answersLogoWhite

0

What else can I help you with?

Continue Learning about Astronomy

How long is day and how long is night on earth?

The length of day and night on Earth varies depending on the time of year and the observer's location. At the equator, day and night are each about 12 hours long. As you move towards the poles, the length of daylight and darkness can change significantly, with areas near the poles experiencing periods of 24-hour daylight or darkness.


How many hours does it take to make one complete revolution around earth?

It takes about 24 hours for the Earth to complete one full rotation on its axis. This period is what we refer to as a day.


How many hours in one day and night on the moon?

Though the Moon always shows just one face to Earth, it revolves around the Earth in about 28 days. You would expect that 14 of those [Earth] days on the Moon would be Sunlit and 14 in darkness. [one fortnight for sunlight and the same for night] So a Moon day takes about 14 times 24 Earth hours, and as many for a night on the Moon.


Who discovered there were 24 hours in a day?

This is not a discovery it is a definition made by man. The Babylonians were the ones who first divided the time from sunrise to sun set into 12 equal "hours". The time from sunset to sunrise was also split into 12 equal parts. These differed in length from season to season. Still today we have 24 hours to one day but the hours are all of equal length. The Babylonians are also responsible for the 60 minutes to an hour!


What is the duration of One Perfect Day?

The duration of One Perfect Day is 1.77 hours.