As an example, where I live, latitude 17 degrees, the longest day has about 13 hours, and the shortest, 11 hours. At a latitude of 50 (typical for Germany), the longest day has about 16 hours, and the shortest, 8 hours. Note that there are about six months between the longest and the shortest days, and - as explained in another answer you got - the relation isn't exactly a straight line.
No, there were no light pollution in London, England, it would not be pitch black at Summer Solstice because there is a full moon.================================Answer #2:At the time of the Summer Solstice, the sun's declination reaches roughly +23.5°.London's latitude is in the neighborhood of 51.5° North. That's still 15° southof the Arctic Circle, so the sun dips as much as 15° below London's horizon.That ought to be plenty to guarantee a very dark night.There's no connection between the Summer Solstice and the phases of the Moon.
Not exactly. The sun is always shining on parts of both the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere. As the Earth is tilted, there are times when it shines on more of one than the other. At the point it is shining on its maximum amount of one hemisphere, it is a solstice. It is still shining on the other hemisphere too, but just not as much as it is at other times. That happens in June, when it is mostly shining on the northern hemisphere, giving it longer days and shorter nights, and in December, when it is mostly shining on the southern hemisphere and it has the longer days and shorter nights.
The amount of sunlight in each season varies depending on location and the time of year. Generally, summer has the most sunlight due to longer days and higher sun angles. Autumn and spring have moderate amounts of sunlight, while winter has the least amount of sunlight due to shorter days and lower sun angles.
When the sun is at its greatest distance from the equator, it is called the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. These are the times when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky, resulting in the longest or shortest day of the year depending on the hemisphere.
That would depend on where in the world you are. If you were at the North Pole there would be 24 hours of daylight, while at the South Pole there would be no daylight. At points in between the two poles the amount of daylight would be different. At the equator the amount of daylight hours would be about 12 hours.
They created Christmas by having a freast once a year in December this then became known as Christmas. Hope this helps x
From the feild trip to the summer solstice.
After June 21st, each day gets progressively shorter until December 21st, which marks the Winter Solstice. The amount of daylight lost each day varies depending on the latitude, but on average, it decreases by a few minutes each day during that period.
The days start becoming shorter after the summer solstice, which occurs around June 21st in the Northern Hemisphere. This marks the beginning of the gradual decrease in daylight hours until the winter solstice around December 21st.
It ranges from 6 months at the pole to several months in the polar circle.
No, there were no light pollution in London, England, it would not be pitch black at Summer Solstice because there is a full moon.================================Answer #2:At the time of the Summer Solstice, the sun's declination reaches roughly +23.5°.London's latitude is in the neighborhood of 51.5° North. That's still 15° southof the Arctic Circle, so the sun dips as much as 15° below London's horizon.That ought to be plenty to guarantee a very dark night.There's no connection between the Summer Solstice and the phases of the Moon.
The amount of daylight varies throughout the year, with the greatest changes occurring around the solstices in summer and winter. Near the equinoxes, the change in daylight is more minimal. Generally, after the winter solstice, the days gradually lengthen, and after the summer solstice, they gradually shorten.
After the winter solstice, the amount of daylight added each day gradually increases. Initially, only a few seconds are added, but as we approach the spring equinox, the days get longer more quickly. By the time of the summer solstice, the amount of daylight added each day starts to decrease again.
People in Scandinavia have longer periods of daylight in the summer due to their higher latitude, resulting in a more dramatic difference between winter darkness and summer sunshine. This makes the summer solstice a significant event, as it marks the longest day of the year with almost 24 hours of daylight. In contrast, people closer to the equator already experience relatively consistent day lengths throughout the year, so the summer solstice may not hold as much cultural or symbolic significance.
Not very much basically it is daytime for half a year then nightime for the rest except at the equator daytime is longer and nightime is shorter but in winter nightime is longer and summer is shorter. so only during summer and 1 half of the year.
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The tilt and the spin of the earth combined with the sun causes the seasons. Winter=tilting away from the sun Spring= parallel to the sun Summer= tilting toward the sun Fall= same as spring Due to the position in orbit, as summer solstice approaches your hemisphere is exposed to the sun for longer periods of time each day and at it's maximum is at a much more perpendicular angle causing greater intensity of light at the surface. At the winter solstice and the opposite side of orbit, your hemisphere is then pointed away from the sun and receives much less radiation and much shorter days. At different points in orbit different types of weather are more likely, such as rain in the spring. Vegetation and animal life have adapted to the seasonal changes. Different cultures had different seasons but they were all interpretations of the changes in weather and ecology. For further reading: See related link