do constellations rise or set?

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hi, i’m fairly new to astronomy and am taking a class to learn; however, i’m a bit stumped and perhaps this is a dumb question so i’m hoping someone will help me better understand.

when the sun is setting in a specific direction do the constellations located in said direction then technically rise? but because stars are set in one location and can’t technically move they’re just moving based on where one is standing are they just now setting? unless i overthought this whole process and constellations do set and rise to make it simple so when the sun sets the constellations set as well and rise like normal? anyways i’d love to have this cleared up for future reference, my apologies if this came across stupidly and doesn’t make sense. thanks for any feedback!! :)

Posted Sep 3, 2025, 6:25 PM UTC

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