It’s mind blowing how something so captivating and subliminal can happen twice a day and humans all around the world forget ...

The best sunrise alarm clocks or wake-up lights gently mimic sunlight as a more natural way to start the day and offer many light and sound settings.

While, like SAD lamps, they can help combat seasonal affective disorder, sunrise alarm clocks also prove useful year-round.

Wilmington saw the sun set at 7:59 p.m. on Aug. 14 ... With the decrease in daylight, the sunrise is occurring later, but at a more gradual rate. The sunrise is about a minute later each day in August ...