What is the time difference between the actual sunset and apparent sunset ?
About half a minute
About one minute
About two minutes
About twenty minutes
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UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2022
This refraction causes the sun’s rays to bend downwards, making the sun appear higher in the sky than its actual position. Near the horizon, this effect is most pronounced. As a result, the sun appears to rise earlier in the morning (apparent sunrise before actual sunrise) and set later in the evening (apparent sunset after actual sunset).