yellow sun

Bright daytime orb

A yellow sun is the sun as it appears during daylight hours, distinguished from the red or orange sun of sunrise and sunset.

The term gained particular currency through Superman comics, where Earth's yellow sun—as opposed to Krypton's red sun—is the source of the hero's powers: Under a yellow sun, he's invincible.

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rays of light · bright · daylight · solar · solar flare · glowing · sunrise · sunset · beam · luminous · dawn · heat · sky · summer · summer solstice · beach day · clear skies · vitamin

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Opposites
stellar classification

yellow sunred giant

Aged star with cooled, expanded envelope

blue giant · red dwarf · white dwarf · blue supergiant · red supergiant

luminosity/visibility

yellow sunblack hole

Collapsed star's remnant

dark star · black dwarf · dead star · brown dwarf · failed star

fictional/symbolic reference

yellow sunred sun

Solar disk, tinted scarlet

Family

yellow, sun, yellows, yellowed, yellowing, yellowish, yellowy, suns, sunned

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G