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Which country sees the Sun set first?
Samoa! As you may know the international date line is as crooked as the contents of a badly packed suitcase, and Samoa, once known as the last place to see the sun set, is now the first place on the planet you can see the sun rise. This makes it’s neighbour American Samoa the last.
Why the day is longer on the earth by about 4 minutes?
Explanation : In the absence of atmosphere there won’t be atmospheric refraction and hence no advanced sunrise and no delayed sun set. So length of day will shorter by 2+2=4minutes.
Do we see the real Sun?
Yes, you are right. We don’t only see the Sun 8 minutes in the past, we actually see the past of everything in space. We even see our closest companion, the Moon, 1 second in the past.
Where does the sun rise and set?
Most people know that the Sun “rises in the east and sets in the west”. However, most people don’t realize that is a generalization. Actually, the Sun only rises due east and sets due west on 2 days of the year — the spring and fall equinoxes! On other days, the Sun rises either north or south…
When does the Earth’s orbit around the Sun change fastest?
It would change slowest during solstices (where the sunrise is most towards north or south) and fastest during equinoxes (where the sunrise is towards exact East). However, Earth’s orbit around the Sun is not an exact circle. It is slightly elliptical with the perihelion (where the Earth is closest to the Sun) occuring near winter solstice (Jan).
Why does the azimuth of the Sunrise position change over time?
Why does the azimuth of the sunrise position change over the course of the year? The reason is the tilt of Earth’s axis of rotation with respect to the orbital plane. As you know, the axis of rotation is tilted by an angle of 23.5 degrees with respect to the plane in which all the planets go around the Sun.
What is the path of the sun during the June solstice?
By the June solstice (usually June 21), the sun rises considerably north of due east and sets considerably north of due west. For mid-northern observers, the noon sun is still toward the south, but much higher in the sky than at the equinoxes. After the June solstice, the sun’s path gradually drifts southward.