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What two days of the year does the sun rise directly from the east as seen from the equator?
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∙ 13y ago
It is rarely exactly 24 hours between one sunrise and the next sunrise.
Depending on where you are on earth, for example, the length of a day differs from the length of the next day by a few minutes -- at the Equator, to several months -- at the poles.
In the northern hemisphere, winter days are shorter than summer days. Incrementally, day by day throughout the fall, for example, the sun comes up a little later one day from the day just past (also, the sun sets a little earlier).
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe number of hours between sunrise and sunset changes a little bit every day. Twice each year, on the equinox, the length of the day and night are the approximately the same, 12 hours. As the calendar heads toward winter the days get shorter and the nights longer, while as the calendar heads toward summer again the days begin to lengthen. The number of hours between sunrise and sunset also depends on the latitude of the observer.
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∙ 14y agoThe Sun always rises in the east. Sometimes it's a little north of east, and some times a little south of east, but always generally east.
On the equinoxes (March 21 and September 21) the Sun rises pretty much due east.
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∙ 14y agoThe sun is directly over the equator on the vernal and autumnal equinox.
This varies very slightly every year but for 2010 the dates are :-
Vernal Equinox = March 20th @ 17.32 GMT
Autumnal Equinox = September 23 @ 03.09 GMT
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∙ 13y agoThe vernal and autumnal equinoxes. See link.
For anyplace between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, there are two days on which the Sun passes exactly, or almost exactly, each year. Those days vary with latitude.
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∙ 14y ago12 hours, because when the Sun rises due east and sets due west, the date is one of the two equinoxes (March 21 and September 21).
Actually, you have about 12 hours 10 minutes or so, because the Sun's light is bent, or refracted, around the curvature of the Earth by the atmosphere. The Sun _appears to_ rise and set when it is actually a little below the actual horizon.
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∙ 14y agoTomorrow and a week next Tuesday.
I joke but the Sun always rises in the east and sets in the west. This is due to the east to west rotation of Earth.
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∙ 13y agoTwo days a year does the sun rise directly in the east over the equator.
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∙ 13y ago12 hours on average, just as the Sun or the Moon - but it may vary, depending on your geographical location, and how far north or south the star is.
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∙ 11y agoWhen the sun appears to reach the equinoxes ... March 21 and roughly September 22.
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On June 21 standing on the equator on the west coast of south America at 6 am from what direction will the sun rise?
East
What would happen if the earth spun north to south instead of east to west?
The sun would rise in south and set in the north. Also the poles would become the equator and the equator the poles.
Where do you locate when the sun rise precisely due east?
Either you are located close to the equator, or it is one of the equinoxes, in which case you might be located anywhere on Earth.
What ladtitudes can trade winds be found in?
These are found in the subtropics, generally below 30 degrees or so. These winds come out of the east in both hemispheres, converging towards the equator. At the equator they converge and rise, forming the Intertropical Convergence Zone.
What does air do at the equator?
Mostly get hot and rise.
Name of country where the sun shines directly over the equator on 21st March?
The Sun is directly over the equator on both the Vernal and Autumnal equinoxes. The Autumnal equinox is usually on the 21st or 22nd of September but can occur as late as the 23rd. On both equinoxes however all of the countries along the equator will have the sun pass directly overhead. It will rise due East, be directly overhead at noon and set due West.
On June 21 standing on the equator on the west coast of south America at 6 am from what direction will the sun rise?
East
Does the sun rise exactly in the east or a few degrees off?
Depending on your latitude and the date, the direction of sunrise ranges from MANY degrees north or south of East, to directly east. The sunrise in Maine at the Summer Solstice can be 40 degrees north of East, and as many degrees south at midwinter. If you are close to the equator, then the sunrise is never all that far off of East.
What would happen if the earth spun north to south instead of east to west?
The sun would rise in south and set in the north. Also the poles would become the equator and the equator the poles.
Does the equator rise or fall?
It does not rise or fall. It is an imaginary line.
Where do you locate when the sun rise precisely due east?
Either you are located close to the equator, or it is one of the equinoxes, in which case you might be located anywhere on Earth.
Does the moon rise in the east?
Does the moon rise in the east?
What ladtitudes can trade winds be found in?
These are found in the subtropics, generally below 30 degrees or so. These winds come out of the east in both hemispheres, converging towards the equator. At the equator they converge and rise, forming the Intertropical Convergence Zone.
What does air do at the equator?
Mostly get hot and rise.
Why does air rise at the equator?
because the equator is hot and heat rises the air gets hotter and rises
Do the stars rise in the sky from the east?
Earth rotates toward the east, so all stars appear to rise in the east.
Why does it rain so much by the equator?
At the equator the water is very warm because of the tropical sun rise. Due to the unequal heating of the earth, the water expands and flows out and away from the equator toward the poles where it is colder. This movement is what causes the "rough" water.
