why does the sun rise n the east n set n the west ??/?
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Due to the direction of rotation of the earth, remember the sun is not actually moving at all we are rotation and rotating around the sun (days, years).  Galilao got into a lot of trouble with the vatican to teach us this :)
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South west sky.\n\nJust set the time and date in the map link below.\n\nJupiter looks like a curvy numeral 4 on an olive circle on this sky map!
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I guess it's time someone writes down a correct answer...\n\nThe earth rotate on its axis, which runs through the north and south poles.  It so happens that the earth's axis is not perfectly vertical.  Because the axis is at an angle, we spend half the year (it changes during the equinox) with the north pole (and hence the northern hemisphere) tilted towards the sun - this is summer.  We spend the other half of the year with the south pole tilted towards the sun (hence, the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun) - this is the winter.  Now I will leave it up to you to think about why this should make the summer days longer than the winter days.  Try this:  grab a basketball (better yet, a globe), turn off all the lights, point a flashlight at it and spin it with the axis rotated towards the light and with the axis rotated away from the light.  Follow a single point on the top half of the ball and see if you can make sense why this point stays in the light longer when the axis is pointed towards the light versus when the axis is pointed away from the light... \n\nIt's a nice point to make that in the southern hemisphere (Australia, Chile, South Africa, etc.) the days are longer in the winter and shorter in the summer.  If you think for a moment, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out why...
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The Earth's axis is tilted to make us facing closer to the sun a much longer time, getting more heat every day.  Thats why in winder the days are shorter, because we face away from the sun at a tilt.
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If you are on the same planet that I am, yes!\n\nThe earth rotates counterclockwise on its axis. Therefore the sun will always "rise" in the east. The reason I put rise in quotes...b/c the sun doesn't actually rise. It is from our perspective that it seems to rise.\n\nThe only way you will see the sun rise in the west...\n1. you are on Venus (clockwise rotation)\n2. a major astroid strikes earth & changes earth's rotation so that it goes clockwise. But the problem here is that your chances of still being around to see it is nil.\n\nAlso, all the planets in our solar system have a counterclockwise revolution path around the sun.
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The sun isn't moving.\nThe sun appears to move east to west because Earth is rotating on its axis (actually, the earth is rotating on its axis, as well as rotating around the sun)
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The date or time is unknown, but as per the scientists, it is expected to occur, it's called as retrograde motion. A detailed report could be extracted from the website mentioned below, http://www.space.com/spacewatch/mars_retrograde_030725.html\n\nSurprisingly, this phenominon is announced around 1400 years back by Muslims in their Holy Quran & Authentic Narration from Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him.\n\nSome references from the Holy Quran: \n1) Chapter 02:Verse258:- "Abraham said, Verily!Allah causes the sun to rise from east; then cause it to rise from the west"\n2) Chapter 06:Verse158:- "The day (ie. Portents of the hour e.g., sun rising from the west)that some of the signs of your Lord (Allah) do come, no good will it do to a person to believe then, if he believed not before, nor earned good through his faith"\n\nProof from Narrations of Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him):- Abu Hurayrah(RA) narrated that the messenger of Allah (Pbuh) said, “The day of the hour will not come until the sun rises from the west, if it rises and Allah places His hand at night to forgive his morning sinners, and places in the morning to forgive his night sinners until the sun rises from the west” (Sahih Muslim).
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The sun came up in the East and will set in the West. The day doesn't care.  It depends upon my attitude, which is very good right now.  I reserve the right to change my mind.
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There is no west line.  East and west are relative terms.  North and south are obsolute terms, because they relate to absolute locations (the North and South poles, respectively).  East and west don't work like that.  They are like right and left--you could turn right infinitely and never reach a maximum state of rightness.
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because the earth is tilted
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This is because we see them as rotating so.Actually the earth rotates west to east on it's axis.That's why we see'em rotating east to west.
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east and west where? USA?
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Earth rotates. Sun on one side.
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Obviously  it appears to rise in the east and set in the west. A little trick to try from anywhere in the world....\nPick a spot you can stand at the same time as often as you can , the same time everyday.  Pick a landmark and make a note where the sun seems to rise in relation to this landmark.  You will be able to track the travel as the sun moves north to south and back again as it rises in the morning.  Email me for more info on this
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Quran states Dhul-Qarneyn saw sun setting in a muddy spring, meaning there was a large spring with unclear water where the sun was setting. \n\nDoesn't teachers teach that sun rises in east and sets in the west. Is it because the teachers do not know science or is it because that is how people on earth observe it ?\n\nScientific knowledge of early muslims may not be correct like many early people. but this verse has nothing unscientic but it is an expression to say sun rises and sun sets\n\nRegarding the second verse 36:38 you mentioned, we all know Sun along with the solar system is not stationary but they also moves along an orbit, when and where this orbiting stops God only knows. So resting place refers to final destination of Sun when World ends. Quran uses the word 'Swim' to refer to motion of sun and moon, indicating rotation and also revolution\n\nNow what about science in bible ? \nSee Joshua 10 : 12,13.\nhttp://cgi.godsview.com/cgi-bin/rcdenig/kjvread.pl?book=6&chapter=10\nIt is stated that Sun was stopped in the sky to prolong the day, so that enemies could be avenged. If bible is scientifically correct, isn't it the rotation of earth that has to be stopped to prolong the day ?
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If you were to go a million miles (or so) over the north pole, you'd see the earth rotating counterclockwise, the moon revolving around the earth counterclockwise, and the earth moving counterclockwise around the sun.  \n\nIt is the earth's counterclockwise rotation that makes the sun seem to rise in the east and set in the west.
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If you mean, Why does the moon travel from East to West ?" The answer is because The Earth rotates in the opposite direction.  In fact, the moon actually travels from West to East, and this can be seen simply by observing it on consecutive nights, and compare its position in the sky with other celestial objects.