Silly question but what time is dawn?

Question

WHat time is dusk or dawn?

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Answer 1

Dawn is not the same time each day and is not even at the same time in different parts of the country. Dawn is when the sunrises over the horizon. see link for calculator of where you live.

Answer 2

I think this is a very interesting question!

Although I agree with the answers stating it is the exact moment the sun rises, could it be argued that, in fact, dawn actually lasts longer than that? Perhaps, it is better to think of of dusk. As someone else has pointed out, there can often be a red glow in the sky even after the sun has gone over the horizon. Similarly, in the early morning there can be a glow before the sun rises.

However, it would be difficult to give a precise definition of how long either dawn or dusk would last after the exact time of sunrise or sunset!

Answer 3

Dawn is the term given to the time it is in a particular place when the sun begains to emerge from below the horizon. This morning, because of cloud cover - it was raining - dawn was at about 4.20 - 4.35. I was nightshift and opened the curtains in the main downstairs lounge (I'm a carer) to see the sky starting to lighten.

Answer 4

The question is not silly, but it is interesting. Dusk and dawn, vary as to where you are at the time. If you are in a valley, it is darker longer than if you are on a mountain top. The official answer will come from your local weather station, but as I stated it varies with your location.

Answer 5

Contrary to many of the answers, dawn is NOT when the Sun rises....it is "the first light of day." So dawn is the period from when the sky first begins to lighten and the actual time of sunrise. Similar dusk is the time from sunset to the disappearance of the last of the Sun's light in the sky. Both periods are known as "twilight." There are three definitions of twilight: "civil twilight" (Sun 6° below horizon), "nautical twilight" (Sun 12° below horizon), and "astronomical twilight" (Sun 18° below horizon). So it's not a specific time, but a period of time, and exactly when it begins and ends depends on where you live and what time of year it is.

Answer 6

silly question time dawn

Answer 7

Dawn occurs when the suns disc appears above the horizon.
Astronomical Dawn is much earlier, and is when the sun begins to brighten up the horizon.

Answer 8

I would say dawn occurs the moment the sky lightens at morning twilight. Dusk happens after the sun sets and the sky starts to darken until it seems black instead of blue.

Answer 9

Dawn is the period before sun rise, Muslim get up daily at dawn to say the first prayer of the day which is at present is 3 am and last until sun rise here in UK is about 5.15 am . please note in UK there is approximate one minute increase/ decrease daily depending on the seasons. it is ususally most sarein time of the day

Answer 10

When the sun first illuminates the morning sky. The actual time will change throughout the year, as the sunrise and sunsets times do. Dusk is when the view of the sun is gone from where you are, but the sky still has that orange tint or glow.