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Description : At the Spring and Autumnal solstices, are the sunrises perfectly eastward and the sunsets perfectly westward, night and day equal, all over the world?

Last Answer : You mean the sun rises at exactly true E on the compass, and sets at true W? No. Day and night equal, all over the world? Yes. Edit: I guess I was mistaken about the first part. http://solar-center.stanford.edu/AO/sunrise.html

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