LATITUDE
No, it measures degrees. Longitude can measure time, but not from the equator but from the prime meridian
Lines of latitude measure the distance north and south of the equator, which is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The equator is located at 0 degrees latitude.
Another name for latitude lines is parallels. These lines run parallel to the equator and are used to measure how far north or south a location is from the equator.
The lines on a globe that indicate how far above or below the Equator you are are called lines of latitude. They measure the distance north or south of the Equator, which is at 0 degrees latitude. These lines are expressed in degrees, with the North Pole at 90 degrees North and the South Pole at 90 degrees South.
Lines of latitude run east-west and measure north-south.
Its latitude.
The imaginary lines that run east and west are called lines of latitude or parallels. They are used to measure how far north or south a location is from the equator, which is the line of 0 degrees latitude.
lines of longitude
Lines of Latitude run parallel to the Equator (zero latitude). Lines of Longitude run from the North and South Poles, with the Prime Meridian (zero longitude) passing through the Greenwich Observatory, London, England.
The lines don't measure anything, any more than the marks on a ruler do any measuring for you. Latitude is an angle on the Earth's surface. It's the angle, measured north or south, from the equator to whatever location you want to talk about. On a map or globe, there may be some lines printed along the way, to help estimate the angle.
Declination
how far north or south a point is from the equator....