Due to atmospheric refraction, the sun is visible about $2$ minutes before the actual sunrise and about $2$ minutes after the actual sunset. By how much time is the day lengthened due to this phenomenon?

  • A
    $2$ minutes
  • B
    $3$ minutes
  • C
    $4$ minutes
  • D
    $10$ minutes

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