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No, the number of hours in a day is constant and is determined by the rotational speed (or angular velocity) of the earth. Even though the equator has a larger diameter than somewhere near the poles, the angular velocity is the same for the entire earth.
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If your question is asking are the daylight hours for every day equal to 12 hours at the equator, then the answer is no. The Earth precesses as it moves through the sky, and hence the angle of the sun varies throughout the year. This is why you get the White Nights in some parts of northern Russia (i.e. daylight for all 24 hours) during some parts of the year.
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Why doesn't every place on Earth have 12 hours of light and 12 hours of dark?
some places are closer to the equator. In kenya(very close) to equator the days are very short
Where on the Earth are the lengths of days equal?
The lengths of days are equal at the equator. This is because the equator is the line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, where the axis of rotation is perpendicular to the plane of the equator. This results in roughly 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness throughout the year.
When is the equator dark?
The equator experiences approximately 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness throughout the year due to its position on the Earth's axis. This means the equator has days and nights of equal length.
How many hour are in a day how many hour are in a night?
Depends on the time of year and place. When you are at the equator, the days are exactly 12 hours and the nights are exactly 12 hours.
In what months of the year is the sun vertically overhead at the equator?
The sun is vertically overhead at the equator in the months March 21st to September 23rd.All places on Earth, (except at the poles) receive 12 hours of daylight (day) and 12 hours of darkness (night). Days and nights which are 12 hours long are called equinoxes.Note: Day and Night are always 12 hours long at the Equator.
Where is there 12 hours light and 12 hours dark?
Anywhere on or close to the equator.
Which location receives 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness on June 21?
June 21 is known as the summer equinox and is the start of longer days in the Northern hemisphere. The area's closest to the equator like Equator and Hawaii are most likely to see 12 hours of both night and day on June 21.
At the days and nights are each 12 hours long?
For two days a year only does everywhere on the planet receive 12hrs sun 12 hrs dark. Around March 22 and September 22 are the two equinoxes [Sun is dead set above the Equator] Then and only then.
How long is a day on the Equator?
At the time of the equinoxes (when the Sun is directly overhead at the equator) the Sun is up for 12 hours. This answer does not tell the whole story. The sun is always directly overhead at the equator. There is always 12 hours of daylight at the equator no matter what season. To a purist the sun is actually above the horizon for about 12 and half hours but only because of the atmosphere bending light rays. If the Earth had no atmosphere it would be just plain 12 hours and 12 hours.
Which geographic region has 12-hour days and a 12-hour nights every day of the year?
the equator
Nights are always about 12 hours long at the?
equator
How many hours of daylight are there at zero degrees?
At the equator (0 degrees latitude), there are approximately 12 hours of daylight year-round, as the equator receives 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness each day due to the Earth's tilt and rotation.
