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Actually it isn't, day-time at the equator is shorted in both the summer and winter as the sun migrates up to the tropic of Capricorn and down to the tropic of Cancer. (It is of course the relative orientation of the Earth that varies but for purposes of this question lets just believe that its the sun that moves. It makes the explanation simpler.) Its just that the amount of time lost isn't all that 'important' as far as weather is concerned.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 11y agoConsider any point in the equatorial circle.This point or the place selected will move as the earth rotates.It complete one circle in 24 hours and will remain in sunlight and darkness for 12 hours each.Thus the duration of day and night at any place on the equator is equal.
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∙ 12y agoThat doesn't happen on June 21. It's more like on the dates of the equinoxes, near March 21
and near September 21.
Near June 21 and near December 21 are both the dates of the shortest days/longest nights
at the equator.
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∙ 14y agobecause the sun shines directly over the latitude.
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∙ 13y agoIt doesn't. Equal periods of sun-up and sun-down are all near March 21 and
September 21, everywhere on earth, including the equator.
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∙ 13y agoIt doesn't. Equal periods of sun-up and sun-down are all near March 21 and
September 21, everywhere on earth, including the equator.
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Where on earth of the day and nights eaqual?
Any place on earth that lie on the equator will have equal day and night time.
Where on Earth are day and night of equal length throughout the year?
Day and night are of equal length throughout the year at the equator.
What is a line that divides the earth into two equal halves called?
prime merideane and equator The equator divides the earth into two equal halves.
The equator is equally far from the north and the south?
TRUE That is why its called equator: equal
What occurs when the suns most direct rays hit the equator and the day equal experiences equal amounts of light and dark?
I would try going to NASA.com and looking up that answer
Does any place on the equator have equal day and night on June solstice?
Anywhere around the equator, the days and nights are always about equal.
Where on earth of the day and nights eaqual?
Any place on earth that lie on the equator will have equal day and night time.
Is days and nights is equal at equator?
There are some tiny variations because of the tilt of the earth, but we can say that days and nights are roughly equal at the equator.
When is the noon sun is directly overhead at the equator -occurs in spring and fall?
This is called the "equinox", or "equal nights" - when the night and day are approximately the same duration.
The length of the days and nights is equal at the?
At the Equator at the two Equinoxes, Spring and Fall.
Which geographic region has 12-hour days and a 12-hour nights every day of the year?
the equator
What is Equinox Latin for?
"Equal Nights". On the equinoxes, March 21 and September 21, the tilt of the Earth and its orbit combine to put the apparent position of the Sun directly over the equator. At that point, the day and the night periods are equal.
Why are daylight and nighttime of equal length at the equinox?
Yes they are equal because equinox means equal nights.
Why does equator receive equal day and night on 21 June?
June 21st is the summer solstice in the Northern hemisphere, and for the northern hemisphere it is the longest day of the year. In the Southern hemisphere June 21st is the winter solstice. This means it is the shortest day of the year. This happens due to the earth's 23 degree tilt. The equator, however, is right between the hemispheres. So the days and nights are of equal length.
Why are day's longer in the summer?
Ther sun spends more time in the northern hemisphere, thus longer days and shorter nights. This is reversed when the sun spends more time in the southern hemisphere. At the equinox days, the sun spends time at the equator and the days and nights are equal.
Where on Earth are day and night of equal length throughout the year?
Day and night are of equal length throughout the year at the equator.
Nights are always about 12 hours long at the?
equator
