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That depends:
- On your definition of "light"; it will take a while to get completely dark. The moments when the Sun is 6, 12, and 18 degrees below the horizon are often used.
- On where you live. If you live near the equator, the Sun goes down directly; if you live far north or south, it takes longer to go a certain number of degrees below the horizon.
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How many light minutes is an AU?
1 AU (astronomical unit) is approximately equal to 8.3 light minutes. This is the average distance from the Earth to the Sun.
8.31 light minutes equals how many years?
This cannot be properly answered because light-minutes is a measure of distance not time.On that note, 8.31 light-minutes is a distance of 92,880,403.2 miles. This happens to be the approximate average distance from the earth to the sun.
How many miles does light travel in 17 minutes?
Light travels at a speed of approximately 186,282 miles per second. In 17 minutes, light would travel approximately 62,687,700 miles.
How many light minutes in a mile?
1 light second = 186,282 miles1 light minute = 60 light seconds = 11,176,920 miles1 mile = 8.947 x 10-8 = 0.00000008947 light minute (rounded)
How many hours of daylight are in ketchikan Alaska?
At the time of the June solstice, the time between sunrise and sunset at Ketchikan, Alaska is 17 hours and 28 minutes. On that day, sunrise is at 4:04 AM AKDT, and sunset is at 9:32 PM AKDT.
