r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Dexter_Naman • 1d ago

Rare Devil Sunrise appears in multiple countries across earth

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u/Nayzo 1d ago

Is this caused by a partial solar eclipse at dawn? Does this mean you can also have a Devil's sunset?

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u/NuclearThane 1d ago

Surprised I had to go this far down to find someone asking. Yeah you nailed it that's exactly what causes it. Unclear whether the same phenomenon can happen with a sunset, but my assumption is that it would be the reverse effect-- i.e. the sun would start to look more like an arch with the points touching the horizon.

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u/jacob_ewing 1d ago

I (not an expert in any related field) imagine it could go either way as the moon's position isn't tied to the sun's.

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u/ghostinthechell 1d ago

Well, the moons absolute position sort of is, in that it orbits earth which orbits the sun.

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u/pattyofurniture400 1d ago

They’re related, but they’re not always in the same place relative to each other (there’s not always an eclipse) 

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u/ghostinthechell 1d ago

Exactly my point.