What are the dates in March for equal day/night durations from pole to pole?

The numbers of hours of daylight are as follows:

Latitude       Date         Hours
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+70          March 17        11:55
+60          March 17        11:58
+50          March 17        12:00
+40          March 17        12:01
+30          March 17        12:03
+20          March 17        12:03
+10          March 17        12:05
  0          March 17        12:07
-10          March 23        12:05
-20          March 23        12:03
-30          March 23        12:02
-40          March 23        12:00
-50          March 23        12:02
-60          March 23        12:04
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The US Nautical Almanac gives the Sunrise/Sunset times vs latitude at three day intervals on the 17, 20, 23. The above dates give the closest daylight hours to 12:00.


Copyright 1997 Dr. Sten Odenwald
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