Sunrise vs. Sunset

Sunrisenoun

The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.

Sunrisenoun

The change in color of the sky at dawn.

Sunrisenoun

(figuratively) Any great awakening.

Sunrisenoun

The first appearance of the sun above the horizon in the morning; more generally, the time of such appearance, whether in fair or cloudy weather; as, to begin work at sunrise.

Sunrisenoun

Hence, the region where the sun rises; the east.

Sunrisenoun

the first light of day;

Sunrisenoun

atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun

Sunrisenoun

the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon

Sunriseadjective

of an industry or technology; new and developing;

Sunrisenoun

the time in the morning when the sun appears or full daylight arrives

Sunrisenoun

the colours and light visible in the sky on an occasion of the sun's first appearance in the morning, considered as a view or spectacle

Sunrise

Sunrise (or sunup) is the moment when the upper rim of the Sun appears on the horizon in the morning. The term can also refer to the entire process of the solar disk crossing the horizon and its accompanying atmospheric effects.

Sunsetnoun

The time of day when the sun disappears below the western horizon.

Sunsetnoun

The changes in color of the sky at sunset.

Sunsetnoun

(figuratively) The final period of the life of a person or thing.

Sunsetnoun

(attributively) Having a set termination date.

Sunsetnoun

The region where the sun sets; the west.

Sunsetverb

To phase out.

Sunsetnoun

The descent of the sun below the horizon; also, the time when the sun sets; evening. Also used figuratively.

Sunsetnoun

Hence, the region where the sun sets; the west.

Sunsetnoun

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

Sunsetnoun

atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun

Sunsetnoun

the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon

Sunsetadjective

of a declining industry or technology;

Sunsetadjective

providing for termination;

Sunset

Sunset, also known as sundown, is the daily disappearance of the Sun below the horizon due to Earth's rotation. As viewed from everywhere on Earth (except the North and South poles), the equinox Sun sets due west at the moment of both the Spring and Autumn equinox.