What people feel watching a sunrise or sunset
39%
39% most commonly felt calm while watching a sunrise or sunset — the most common answer.
n = 3,000 Americans · Fielded 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Breakdown
calm39%
happiness20%
connection with nature13%
gratitude11%
hopefulness6%
inspiration5%
perspective4%
connection with others1%
sadness or nostalgia1%
0%50%100%
Figures are rounded and may not total exactly 100%.
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,000
- Population
- Americans
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- America's Best City Sunrise and Sunset Spots
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (2026). "What people feel watching a sunrise or sunset" Survey of 3,000 Americans, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/what-people-feel-watching-a-sunrise-or-sunset
Free to reproduce with attribution to Cherry Data Signals and a link to this page.
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