The Equator is a line of latitude that bisects the globe at its widest point, and where the hours of light and darkness are equal throughout the year. The Equator passes through 13 countries ...

Running around the middle of the planet is an imaginary line called the Equator. Well I’m on the half that’s above the Equator, which is called the Northern Hemisphere and he lives on the half ...

The Earth’s axis is at right angles to the line from sun to Earth, the sun is directly over the equator and the lengths of day and night are approximately equal. Equinoxes are of interest for ...

However, it's a curious fact that they very rarely approach the equator and - stranger still - never cross it. According to Newsweek, the reason for this hurricane-free equatorial zone is due to ...

Thursday is the first day of spring, or the vernal equinox, in the Northern Hemisphere. During an equinox, the center of the sun is on the same plane as the equator. After the vernal equinox in March, ...