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1. skyandtelescope.org › astronomy-news › is-the-day-12Is the Day 12 Hours Long on the Equinox? It's Complicated

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   Sep 20, 2023 · For that reason day and night lengths often differ by about a minute. For example, in Detroit the equilux occurs on September 25th, when the time between sunrise and sunset is only about 13 seconds shy of 12 hours. In Phoenix it occurs on the same date, but daylight is a little more than a minute longer than night. Isn't splitting hairs fun?

2. www.scientificamerican.com › article › the-equinoxThe Equinox Is Not What You Think It Is | Scientific American

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   Sep 22, 2023 · The trouble’s right in the name: “equinox” means “equal night”, implying that day and night are each 12 hours long. But it turns out they’re only mostly equal because of a couple of ...

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   Are day and night equal at the equinox?

   • At and near the equator, there is no equilux whatsoever, because the daylight period is over 12 hours long every day of the year. Illustrations like this one make it seem as if day and night should be equal at the equinox. In fact, they aren’t exactly equal. Image via Wikimedia Commons ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ).

   On the equinox, are day and night equal? - EarthSky

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   Are day and night equal in length?

   • There are days when, after accounting for these factors, day and night are indeed equal in length. One of these days occurs a few days before the March equinox, and the other is a few days after the September equinox. These two times of year are aptly, if a tad confusingly, called the equilux, or “equal light.”

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   Are daytime and night hours equal?

   • In countries located on the equator, such as Hua Hin in Thailand, the hours of day and night remain roughly equal throughout the year. However, in regions slightly north or south of the equator, such as Hua Hin, the day/night lengths vary by about one hour between summer and winter. When are the daytime and nighttime hours equal?

   Where and when is night and day equal everywhere?

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   How many hours of daylight do you get on Equinox?

   • Twice a year – on the March and September equinoxes – everyone worldwide supposedly receives exactly 12 hours of day and exactly 12 hours of night. But that’s not precisely true. In fact, there’s about eight more minutes of daylight – at mid-temperate latitudes – on the day of an equinox. And there are two reasons why. They are: 1.

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4. www.cnn.com › 2023/06/27 › weatherTexas’s nighttime temperatures are a symptom of a new ... - CNN

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   Jun 27, 2023 · 4 minute read. Updated 2:38 PM EDT, Tue June 27, 2023. Link Copied! A jogger passes under power lines during an evening run on Monday in San Antonio. Nighttime temperatures will stay...

5. www.wfaa.com › article › newsFall equinox: Why there's more daylight than night | wfaa.com

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   Sep 22, 2021 · So when are day and night equal? Simply, it depends on where you are located. In North Texas (where this article is being written), daylight and nighttime will be close to equal on September...

6. www.ncesc.com › geographic-pedia › where-and-when-isWhere and when is night and day equal everywhere? - NCESC

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   2 days ago · When are the daytime and nighttime hours equal? The equinoxes, which occur in March and September, are the only times when both the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere experience roughly equal amounts of daytime and nighttime.

7. earthsky.org › astronomy-essentials › equal-day-andOn the equinox, are day and night equal? - EarthSky

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   Mar 19, 2024 · Visit timeanddate.com for the approximate date of equal day and night at your latitude. Bottom line: On the day of an equinox, there is slightly more day than night.

8. www.sciencetimes.com › articles › 26946Equinox: The Light and Darkness Phenomenon That Happens Twice ...

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   Aug 19, 2020 · Twice a year, in March and September, the amount of daylight and darkness are "nearly" the same length at all latitudes. From the Latin words "aequus," which means equal, and "nox," which means ...