360 divided by 24 = 15 degrees.
360 divided by 24 = 15 degrees.
As you move east from the Prime Meridian, time increases by one hour for every 15 degrees of longitude you cross. This is because Earth rotates 360 degrees in 24 hours, so each hour represents 15 degrees of longitude.
For every 15 degrees of longitude traveled eastwards, there is typically a time difference of one hour ahead. This is due to the Earth's rotation at 15 degrees per hour.
1 day = 1 360 degree rotation and that is also 24 hours, so the shift per hour is 360/24 = 15 degrees /hour
Since the Earth is a solid and must rotate all in one piece, every point on Earth rotates from west to east at the rate of almost exactly 15 degrees per hour.
The Earth rotates 15 degrees every hour, so in six hours it will have rotated 90 degrees.
360° / 24 hours = 15° / hour. Note that the 360° is an approximation.
The Earth rotates every 23h56m; rounding this to 24 hours, you have a full rotation, or 360 degrees, every 24 hours. This is equal to 15 degrees per hour.The Earth rotates every 23h56m; rounding this to 24 hours, you have a full rotation, or 360 degrees, every 24 hours. This is equal to 15 degrees per hour.The Earth rotates every 23h56m; rounding this to 24 hours, you have a full rotation, or 360 degrees, every 24 hours. This is equal to 15 degrees per hour.The Earth rotates every 23h56m; rounding this to 24 hours, you have a full rotation, or 360 degrees, every 24 hours. This is equal to 15 degrees per hour.
The Earth rotates 14.9590452 degrees per hour.
As the earth revolves around the sun, the earth actually rotates 360.98562628... degrees every day. So, our 24 hour day accounts for more that 360 degrees. If it did not, north would always point to the same constellation every midnight, but since it does, the night sky changes by about .98562628 degrees every night.
Every 15 degrees represent one hour. There are 360 degrees around the Earth. Divide 360 by 15 and you 24 - the number of hours in a day, and the time it takes the Earth to rotate on its axis.
Since Earth has ROUGHLY one full rotation (360 degrees) every day, that is equivalent to 360 degrees / 24 = 15 degrees per hour.