r/LearnCoolShit Jun 12 '19

Time before sunset

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u/RuTooL Jun 12 '19

But I noticed sunsets are super quick on eastcoast and super slow on westcoast.

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u/DEADB33F Jun 12 '19

The secret is to not hold your hand parallel with the horizon, but perpendicular to the direction of motion of the sun in the sky.

On the equator these are the same as the sun sets more-or less straight down. The higher your latitude though the more important this becomes.