[ELI5] I live in Australia, here the sun sets at 6 pm. How come in Los Angeles it sets at 8pm?

Question

Is it due to the position on the earth in relation to earths axis?

In: Earth Science

Answer 1

Here in London today, the sunrise was 4:42am, and sunset will be 9:21pm.

It depends on where you are on the globe. We’re quite far north, and in fact during summer it doesn’t get truly dark at night as the Sun is only just below the horizon.