sunrise

The event or time of the appearance of the upper circumferential edge of the sun as it rises above the horizon, typically the eastern horizon except for extreme latitudes.

The sky as the sun rises.

An outset or emergence.

The rise or first appearance of the upper limb of the sun above the horizon in the morning; also, the atmospheric phenomena accompanying the rising of the sun; the time of such appearance, whether in fair or cloudy weather; morning.

The region or place where the sun rises; the east: as, to travel toward the sunrise.

The first appearance of the sun above the horizon in the morning; more generally, the time of such appearance, whether in fair or cloudy weather.

Hence, the region where the sun rises; the east.

The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.

The change in color of the sky at dawn.

Any great awakening.