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Sunrise and Sunset Times
The time of the daily appearance and disappearance of the sun at the horizon. Because sunrise and sunset vary with time and place, the precise date and location is required. The location method preferred is latitude and longitude.
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Why does the sun take longer to set in summer than in winter?
Not only that, but it rises earlier, too.
The Earth is a sphere, but the axis of rotation isn't perpendicular to the plane of our orbit around the Sun. And really, why should it be? The fact is that the Earth's spin axis is tilted at about 23.5 degrees from the perpendicular to the ecliptic ("Ecliptic" is the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun.) Since the Earth spins like a gyroscope, it's pretty stable; it doesn't wobble (much).
So when the Earth's axis is tilted a little more toward the Sun, the days are longer and the nights are shorter. The Sun rises earlier and sets later. We call this "Spring" and "Summer".
When the axis is tilted a little AWAY from the Sun, it's fall and winter; the Sun rises later and sets earlier, and we have shorter days and longer nights.
How does the length of daylight in New York state change from summer?
At Massena, it goes from 15 hours, 37 minutes to 8 hours, 46 minutes.
What time does a waning gibbous moon reach it highest point in the sky?
A waning gibbous moon typically reaches its highest point in the sky during the late evening to early morning hours, depending on the specific phase of the moon and your location. The exact time can vary each night due to the moon's position in its orbit around Earth.
How many minutes of daylight are gained per day in Wisconsin after December 21?
The amount of daylight gained between December 21 and December 22 is measured in seconds. By the first week in January, it may be as much as a minute. From February 1 to February 2, 2 minutes, and by March 21, 4 minutes per day. Then it begins to decrease until June 21, when the difference goes back to zero.
What time was sunset on October 9 1992?
It depends on the location. The sun is always setting somewhere.
By how many minutes each day does the time of sunrise change during the a calendar year in Colorado?
It depends how far north, or south, of the equator you live.
Why doesn't the sun set in an antarctic summer?
During the summer months, both the Arctic and Antarctic regions are tilted permanently to the day side of the earth, making the sun just go around in circles until the equinoxes (when the sun eventually sets).
Is sunrise astronomical time for raising the flag in the morning or when you can see the sun?
The answer would depend on who is flying the flag, and which flag.
In US military tradition, the American flag is raised at 8 AM (or, the beginning of normal working hours, when different) and is lowered at sunset.
There are MANY exceptions. For example, the flag may be flown 24 hours per day if it is illuminated.
That is called The midnight sun which is a natural phenomenon occurring in summer months at places north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle where the sun remains visible at the local midnight, around the solstice, June 21 in the north and December 21 in the south, and given fair weather the sun is visible for the full 24 hours.
Is it safe to drive without your headlights on during nautical twilight when the sky is clear?
Motor Vehicle law states that headlights MUST be used after sunset. IN some states they must be used all of the time, when it's raining or snowing or when conditions require it. If you have an accident because you choose not to use your headlights, your insurance company will probably not pay anything for it.
What is the Color code for Sunset Pearlescent?
2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse - ask for it at your paint dealer.
What area of the world always has 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night time?
Along the equator every day of the year has 12.1 hours from sunrise to sunset and 11.9 hours from sunset to sunrise.
Why is there twilight between day and night - not just sunset then darkness?
Because the Earth has an atmosphere. The sunlight refracts, diffracts and diffuses (bends and is spread out) by particles and the gases of the atmosphere. The light is still substantial even when the center of the sun is 10 degrees below the horizon. This is also why night comes much quicker in low latitudes (near the equator) than in high latitudes (near the poles).
What time will the sun rise 12-23-2010 day light savings time?
First, in the USA, Daylight Savings Time runs from the 2nd Sunday in Mach to the first Sunday in November. Your date of 12-23-2010 would be in Standard Time.
Second, the time of sunrise and sunset is very dependent on the date and exact location. A difference of 15 miles can change the time of sunrise or sunset by a minute. Please re-post your question with a city name or zip code.
You can easily calculate the time of sunrise or sunset by visiting the web site of the U.S. Naval Observatory at http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications/data-services/rs-one-day-us.
Does it stay light longer the farther north you go?
Yes, in the summer time if you cross over the Arctic Circle it doesn't get dark with a sunset for one night and at the north pole it is light for 6 months (summer) then dark for 6 months (winter).
The same thing happens when you head to the south pole in the southern hemisphere.
That is true only from the March equinox until the September equinox. The opposite is true during the other half of the year.
New Jersey is in the Eastern Time Zone (ET), which is UTC-5 during Standard Time and UTC-4 during Daylight Saving Time.
What is the sunset time in nyc on sept 1 2008?
The time of sunrise and sunset is very dependent on the precise location and the date in question. Please re-post your question with the date and the city name or ZIP code. If you add the WikiAnswers category "Sunset Times", I'll see it.
You can calculate the time of sunrise and sunset easily by visiting the United States Naval Observatory web site's Sunrise & Sunset calculator. You will need the date, city and state for US locations, or the date, latitude, longitude and time zone for any other locations in the world.
The site is
http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications/data-services/rs-one-day
You can also calculate the times of sunrise and sunset for one year at a given location at the site:
http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications/data-services/rs-one-year
Next time it stalls, have a can of starting fluid with you. Use the starting fluid and a helper to see if the engine will pop a couple times when it won't run otherwise. If the engine will run as long as you keep shooting brief bursts of starting fluid, then your camero has a fuel delivery problem... probably a clogged fuel filter, but not necessarily. It could be your distributor shorting out, or your spark plugs could be wet with gas. I had the same problem last year. Also, check your plug wires to make sure they aren't burnt or cracked which could cause arching.
What was the sunset time in Bristol UK March 31 1970?
I'm not sure what time zone Bristol was in in 1970; the following calculations are based on GMT, with no offset.
U.S. Naval Observatory
Astronomical Applications Department
Sun and Moon Data for One Day
The following information is provided for Bristol, England (longitude W2.6, latitude N51.4):
Tuesday
31 March 1970 Universal Time
SUN
Begin civil twilight 05:15
Sunrise 05:49
Sun transit 12:15
Sunset 18:41
End civil twilight 19:15
MOON
Moonset 09:32 on preceding day
Moonrise 03:37
Moon transit 07:12
Moonset 10:54
Moonrise 04:07 on following day
Phase of the Moon on 31 March: waning crescent with 38% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Last quarter Moon on 30 March 1970 at 11:05 Universal Time.
As the day progresses, they'll have all of the usual 24 hours in the day.
What time does the sun rise in the Sonoran Desert?
The time the sun rises in the Sonoran Desert changes on a daily basis. It depends on the specific season of the year. In summer it rises much earlier than during winter.
