I live in Asia so I spent my whole life having sunset between 6 to 630pm so by that time everywhere was pretty dark and the streetlamps came on. I was pretty shocked later in life when I found out that there are parts of the world like in Europe or the States where it’d still be bright out at fucking 730 or even 8pm. How come? I know that they are behind by Asia and Australia by some hours but why does the sun set later there too?
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There are three factors which determine when the sun sets:
1. Seasons. During summer the sun sets later than during winter.
2. Latitude. The farther you are from the equator, the more daylight time difference between summer and winter. For example, on the equator the day is pretty much 12 hours long all year round, while close to the poles the sun doesn’t even go below the horizon during summer (so it’s constant daytime) or above the horizon during winter (so it’s constant nighttime).
3. Relation to the time zone. If you’re on the western edge of your time zone, the sun will rise and set ~~earlier~~ later than if you’re on the eastern edge of the same time zone. So for example the sun will rise and set much later in Spain than in Croatia.
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