There's no question like a good question, and you are one.

Welcome to the board.

You are on the right path in finding the answer. Think a little more on what is really different. Perhaps imagining the Earth at a distance where you can see land, atmosphere, and sunlight going to an observer when the sun is overhead and when it is on the horizon for the same observer will help you see better. Is there anything you see different?

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Lighten up! This is a stellar board! Author: duh.

"The Sun, with all the planets revolving around it, and depending on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as though it had nothing else in the universe to do..." Author: Galileo supposedly.