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Daylight Variation in Manila 2011

The document presents data on sunrise and sunset times in Manila for each month of 2011, highlighting variations in the length of daytime throughout the year. It explains how the tilt of Earth's axis and its orbit around the sun affect the amount of daylight received at different latitudes, leading to seasonal changes. The document also discusses the implications of longer daytime on temperature and seasonal weather patterns in the northern and southern hemispheres.

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Daylight Variation in Manila 2011

The document presents data on sunrise and sunset times in Manila for each month of 2011, highlighting variations in the length of daytime throughout the year. It explains how the tilt of Earth's axis and its orbit around the sun affect the amount of daylight received at different latitudes, leading to seasonal changes. The document also discusses the implications of longer daytime on temperature and seasonal weather patterns in the northern and southern hemispheres.

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LENGTH OF DAYTIME, AMOUNT OF ENERGY & POSITION OF THE EARTH IN ITS ORBIT

1. Study the table below. It shows the times of sunrise and sunset on one day of each month.

Table 1: Sunrise and sunset in Manila on selected days of 2011


Day Sunrise Sunset Length of daytime

Jan 22, 2011 6:25 AM 5:50 PM 11h 25m


Feb 22, 2011 6:17 AM 6:02 PM 11h 45m
Mar 22, 2011 5:59 AM 6:07 PM 12h 08m
Apr 22, 2011 5:38 AM 6:11 PM 12h 33m
May 22, 2011 5:27 AM 6:19 PM 12h 52m
Jun 22, 2011 5:28 AM 6:28 PM 13h 00m
Jul 22, 2011 5:36 AM 6:28 PM 12h 52m
Aug 22, 2011 5:43 AM 6:15 PM 12h 32m
Sep 22, 2011 5:45 AM 5:53 PM 12h 08m
Oct 22, 2011 5:49 AM 5:33 PM 11h 44m
Nov 22, 2011 6:00 AM 5:24 PM 11h 24m
Dec 22, 2011 6:16 AM 5:32 PM 11h 16m

GUIDE QUESTIONS:
Q1. Compare the times of sunrise from January, 2011 to December, 2011. What do you notice?

Q2. Compare the times of sunset during the same period. What do you notice?

Q3. Compare the time of sunrise on June 22, 2011 with that on December 22, 2011. On which day did the
Sun rise earlier?

Q4. Compare the time of sunset on June 22, 2011 with that on December 22, 2011. On which day did the
Sun set later?

Q5. When was daytime the longest?

Q6. When was daytime the shortest?

What determines the amount of daylight?


Our amount of daylight hours depends on our latitude and how Earth orbits the sun. Earth’s axis of
rotation is tilted at 23.50 from its orbital plane and always points in the same direction — toward the North
Star. As a result, the orientation of Earth’s axis to the sun is always changing throughout the year as we
revolve around the sun. Sometimes the axis points toward the sun and other times away from the sun.

As this orientation changes throughout the year, so does the distribution of sunlight on Earth’s
surface at any given latitude. This tilting leads to a variation of solar energy that changes with latitude. This
causes a seasonal variation in the intensity of sunlight reaching the surface and the number of hours of
daylight. The variation in intensity results because the angle at which the sun’s rays hit the Earth changes
with time of year.
Similarly, the sun’s energy spreads out over differing geographic areas when it reaches Earth’s
surface. It is more concentrated during our summer months when the sun is higher in the sky.

This spinning of Earth like a top explains our daily cycle of night and day. The tilt of the Earth’s axis
also defines the length of daylight. Daylight hours are shortest in each hemisphere’s winter. Between
summer and winter solstice, the number of daylight hours decreases, and the rate of decrease is larger the
higher the latitude. The fewer sunlight hours the colder the nights.
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What happens when daytime is longer than nighttime? The time of heating up during the day will be
longer than the time of cooling down at night. The northern hemisphere steadily warms up and the result is
summer. At the same time in the southern hemisphere, the opposite is happening. Nights are shorter than
daytime. It is winter there.

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