the motion of the sun as we see it.To understand sun rise you'd have to start with a reference frame. For us, the earth is considered to be...

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Answer by Nico for What do we mean by Sunrise and Sunset?

Sunrise is the moment when the point you are located on, on Earth, gets to receive its part of the sunlight (due to the Earth's rotation you spoke about). And sunset is the moment when the point you...

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What do we mean by Sunrise and Sunset?

If the Earth rotates on its own axis, then what do we mean by sunrise and sunset?

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