Equinox
Sunrise Table 2009
in Universal Time
The
sunrise times below are a clue to the approximate longitude
of each site. Print this page and use with
the Map and
Longitude Clues
Worksheet.
|
Mystery
Class |
Sunrise
in Universal Time
and Date |
| #
1 |
05:25 (3/20) |
|
|
|
| #
2 |
05:37 (3/20) |
|
|
|
| #
3 |
22:02 (3/19) |
|
|
|
| #
4 |
03:53 (3/20) |
|
|
|
| #
5 |
16:06 (3/20) |
|
|
|
| #
6 |
21:06 (3/19) |
|
|
|
| #
7 |
08:34 (3/20) |
|
|
|
| #
8 |
23:05 (3/19) |
|
|
|
| #
9 |
20:48 (3/19) |
|
|
|
| #
10 |
12:09 (3/20) |
Important:
The table above shows the time the sun rises at each Mystery Class
on March 20, 2009, the spring equinox. The time shown is NOT
the time of sunrise using the Mystery Class's local time.
Rather, it gives you the time that it is at Greenwich, England when
the sunrise takes place at the specific Mystery Class. This is known
as Universal Time (UT).
"Why
are dates included next to the times?"
If the Mystery Class's sunrise time in Universal Time is earlier
than the 3/20 sunrise in Greenwich (06:03 AM), then that Mystery Class
will be located in the Eastern Hemisphere, east of Greenwich.
A sunrise time in Universal Time that occurs on the date 3/19 is considered
earlier than the 3/20 sunrise in Greenwich. If the Mystery Class's
sunrise time in Universal Time is later than the
3/20 sunrise in Greenwich, then that Mystery Class will be located
in the Western Hemisphere, west of Greenwich.