The two days of the year when there is exactly 12 hours of night and 12 hours of day are the equinoxes. They occur around the 20th of March and the 23rd of September each year.
These are the Vernal [or Spring ] and Winter Equinox . These days differ slightly and should be marked on your calendar.
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On the equinoxes day and night are of equal duration. On the solstices the difference between day and night are their maximum (longest day for summer solstice ... shortest day for winter).
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When the day and night are equal it is called the equinox (means literately equal night). It happens twice a year. Once in the sping called the vernal equinox which occurs on the March,20 or 21 each year. Once in the autumn or fall called the autumnal equinox which happens September, 21 - 22each year.
The Equinox (Vernal & Autumnal) There are only two times of the year when the Earth's axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun, resulting in a "nearly" equal amount of daylight and darkness at all latitudes. These events are referred to as Equinoxes
No. That would be an Equinox. The solstice is when the earth is tilted at maximum angle, (23 1/2 degrees) from the plane of the orbit around the sun. Either north or south pole is closer. The exact difference of night and day will vary depending on where you are on earth.
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the vernal equinox in late April and the autumn equinox in late September
These are the Vernal [or Spring ] and Winter Equinox . These days differ slightly and should be marked on your calendar.
i am not good with this but i think that it is noon.JT
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The duration of The Night of the Following Day is 1.55 hours.
The duration of Day for Night - film - is 1.92 hours.
That happens twice, at the "equinoxes".
A day is 12 hoursA night is 12 hours
On the equinoxes day and night are of equal duration. On the solstices the difference between day and night are their maximum (longest day for summer solstice ... shortest day for winter).
The duration of Long Night's Journey into Day is 1.57 hours.
The duration of A Hard Day's Night - film - is 1.45 hours.