As summer transitions to fall, darkness arrives earlier each day in New York.
That’s due to the tilt of the Earth’s axis as it orbits around the sun, according to sciencing.com, a website that addresses questions about science, engineering and mathematics.
During summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, so the sun’s rays hit the northern part of the Earth directly, which gives us longer daylight hours, according to the website…