sunrise

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Interestingly, the longest day of the year does not necessarily coincide with the earliest sunrise or latest sunset.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Shopkeepers open before sunrise and shut between noon and 4pm.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Only after sunrise did people dare to leave their homes, and by then a ferocious fire was huffing thick plumes of smoke over the city.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

HONOLULU—My roommates woke up, one by one, at sunrise last week, zipping open their suitcases and sleepily walking to the bathroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Their friend Jim Fitzgerald had agreed to meet them there, and he was probably already on-site, getting awesome sunrise pictures.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone