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Because of its eastward drift, the Sun rises later each day than the stars by about:

A1 minute
B9 minutes
C6 minutes
D4 minutes
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 4 minutes
1. One degree of eastward drift costs a little time each day. 2. That delay works out to roughly four minutes. 3. So the Sun rises about 4 minutes later. _Source: OpenStax Astronomy 2e, Chapter 2, Observing the Sky: The Birth of Astronomy._
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