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The sun is north of the equator for 6 months every year, and south of the equator during
the other 6 months.
In order to accomplish these gyrations, it crosses the equator twice a year ... on March 21
moving north, and on September 22 moving south.
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Areas farther north or south of the equator receive from sunlight?
Areas farther north or south of the equator reception of the sun depends with the position of the sun at the time.
When the sun is farhest from north and south equator?
Please rephrase the questionThe equator is the imaginary line around the earth that is equidistant form the poles.There IS no North or South Equator.
What is the sun farthest north or south of the equator at this time?
solstice
Is the sun is the farthest north or south of the equator at this time?
solstice
Does equator has north and south degree?
The Equator is the imaginary line halfway between the North and South Poles and is at zero degrees latitude. It divides the Earth into North and South Hemispheres. The Sun appears directly above the Equator at the Autumn and Spring equinox.
How many degrees north or south of the equator at noon for the March Equinox?
At the equinox (either one of them) the Sun is directly above the equator, neither north nor south.
Why is the temperatur at the equator higher than the rest of the world?
The Equator is directly facing towards the Sun, and so the Sun's rays hits the Equator more directly. As you move north or south, away from the Equator, the Sun's ray hit the Earth at a sharper angle. With further to travel through our atmosphere, the rays are cooler when they strike the Earth.
Why does the earths equator receive more heat from the sun then the north and south pole?
It is the closest place to the sun.
Where is the sun in the autumnal equinox?
Exactly straight over the equator. It's a tiny bit north of the equator just before the Autumnal Equinox, and a tiny bit south of the equator just after it. In other words, the sun is 'moving' south. At the Vernal Equinox, it's also precisely over the equator, but 'moving' north.
What time does the sun set June 21?
Depends on how far north or south you are from the equator.
What direction does the sun set Oct 4th?
The Sun sets in the West every day of the year. If you are referring to how far North or South of due West the Sun will set, it depends on whether you live North or South of the Equator, and how far you live from the Equator.
What would happen if the earth spun north to south instead of east to west?
The sun would rise in south and set in the north. Also the poles would become the equator and the equator the poles.
