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What is the term for the position the sun reaches when it is directly above the equator?
The Sun reaches an EQUINOX when it is directly above Earth's equator and the number of daylight hours equals the number of nighttime hours all over the world. At this time, neither the northern or the southern hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun.
Can is it possible to have daylight over the whole world at the same time?
No, the sun can only caste sunlight (daylight) over the surface of the globe (earth) that is facing towards it at any one time.
What latitudes would experience the most hours of daylight on June 22?
The sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer, latitude 23.5 degrees north of the Equator. This has the most hours of daylight on June 22nd, which is the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.
Are lighthouses lit during daylight hours?
No. Lighthouses are not lit in daylight hours, because a lighthouse light is like a giant magnifying glass made up of usually hundreds of prisms. If the light was on in daylight hours the magnified beam of light is capable of focusing the sunlight just like you can do with a hand-held magnifying glass. This laser beam of light could easily ignite dry vegetation as the light sweeps over the land.
Daylight saving time pay?
The law says when the time falls back an hour and you have to work that extra hour then you get paid for it. Also it counts towards your hours for the week. ( over 40 hours is overtime)
Is it daylight all over the world at the time then nighttime all over the world at the same time?
no
Why are daylight and nighttime of equal length at the equinox?
Yes they are equal because equinox means equal nights.
Is the number of hours of daylight the same all over the world?
yes
What is the term for the position the sun reaches when it is directly above the equator?
The Sun reaches an EQUINOX when it is directly above Earth's equator and the number of daylight hours equals the number of nighttime hours all over the world. At this time, neither the northern or the southern hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun.
Is there ever a day when the daylight hours and night time hours are the same the world over?
Yes - at the summer and winter equinox
When the sun is directallyoverthis the number of daylight hours equals the number of nittimehours all over the world?
The Equator
Average daylight hours?
The average daylight hours vary depending on the season and location. In general, locations closer to the equator experience more consistent daylight throughout the year, with around 12 hours of daylight per day. In contrast, regions closer to the poles can have extreme variations in daylight hours, with periods of continuous daylight in the summer and continuous darkness in the winter.
How many hours of nighttime are in one calendar year?
A year is 8765.8127 hours. Although the length of days and nights vary by latitude and season over the course of a year, the time from sunset to sunrise will very nearly equal 12 hours per day on average, so there will be close to 4382.90635 hours of nighttime. If one needs a more accurate value, one can use the online tables of darkness provided by the United States Naval Observatory (see reference) and add the values for each day (typically in a spreadsheet, using format [h]:mm:ss). This table allows you to specify all the relevant factors: location and year. As an example, the number of hours of nightime in Boston, MA for 2012 is 4316 hours and 49 minutes. The other complicating factor in trying to answer this question is with respect to the definition of darkness. The crepuscular hours (twilight hours of either dawn or dusk) are strictly speaking neither daylight nor nightime. Thus, to fully answer this question, one would have to define nighttime.
When the sun is directly over this imaginary line daytime hours equal nighttime hours?
I don't know the full answer but I got two letters I know: r and t
How do you calculate the average hours of daylight in a given city?
To calculate the average hours of daylight in a given city, you would typically take the total hours of daylight for each day over a specific time period (like a month or a year) and then divide by the number of days in that period. This would give you the average hours of daylight for that time frame in that city.
How many hours of darkness in 1 year?
It depends on where you are Not Really, If you live on the Equator, Every 24 hour period has 12 hours of daylight, and twelve hours of darkness. For every one else, there are only two 24 hour periods during the year When daylight hours equal night hours. These two days are the Vernal and Autumnal Equinox. (Equinox means equal). If you account for the differences in the number of daylight and dark hours in a 24 hour period, over an entire year, the average is 4380 hours each for daylight and darkness.
Can is it possible to have daylight over the whole world at the same time?
No, the sun can only caste sunlight (daylight) over the surface of the globe (earth) that is facing towards it at any one time.
