Where Does the Sun Go at Night?

At sunset, the bright sun slowly disappears. The sky turns orange, then purple, then dark. But wait — where did the sun go?

It might look like the sun is moving across the sky, rising in the morning and going down at night. But actually… it’s Earth that’s moving!

The Earth is spinning all the time, like a spinning top. It turns around once every 24 hours. That’s what makes day and night!

When your part of the Earth is facing the sun — it’s daytime.

When your part turns away from the sun — it’s nighttime.

So the sun doesn’t go anywhere. It’s always shining. We just turn away from it!

At night, we face away from the sun, so we can’t see its light. That’s why the sky looks dark and we can see stars and the moon.

Meanwhile, somewhere else on Earth, other kids are just waking up and seeing the sun rise! ☀️

In short:

The sun doesn’t go away — the Earth just spins, and that’s what makes day and night. Isn’t that awesome? 🌍🌀