The moment in which sunlight begins to emerge is called dawn.
The etymology of dawn takes us to the Hispanic Latin admanescĕre . This word, in turn, derives from the Latin mane , which refers to what happens or is done in the morning hours .
The first meaning of dawn mentioned in the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ), in this context, refers to what happens when sunlight begins to become visible at the beginning of the day . Dawn, then, represents the irruption of the sun .
Concepts related to sunrise
Dawn can be associated with the notion of sunrise , used in the field of astronomy . This is what the sunrise along the horizon line is called.
Dawn, on the other hand, can be called alba . In this case, reference is made specifically to the time period in which this process of the appearance of the sun takes place .
The aurora , meanwhile, is the pinkish luminosity that precedes the rising of the star. It can be indicated that, before dawn itself, this glow arises.
Sunrise depends on the geographic region and time of year.
Changes depending on region and time
It is important to keep in mind that sunrise is not the same around the world . In other words: there is no single or uniform dawn that occurs simultaneously in all countries. This is due to geographical differences .
This can be easily noticed if we take into account the different time zones . When it dawns in Argentina , for example, it may be dusk in a city in Australia .
Regarding the time of year, it must be considered that, in the southern hemisphere, the sun rises between the east and the north during the fall and winter, while it appears between the east and the south in the spring and summer. The opposite occurs in the northern hemisphere.
Other uses of the term dawn
The idea of dawn can point to the action of arriving at a place or finding oneself in a place or in a certain condition when sunlight emerges at the beginning of the day . For example: "I can't believe that tomorrow I'm going to wake up in Las Vegas," "Today I woke up very sore because I didn't sleep well," "How are you going to wake up outside the house without telling me?" .
In some contexts , dawn is equivalent to being born, founding or establishing : "I think we are at the dawn of a new era, more supportive and empathetic" , "At the dawn of the company we went through difficult times, but now we already have a consolidated position in the market."
The notion in literature and cinema
"Amanecer" is the title by which the novel "Breaking Dawn" by the American Stephenie Meyer was known in our language . The book, which is part of the famous "Twilight" saga, was published in 2008 .
This literary work was adapted to film in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1" (titled in some regions "Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1" ) and "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2" ( "Twilight Saga : Dawn – Part 2» ). Both films were directed by Bill Condon and star Robert Pattinson , Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner .