Sunrise usually represents a new life or hope, whereas sunset often symbolizes a life that is about to end or the ephemerality of existence.

Here's what scientists say about "sunrise" and "sunset": The sun stays in its position at the center of our solar system. It doesn't rise and set. But it appears to rise and set because of the Earth's rotation on its axis.

A false sunset can refer to one of two related atmospheric optical phenomena, in which either (1) the Sun appears to be setting into or to have set below the horizon while it is actually still some height above the horizon, or (2) the Sun has already set below the horizon, but still appears to be on or above the ...

In “Sunrise, Sunset” a young mother, Jeanne, struggles with postpartum depression while her own mother slips further into dementia. A moment of near-violence creates a crescendo that brings Jeanne into a realization of what she has lost and what she has gained.