Equinoxes are the two points in the year when the day and night are of equal length. This occurs when the sun is directly above the Earth's equator.
On March 21 (Spring Equinox) the number of hours of daylight in Delhi is approximately A) 9 (nine) B) 12 (twelve) C) 15 (fifteen) D) 18 (eighteen)
Asked in Government Polytechnic Exam 2012 · Topic: Latitudinal Expansion (Latitudinal Variation in Day and Night Duration throughout the year)
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