What is the real time difference between the sun rising on the east coast and the west coast?
Latitude can make a BIG difference in sunrise times as well. It’s a FOUR hour difference, not three. Here’s the proof: “…U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Department Sun and Moon Data for One Day The following information is provided for Washington, District of Columbia (longitude W77.0, latitude N38.9): Saturday 1 August 2009 Eastern Daylight Time SUN Begin civil twilight 5:40 a.m. Sunrise 6:09 a.m. [Eastern Daylight Time] Sun transit 1:14 p.m. Sunset 8:19 p.m. End civil twilight 8:49 p.m. MOON Moonrise 4:45 p.m. on preceding day Moonset 1:55 a.m. Moonrise 5:37 p.m. Moon transit 10:12 p.m. Moonset 2:47 a.m. on following day Phase of the Moon on 1 August: waxing gibbous with 84% of the Moon’s visible disk illuminated. First quarter Moon on 28 July 2009 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. ————————————–… Census Bureau map of Washington area Back to form… “…U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Department Sun and Moon Data for One D
