where does the sun not rise in the east??

Answer 1

In the Arctic and Antarctic when day or night is continuous.

Answer 2

At the North pole, in mid march, the sun rises to the south (all directions are south from the north pole).

At the South pole in mid september, the sun rises in the north.

On Mercury, if you are at the correct longitude, you would see the sun rise in the east, rise a few degrees, set in the east, then rise again in the east. It would then continue across the sky (taking a long time). At the end of a very, very long day, it would set in the West, rise again in the West, go up a few degrees, then set again for the long night.

Venus (if you could see the sun) it would appear to rise in the West and take even longer than on Mercury to cross the sky.

Mars would be like Earth (the pole thing).

Probably lots af asteroids where the sun rises wherever it can... ;-)

Answer 3

There is no place on the earth, however...

The pilots of the Concorde (remember, the supersonic jet liner). Heading from London to New York at the right time of day (just after sunset) will experience a sun rise in the west.

Of course, the reason for this is that the Concorde actually traveled faster than the rotation of the earth. Seeing the sun 'rise' in the west wasn't the only interesting consequence of this phenomenon, you actually landed in New York at an earlier time (EST/EDT) than when you left London (GMT).

Unfortuanely no supersonic airliners exist today - so if you haven't experienced it and you aren't in the Air Force, then this is a forever missed opportunity.

UPDATE: The poster immediately above me is correct... (don't know why I didn't think of that :), but the sun doesn't rise or set during the summer at the North Pole or the South Pole.

Answer 4

On Venus the sun rises in the West, except at its North and South Poles.

Answer 5

Venus is the obvious answer.

And the poles. If you are precisely on the North pole the only direction you can go at first is south. So, when you see the sunrise from there , it is in the south.

And at the south pole exactly the only direction you can go is north.

Of course, once you move one step away from either pole the terms east and west make sense again. Not much, though.

Answer 6

on venus. im serious, thats the only planet that doesnt rotate in the same direction as earth. nowhere on earth does this happen.

Answer 7

Impossible senario?

Answer 8

whenever you have a messed up compass...