Why does the sun rise at east and set at the west?

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quantumclaustrophobe say: Because Earth turns from west to east; so objects in the sky rise in the east.
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aladdinwa say: Because Earth rotates from west to east.
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Ronald 7 say: Because the Earth turns from West to East
Last December we flew from Belfast to Rome via Stanstead in London
We started at 7 - 30 pm in Belfast, flying towards a red sky
Landed at Rome Airport at 7 - 00 pm in a red Sunset
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poldi2 say: The sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west because the Earth rotates from west to east.
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Joan H say: The sun isn't "rising" and "setting". The earth is rotating toward what we humans have named East so we see the sun first in the east and last (for the day) in the west.
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ksgentleman70 say: Because of Earth's rotation on it's axis.
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