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/a404notfound 1d ago

Thr sun moves much faster than the moon in the sky so I doubt the effect would work as well in the opposite direction

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u/pattyofurniture400 1d ago

The sun moves 3% faster than the moon in the sky. That’s why the moon rises and sets 29 times every 30 days. Eclipses can happen at any time of day (and the same partial eclipse can happen at sunrise for one viewer and sunset for another).