Fastest sunrises/sunsets of the year occur around the Equinoxes

Fastest sunrises/sunsets of the year occur around the Equinoxes

If it seems like the sunrise or sunset has been happening a little faster as of late you're not imagining things. Sunset in Bethlehem - 9/30/2025 That's because the fastest sunrises and sunsets occur around the equinoxes. As mentioned in this forum recently, the autumnal or fall equinox occurred last week. When we have an equinox the Earth's axis is neither tilted towards nor away from the Sun. As a result the sun rises due east and sets due wes…