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The answer depends on the time of year. The equinoxes (= "equal nights") on the first day of spring and the first day of autumn mark the points when day and night are equal in length. After that point, the day gets longer going toward summer and shorter going toward winter. At least, that's the way it works in the Northern Hemisphere.

The solstices (= "sun stands still") on the first day of summer and the first day of winter mark the extremes. The first day of summer is the longest period of daylight and the shortest night. Then the days get shorter, passing through the balance point at the equinox, until the first day of winter, which has the shortest period of daylight and the longest night. And around we go again. The artificial changing of clocks for daylight savings messes with the apparent rhythm here, but that is just appearance (an illusion by changing the marker settings on a man-made timepiece) that has no effect on the actual progression of the seasonal changes.

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When the day become longer than night?

I think it happens on the winter solstice, day gets longer til the summer solstice, then night gets longer til winter solstice, gets shorter til summer solstice, etc. equinox= when night and day are same length winter solstice= when night is longest summer solstice= when day is longest Above is true in the Northern Hemisphere: in the Southern Hemisphere, the exact opposite solstices are markers of the length of day.


Which date day become longer than night?

The day becomes longer than the night during the spring equinox, which usually occurs around March 20th or 21st in the northern hemisphere. This is when the sun crosses the celestial equator and day and night are approximately equal in length. After the spring equinox, days start becoming longer than nights as we move towards summer.


What is the day and night length for each season?

The length of day and night varies throughout the year due to the tilt of the Earth's axis. In general, during the spring and fall equinoxes, day and night are approximately equal at around 12 hours each. During the summer solstice, days are longer and nights are shorter, while during the winter solstice, nights are longer and days are shorter.


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The relationship between day and night and seasons is that the length of daylight and darkness determines the changing of seasons. In areas where days are longer than nights, it is typically warmer, indicating summer. Conversely, when nights are longer than days, it is generally colder, signifying winter. The tilt of Earth's axis also plays a significant role in the changing seasons.

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