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Since denvers longitude is 105 W and uticas longitude is 75 W, sunrise in denver occurs when

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The sun appears to move westward around the Earth
at the rate of 360° every 24 hours =

(360° / 24 hr) = 15° per hour.

Denver is (105°W - 75°W) = 30° west of Utica, so you'd expect
the sun to rise in Denver two hours after it rises in Utica.

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