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What will be the time at 90 West longitude When the time at 10 West longitude is 8 am?
The time will be 8:20, as they have a difference of 80 degrees and each 4 degree is equal to one minute. Explanation: Other things won’t change much along with time as the difference is minor.
What will be the time at 70 degrees longitude when it is noon at Greenwich?
The Answer is 4:40PM at the place .
What is the difference in local time between the place located 165 degree east and 165 degree west?
A difference of 15 degrees in longitude accounts for 1 hour of time difference. In this case, total difference in longitude is 330 degrees which means that total time difference between the two places would be 330/15 which is equal to 22 hours. Thus the time at the place at 165 degrees West would be 1 AM (Sunday).
How do you calculate longitude and time?
Each degree is divided into minutes and minutes into seconds. The Earth takes 24 hours to complete one rotation or to cover 360° of longitudes. This means that the Earth covers 15° of longitudes every hour. One degree of longitude takes 4 minutes (1 hour = 60 minutes, divided by 15° per hour = 4 minutes per longitude).
Is Latitude N or W?
Latitude is the measurement of distance north or south of the Equator. It is measured with 180 imaginary lines that form circles around the Earth east-west, parallel to the Equator.
How long does it take to pass 1 longitude?
Answer: 4 minutes take time does one longitude take to pass by the sun.
Which of the following is the difference between the squares of 21 and 22?
Answer: The square of 21 is 441. & the square of 22 is 484.
Why is it 5 30 pm in India when it is 12 noon in London?
This is because the Earth rotates 360 degrees in 24 hours, 1 degree in 4 minutes. The standard meridian of India is 82 degree 30E, and that of London is 0 degree. So when it is 12 noon in London, it is 5.30 pm in India.
How is GMT time calculated?
Prime Meridian
Greenwich Mean Time is calculated by using the sun. When the sun is at its highest point, exactly above the Prime Meridian, this means that it is 12:00 noon at Greenwich. The Prime Meridian is the imaginary line that splits the Earth up into two equal halves: the Western Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere.