If you’re ever up early enough to witness a gorgeous sunrise, you probably don’t want to let that magical moment slip away from you.
A photo is the perfect way to capture that special experience, and once you’ve seized it, you’re going to want to share it with everyone.
Have a majestic sunrise photo sitting in your camera roll, waiting to be relayed to the world? We think one of these 20 Instagram captions will be just the thing to help.
For when you’re accidentally up with the sun and capture a moment you normally wouldn’t have:
“The sunrise, of course, doesn’t care if we watch it or not. It will keep on being beautiful, even if no one bothers to look at it.”
-Gena Amole
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For feeling at one with nature:
“Listen to the wind blow, watch the sun rise.”
-“The Chain,” Fleetwood Mac
For that sunrise that’s particularly moving after a rough time:
“We can only appreciate the miracle of a sunrise if we have waited in the darkness.”
-Sapna Reddy
For putting the previous day behind you:
“It’s a new day. Yesterday’s failure is redeemed at sunrise.”
-Todd Stocker
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For capturing your favorite thing about building healthier, more productive habits:
“But then you wake up for the sunrise.”
-“Too Sweet,” Hozier
For actually waking up early enough to watch the sunrise, on purpose:
“The secret to a good morning is to watch the sunrise with an open heart.”
-Anthony T. Hincks
For the sunrise after a night that seemed it would never end:
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”
-Victor Hugo
For that mystical yet mysterious sunrise:
“At sunrise everything is luminous but not clear.”
―Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It and Other Stories
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For the sunrise so stunning it made you happy all day:
“Next time a sunrise steals your breath or a meadow of flowers leaves you speechless, remain that way.”
-Max Lucado
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For feeling like you’re part of something bigger than yourself:
“I made it through the darkest part of the night and now I see the sunrise. Now I feel glorious, glorious.”
-“Glorious,” Macklemore
For when you somehow capture all the majesty of the sunrise in your photo:
“We need to be reminded sometimes that a sunrise last but a few minutes. But its beauty can burn in our hearts eternally.”
–R. A. Salvatore
For that sunrise that feels like a fresh start:
“Sunrise is the reminder that we can start new beginning all over again.”
-Rupal Asodaria
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For making it a habit to watch the sunrise every day:
“There’s a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they’re absolutely free. Don’t miss so many of them.”
-Jo Walton
For putting it all into perspective:
“Every sunset is also a sunrise. It all depends on where you stand.”
-Karl Schmidt
For appreciating the dependability of the rising sun:
“A night can never defeat the sunrise.”
-Sumit Sharma
For the series of sunrise shots that show just how ever-changing nature truly is:
“There’s never one sunrise the same or one sunset the same.”
-Carlos Santana
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For watching the sun come up with someone you adore:
“Oh-oh, you are my sunrise on the darkest day.”
-“Despacito,” Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber
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For capturing the very start of a perfect day:
“Men and women should witness a summer sunrise at least once in a lifetime. It’s a lesson they’ll never forget.”
-Luke M. Pint
For the pretty rising sun that captures precisely how you feel:
“There is a glorious sunrise dappled with the flickers of light.”
-“happiness,” Taylor Swift
For when you’re up for the sunrise, but you’re not happy about it:
“There is no sunrise so beautiful that it is worth waking me up to see it.”
-Mindy Kaling
More of a sunset person? Click HERE for lyrics to use as captions for your sunset pics.
