Questions tagged [time]

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Perihelion Vs Aphelion position of Earth

Why is the length of the apparent solar day less at aphelion than when compared to perihelion.
Sourabh Jain
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Is there any DST to ST transition happening at the end of the day?

I am a software developer, and I am testing a DateTime converter right now. I need to see if the conversion works when a timezone is transitioning from daylight saving time to its standard time at the last possible timeframe in the transition day,…
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Will the definition of the second be changed?

(Please excuse my English) A well known fact about Earth's rotation(around its axis) is that the rotation is slow down due to the tidal friction. And because of it, the length of Day is slowly increasing. Originally, the definition of Second(time)…
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What is the true time when the sun is directly over Perth given that the W.A. time is taken from Southern Cross

What is the true time in Perth western Australia when the sun directly overhead, given that the state time is calculated at Southern Cross.
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