Explanation:
Can the Sun appear to rise twice at the same time?
This was just the case a few days ago from
Les Escoumins,
Quebec,
Canada as our
Solar System's bright central orb rose just
as it was being
partially eclipsed by the Moon.
The featured video shows this unusual
double-sunrise in real time and being reflected by the
St. Lawrence River.
Soon after the initial two spots of light
appear over distant clouds, what appears to be
bright horns become visible --
which are really just parts of the Sun not being eclipsed.
Soon, the
entire eclipsed Sun
is visible above the horizon.
In all, this broken
sunrise took less than
two minutes during a
partial eclipse that lasted many times longer.
Although the Moon
circles
the Earth once a month (moon-th),
it does not always eclipse
the Sun because its tilted orbit usually takes it above or below.