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There are 360 meridians which represent 360 degrees of a full rotation of the earth - relative to the sun. Since the period of the earth's rotation takes 24 hours, each meridian represents 24/360 hours = 24*60/360 minutes = 4 minutes.

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How many degrees in longitude is in four minutes?

There are 1 degree of longitude for every 15 minutes. Therefore, 4 minutes of longitude is equal to 1/15th of a degree.


What is between every two minutes of longitude?

There are 15 degrees of longitude between every two minutes of longitude. Each degree of longitude is divided into 60 minutes.


Is 1 degree equal to 4 minutes when finding time differences from longitudinal positions?

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How many seconds are there in every two minutes of longitude?

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How long does it take the earth to rotate one degree longitude?

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How many minutes does it take for the Sun to cross one degree of longitude?

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How many minutes for each degree of longitude does he local time of any place vary from the greenwhich time?

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How are the longitude coordinates related to the time zones?

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