Answer. The correct name for this phenomenon is "crepuscular rays". It refers to the apparent spreading out from behind a cloud of sunbeams or shafts of sunlight when you view them from the Earth's surface. It is, of course, an illusion. The Sun's rays are not issuing from behind a cloud and spreading out towards you: the Sun is so far away ... More @Wikipedia
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