Imaginary line halfway between Earth's North and South poles
This article is about Earth's equator. For its projection in the sky, see Celestial equator. For other uses, see Equator (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Ecuador.
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The Equator on a map of Earth
Countries and territories that are intersected by the Equator (red) or the Prime Meridian (blue), which intersect at "Null Island".The Equator during the boreal winter, spanning from December to March.
The equator is a circle of latitude that divides a spheroid, such as Earth, into the Northern and Southern hemispheres. On Earth, the Equator is an imaginary line located at 0 degrees latitude, about 40,075 km (24,901 mi) in circumference, halfway between the North and South poles.[1] The term can also be used for any other celestial body that is roughly spherical.
In spatial (3D) geometry, as applied in astronomy, the equator of a rotating spheroid (such as a planet) is the parallel (circle of latitude) at which latitude is defined to be 0°. It is an imaginary line on the spheroid, equidistant from its poles, dividing it into northern and southern hemispheres. In other words, it is the intersection of the spheroid with the plane perpendicular to its axis of rotation and midway between its geographical poles.
On and near the Equator (on Earth), noontime sunlight appears almost directly overhead (no more than about 23° from the zenith) every day, year-round. Consequently, the Equator has a rather stable daytime temperature throughout the year. On the equinoxes (approximately March 20 and September 23) the subsolar point crosses Earth's equator at a shallow angle, sunlight shines perpendicular to Earth's axis of rotation, and all latitudes have nearly a 12-hour day and 12-hour night.[2]
^"Equator". National Geographic - Education. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
^Kher, Aparna. "Equinox: Almost Equal Day and Night". timeanddate.com. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
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