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What are the differences between a winter and summer solstice?
For the northern hemisphere: During the summer solstice, the Sun is as far north as she can get. During the winter solstice, the Sun is as far south as she can get. For the souther hemisphere it is the other way round.
When is the September equinox and what happens?
Far from being an arbitrary indicator of the changing seasons, March 20 (March 21 in some years) is significant for astronomical reasons. On March 20, 2008, at precisely 1:48 A.M. EDT (March 20, 05:48 Universal Time), the Sun will cross directly over the Earth's equator. This moment is known as the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. For the Southern Hemisphere, this is the moment of the autumnal equinox.This also happens on September 22/23The days and nights are of equal length
What day of the year does the sun rise farthest south?
In the northern hemisphere, the Summer Solstice is on June 21 (plus or minus one day depending on the cycle of leap years), and the Sun is as far north of the equator as it ever gets. In the southern hemisphere, June 21 is the winter solstice.In the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice is on December 21 (this is the summer solstice "Down Under") when the Sun is as far south of the equator as it ever gets.
How far north do you have to be for the sky to be pitch black all day on the winter solstice?
"Pitch black" is going to depend on the sky, moon, and weather conditions where you are. The only guarantee is that if you're anywhere north of about 66.5° north latitude, then the sun will not rise for at least 24 hours at the time of the winter solstice. The farther north you are, the longer the sun will be down. At the north pole, the sun doesn't rise for 6 months ... the winter solstice is at the center of the period.
What are the health effects of the vernal equinox?
As far as is known, there are none. It's true that people's mood is often improving and they're becoming generally more optimistic and horny at that time of year. But those are the effects of the increasing length of daylight, which begins with the previous solstice, and have no direct connection with the equinox.
What are the dates of the twice yearly equinox?
It varies, mostly on how far along we are in the 4-year cycle of leap years and the 400-year cycle of leap centuries and on what part of the world you're asking about (although it's Friday morning where I live, it's Saturday in some parts of the world). Lately, in the U.S., the vernal equinox has been falling around March 20, and the autumnal equinox around September 22, although this year it's on the 23rd.
How much more daylight per day in UK after winter solstice?
It depends on the latitude and how far after the solstice you're talking. You gain an increasing amount of daylight each day after the solstice until the equinox. At that point you're still gaining daylight but not as fast.
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Which direction does summer migrate and why?
Twice a year, halfway between summer and winter, the Sun rises exactly in the east , and sets exactly in the west (well, nearly exactly, in both cases). We now know that on the days when this happen, day and night are very nearly equal in length, and that time of year is therefore called "equinox." One equinox happens in the fall ("autumnal equinox") and one in the spring ("vernal equinox," "ver" is Latin for spring). As fall advances towards winter, the location of sunrise moves south, as does the location of sunset. The steepness of the curve traced by the Sun does not change, nor does the rate ("speed") with which the Sun appears to move along it, but the length of the curve changes, it becomes shorter. Around December 21 --the "winter solstice" halfway between the equinox dates (typically, September 23 and March 21) sunrise and sunset are as far south as they can go (at any one location). As a result, the Sun has its shortest path for the year, the day is at its shortest and night is at its longest. Other days of that season are short, too, which is one reason for the colder weather in winter. In summer, the Sun's path is longest, and so are the days. In winter, the Sun's path is shortest, and so are the days. After that the points of sunrise and sunset migrate northward again, and days get longer. This migration continues past equinox (when it is at its fastest), and the Sun crosses the horizon furthest northwards around June 21, the "summer solstice" (celebrated in some cultures as "midsummer day"), longest day of the year with the shortest night. After that days get shorter again as sunset and sunrise migrate south again. The long days of summer, of course, match the warmer summer weather.
How far east an object is from the vernal equinox is called?
right ascension
Why continuous darkness in Greenland in winters?
The tilt of the Earth causes the difference in the length of night and day. As you move to the North, days become longer in summer, shorter in winter. Greenland is very far North, and the days become shorter and shorter as they near the winter solstice (around 21 December).
Why continuous darkeness in Greenland in winters?
The tilt of the Earth causes the difference in the length of night and day. As you move to the North, days become longer in summer, shorter in winter. Greenland is very far North, and the days become shorter and shorter as they near the winter solstice (around 21 December).
