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

Just after sunrise, we drove through more fog, our headlights only making the visibility worse.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

The piece will run about seven hours from sundown to sunrise, 365 days a year, just across the street from Jeff Koons’ monumental topiary sculpture “Split-Rocker.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

“Mason got the start of you all this morning; he was gone before sunrise: I rose at four to see him off.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë