Geography
Earth's Orbit Around the Sun — Day/Night and Seasons
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Geography
Earth's Orbit Around the Sun — Day/Night and Seasons
Drag Earth along its orbit, change the date and latitude to watch how seasons, day length and noon Sun height change.
Drag the date cursor or use arrow keys. Solid: A; dashed: B. Gaps at exact poles/equinoxes mean the Sun is on the horizon.
Day 173 · 22/6 · June solstice
Sunlight falls vertically at 23.4°N
Astronomical seasons by hemisphere, not local weather.
Day/night at latitude 21°N
Sunlight
Day: 13 h 17 min
Night: 10 h 43 min
Duration over 24 hours
Observed latitude
Illuminated part of the parallel
Side projection, north up. The colored chord length is not the day/night time ratio.