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How do lengths of daylight hours and nighttime hours everywhere on earth compare on an equinox?
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What occurs when the sun is directly above the equator and the number of daylight and nighttime hours are nearly equal?
It is called an equinox.
Make a sentence with the word equinox?
Daylight and darkness are equal during the vernal equinox.
Where is the sun when there is a equinox and how is the day and night time compare at that time?
The sun is at the celestial equator, appearing to go Northwards at the vernal equinox and southwards at the autumnal equinox. The word equinox derives from the Latin roots for "equal" and "night" and so, not surprisingly, the night time is the same as day time: 12 hours each.
What is a day of 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness called?
an equinox
What is an enquinox?
An equinox is the moment when the Sun is directly over the Earth's equator, and the apparent position of the Sun at that moment. Daylight savings follows the equinox.
Why are daylight and nighttime of equal length at the equinox?
Yes they are equal because equinox means equal nights.
What occurs when the sun is directly above the equator and the number of daylight and nighttime hours are nearly equal?
It is called an equinox.
When on earth are there equal periods of daylight and darkness?
At some point there is a balance between the daylight hours and nighttime hours but I do not know the exact date or time period.
What is the time interval between vernal equinoxes called?
one year. the vernal equinox is on March 21, or the first day of spring. an equinox is when day and night is equal (12 hours daylight, 12 hours nighttime). there is a Vernal equinox in spring, and an autumnal equinox on the first day of autumn (or fall), September 21.
How much daylight do you loose daily after the spring equinox?
You gain daylight after the spring equinox how much depends on your latitude .
What is the name for a day where the daytime and nighttime have the same durration?
Equinox
Make a sentence with the word equinox?
Daylight and darkness are equal during the vernal equinox.
What is the length of daylight in Anchorage on September 21?
September 21st is the Autumnal equinox, and everywhere on the planet (except the exact poles) has 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night.
Are days longer at the equinox?
No. At an equinox, which happens in March and September, the amount of daylight and darkness are about equal.
Are days longer after the autumnal equinox?
In the Northern hemisphere, daylight hours decrease after the autumnal equinox.
How many hours of daylight do you have on the equinox?
depends on where u live
What is the name of the day in which the hours of daylight and darkness are equal?
Equinox
