<p>If your sunrise had been earlier than expected, it would have been the same around the world, and would have been noticed very widely.</p>

<p>Here is a chart showing times of sunrise/set at your location.</p>

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2017-08-22T13:24:39.443Z
2017-08-22T13:24:39.443Z
Dr Chuck
<p>I doubt the eclipse had anything to do. </p>

<p>Take into consideration that a solar eclipse is just the shadow of the moon projected over the globe when the sun is in opposition to the earth taking the moon as the reference frame.</p>

<p>It can be a psychological effect given your student's expectations of observing some kind of astronomical event. It could also be that the meteorological conditions provided a particularly clear sky that day. Take also into account that this was a Monday. Probably on Mondays there is less pollution given that during the weekend there where less people commuting, which would mean clearer skies and therefore the feeling of brightness.</p>

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2017-08-22T13:06:01.763Z
Well its not just the students, even I made this observation. In fact it was only me who first talked about it with the students. Everyday my class begins at 6.00 AM so I am used to how everyday 5.30-6:00 looks like. To be very honest, its only after observing this phenomenon I googled to for the reason and then discovered that on that day there is a total solar eclipse. So I thought they must be connected.
claws
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2017-08-22T12:35:36.130Z
2017-08-22T12:35:36.130Z
aarribas
<p>I am a middle school teacher from India(UTC+5:30). On August 21, 2017 morning at (17.385044, 78.486671) we observed an unusually early sunrise. It felt like its 7'O clock in the morning at 5:45 AM. And we had an unusually bright day. I'm sure it has to do something with the total solar eclipse but I don't exactly know what it is.</p>

<p>My students are persistently asking me the reason for this early sunrise but I don't have enough knowledge of astronomy to answer them. Can someone kindly answer why we observed this phenomenon?</p>

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2017-08-22T13:09:52.667Z
I completely agree with you that it isn't an objective measurement. But the sun was just up in the sky by 5.45+ which isn't the case everyday because its my daily routine to attend class at 6.00 AM. 

But if you think there is nothing special about total solar ecliplse, then I'll surely lookup on weather data and sun up/down tables.
claws
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2017-08-22T15:08:25.503Z
No, your  "I'm sure...." is 100% wrong.  Please don't set your students off on a non-scientific track.
Carl Witthoft
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2017-08-23T14:26:40.150Z
@CarlWitthoft: No. I didn't and I won't ever set them on a non-scientific track. Yeah even I think "I'm sure..." is 100% wrong in the light of the evidence of sunrise/set times at my location posted in his answer by Dr. Chuck.
claws
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On the day of total solar eclipse why was early sunrise observed in India?
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# On the day of total solar eclipse why was early sunrise observed in India?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-08-22)

I am a middle school teacher from India(UTC+5:30). On August 21, 2017 morning at (17.385044, 78.486671) we observed an unusually early sunrise. It felt like its 7'O clock in the morning at 5:45 AM. And we had an unusually bright day. I'm sure it has to do something with the total solar eclipse but I don't exactly know what it is.

My students are persistently asking me the reason for this early sunrise but I don't have enough knowledge of astronomy to answer them. Can someone kindly answer why we observed this phenomenon?

**Tags:** the-sun, solar-eclipse

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I completely agree with you that it isn't an objective measurement. But the sun was just up in the sky by 5.45+ which isn't the case everyday because its my daily routine to attend class at 6.00 AM.   But if you think there is nothing special about total solar ecliplse, then I'll surely lookup on weather data and sun up/down tables.  
> **username_1**: No, your  "I'm sure...." is 100% wrong.  Please don't set your students off on a non-scientific track.  
> **username_0**: @username_1: No. I didn't and I won't ever set them on a non-scientific track. Yeah even I think "I'm sure..." is 100% wrong in the light of the evidence of sunrise/set times at my location posted in his answer by Dr. username_2.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-08-22. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

If your sunrise had been earlier than expected, it would have been the same around the world, and would have been noticed very widely.

Here is a chart showing times of sunrise/set at your location.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/tquKy.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/tquKy.jpg)


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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-08-22. Score: 1

I doubt the eclipse had anything to do.

Take into consideration that a solar eclipse is just the shadow of the moon projected over the globe when the sun is in opposition to the earth taking the moon as the reference frame.

It can be a psychological effect given your student's expectations of observing some kind of astronomical event. It could also be that the meteorological conditions provided a particularly clear sky that day. Take also into account that this was a Monday. Probably on Mondays there is less pollution given that during the weekend there where less people commuting, which would mean clearer skies and therefore the feeling of brightness.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Well its not just the students, even I made this observation. In fact it was only me who first talked about it with the students. Everyday my class begins at 6.00 AM so I am used to how everyday 5.30-6:00 looks like. To be very honest, its only after observing this phenomenon I googled to for the reason and then discovered that on that day there is a total solar eclipse. So I thought they must be connected.  

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