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Though you would expect twelve hours of day and twelve hours of night at the Equator, that is not the case. Because of atmospheric refraction and the size of the Sun, it actually exceeds 12 hours by about 7 minutes each day.
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∙ 11y agoAt the equinox occurring about September 22-23, the poles are neither tilted toward nor away from the sun, and the duration of a day is generally about 12 hours all over the Earth.
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How many hours of daylight does the summer solstice consist of?
That would depend on where in the world you are. If you were at the North Pole there would be 24 hours of daylight, while at the South Pole there would be no daylight. At points in between the two poles the amount of daylight would be different. At the equator the amount of daylight hours would be about 12 hours.
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How many hours of daylight in New York?
How many hours of daylight in New York in December 2010
How many hours of daylight for each season?
Who could know? There are many mysterious things in this world. Or you could just work out how many days there are in the Winter Months (mainly considered November+December) work out how many hours are in there etc!
Does the equator have anything to do with hours of daylight?
Your distance from the equator determines how many hours of sunlight you have on the solstices.
How many hours of daylight does the equator get at 180 degrees west a day?
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Where would you be standing if you got 24 hours of daylight every day in summer..how many hours of darkness would you get in winter?
in the area where trees are not there
How many hours of sunshine there are in a country in the northern hemisphere in June?
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On June 21 why is there greater solar energy at the north pole than the equator?
Although the solar intensity at the North Pole is less than the Equator, there are many more hours of daylight.
How many circumpolar stars would you see if standing on the equator?
If you were standing on the equator, how many circumpolar stars would you see?
How many hours of daylight are there in Barcelona?
I think there is around 18 hours of daylight!
How many hours of daylight are received each day along the equator?
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How many hours of daylight does Kamchatka have?
Question: How many hours of daylight does Kamchatka have? Answer: About Seven through Eight hours... - Kesuvaglar
How many hours of daylight and darkness are there every day at the Equator?
Complex question. Use this link to go find out, it varies on what month and day it is, the change in the tilt of the earth causes the seasons. http://www.jgiesen.de/daylight/
How many hours of daylight in New York?
How many hours of daylight in New York in December 2010
