The Red Badge of Courage

What does the following similie mean? “In the eastern sky there was a yellow patch like a rug laid for the feet of the coming sun . . .”

“In the eastern sky there was a yellow patch like a rug laid for the feet of the coming sun . . .” What does this similie mean? What does it represent?

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In this simile, the sun on the horizon is being compared to yellow rug. The sun is blanketing the sky.