Sunset Horizon

Sunset

Sunset is the disappearance of the Sun at the end of the Sun path, below the horizon of the Earth due to its rotation. As viewed from everywhere on Earth, it is a phenomenon that happens approximately once every 24 hours, except in areas close to the poles. The equinox Sun sets due west at the moment of both the spring and autumn equinoxes. As viewed from the Northern Hemisphere, the Sun sets to the northwest in the spring and summer, and to the southwest in the autumn and winter; these seasons are reversed for the Southern Hemisphere.

Horizon

Most commonly, the horizon is the border between the surface of a celestial body and its sky when viewed from the perspective of an observer on or above the surface of the celestial body. This concept is further refined as:

Sunset (color)

The color sunset is a pale tint of orange. It is a representation of the average color of clouds when the sunlight from a sunset is reflected from them.

sunset

Noun

1. The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
2. The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset.

Verb

1. To phase out.

horizon

Noun

1. The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.
2. The range or limit of one's knowledge, experience or interest; a boundary or threshold.