Sunset- ing

I am interested in the way the sun sets for New York City.  In Manhattan, I can see the sky above of course and in between buildings I see an arc of sky, pillars of light that stretch and bow when looking east and west and north and south. In Brooklyn, there is more sky to see as there are fewer skyscrapers. For the east coast, if I can wrap my head around the whole eastern time zone, it's pretty neat to consider the way each person has their own perspective observing it from their home, their deck, their car, on a bridge, at the office, studio, through binoculars, with someone, with their family at this same time that I am. I thought to call a friend on the west coast and describe the vibrance I see out my window. I am the type of person to read into the way the day glows to it's 'end' and become really excited by it. And I'm listening to the phone ring and think, It is three hours earlier there. The sun isn't setting there. The day isn't glowing to it's end... there... yet. I hang up the phone, and start typing this. I think of the maps where part of the world is divided by daylight and night. It is special to me that I caught this sunset tonight. I am often inside working and miss the hues fading and night arriving. I also think it's special that the sky fades at different times around the world. There are some forty other time zones in a given day. New York City's population is over 8 million people. I read somewhere that there are 800 languages spoken in New York. I'd like to there are 800 other people each speaking one of these languages that ALSO saw the sun set tonight, definitely possible, and are talking about it. And of the languages in the world, some 6500 spoken, how many of these people are talking about the sunset today, still to come, that already passed? Nearly 7 billion people potentially to witness the sun setting, or at least the sky growing darker, it might be cloudy, rainy, snowing, etc. I am exaggerating in whimsy, because it's exciting to me. There are many situations where people aren't looking at the sky, cannot see the sky, too young to notice, too busy, traveling, sleeping, whatever. I like thinking about it.

So actually the sun isn't setting right, and the earth is rotating away from the sun. Less poetic... and now it's dark.