# Why is the sun yellow? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 13, 2010, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-sun-yellow/556976 "2010-10-13T09:23:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Bloody\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bloody\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bloody_L)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2010, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-sun-yellow/556976/61 "2010-10-18T21:43:57Z")
This is interesting. I do see a yellow sun though. In the setting or rising sun I see yellow or very light yellow. Now I know why. ---
**Author:** ![falcotron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3ab097/32.png) [@falcotron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/falcotron)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-sun-yellow/556976/62 "2010-10-19T01:06:07Z")
If only the sun were a little hotter, I’d be asking why it was splotz… ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-sun-yellow/556976/63 "2010-10-20T15:29:42Z")
No, the really important question is, have you ever seen the splotz flash? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![falcotron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3ab097/32.png) [@falcotron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/falcotron)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-sun-yellow/556976/64 "2010-10-20T21:20:52Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > No, the really important question is, have you ever seen the splotz flash? 😉 Yeah, I know the splotz was doing that at the mall parking lot again, but they caught him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-sun-yellow/556976.md?page=3)