sunrises
Day's first light
Sunrises is the plural of sunrise—the moment when the sun appears above the horizon, and the atmospheric display that accompanies it.
The word often appears in contexts emphasizing repetition or variety: I've watched a thousand sunrises from this porch, Caribbean sunrises are spectacular.
Day's first glow
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- daybreakMorning's first light
- eastSunrise cardinal point
- glowSteady, soft light
light · sky · colors · clouds · rays · atmosphere · twilight · first light
Occurring before expected
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- wakingRegaining consciousness from sleep
- coffeeBrewed bean beverage
- morningDay's early hours
quiet · stillness · peaceful · solitude · birdsong · dew · mist · fog
Citrus with segments
gradients · silhouettes · reflections · hues · palette · streaks · bands · crimson
Initial stages of something
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- renewalMaking current again
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
promise · optimism · fresh start · new day · opportunity · resurrection · transformation · enlightenment
Warm-lit period near sunset
- exposureState of being unprotected
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- timelapseRecording shown greatly accelerated
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
tripod · composition · foreground · focal point · filters · long exposure · bracketing · HDR
Shinto sun deity
- RaEgyptian sun deity
- AuroraName from Latin dawn
- equinoxSun crosses celestial midline
- StonehengePrehistoric megalithic circle
Angkor Wat · Easter · Machu Picchu · Uluru · Ganges · ritual · ceremony · prayer
dawn
Day's first glow
glow · light · sky · colors · clouds · rays · atmosphere · twilight · first light · golden hour
early
Occurring before expected
morning · quiet · stillness · peaceful · solitude · birdsong · dew · mist · fog · chill
orange
Citrus with segments
gold · gradients · silhouettes · reflections · hues · palette · streaks · bands · crimson · amber
beginnings
Initial stages of something
rebirth · promise · optimism · fresh start · new day · opportunity · resurrection · transformation · enlightenment · inspiration
golden hour
Warm-lit period near sunset
- exposureState of being unprotected
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- timelapseRecording shown greatly accelerated
landscape · tripod · composition · foreground · focal point · filters · long exposure · bracketing · HDR · panorama
Amaterasu
Shinto sun deity
Stonehenge · Angkor Wat · Easter · Machu Picchu · Uluru · Ganges · ritual · ceremony · prayer · shacharit
- nature appreciationhiking, birdwatching, stargazing, camping, nature walks
- Fleeting Thingsbreath, blink, wink, glance, glimpses
- landscape paintingimpressionism, realism, naturism, romanticism, tonalism
- photo subjectsportrait, sunsets, landscape, landmarks, nature
- scenic viewsviewpoints, mountain views, vistas, vista, mountain vistas
- time-lapseplant growth, clouds, star trails, traffic, sunsets
- tequila sunriseCitrus cocktail with gradient
- sunrise hikeWalk timed for dawn
- sunrise to sunsetPeriod of natural light
- sunrise alarmWaking device using gradual light
- sunrise viewScene of morning light
- sunrise serviceEaster dawn religious ceremony