Posted on 12 Jun 201912 Jun 2019 by eramanath — Leave a commentAdvance sunrise and delayed sunset The sun is visible to us about 2 minutes before the actual sunrise and about 2 minutes after the actual sunset due to atmospheric refraction. The apparent flattening of sun’s disc at sunrise and sunset is also due to atmospheric refraction. Sunrise Share this:Share Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Like this:Like Loading… Related Post navigationPrevious post: Twinkling StarsNext post: Arithmetic progression – worksheet Leave a ReplyCancel reply