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The sun's rays are always directly overhead somewhere on earth. Twice a year,

at the moment of each equinox, that place is somewhere on the equator.

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Where does the sun shine directly overhead on September twenty first?

It is called the Equinox. It is when both axis of the world are facing away from the sun. The sun's plane then is directly over the Equator. It happens twice a year, there is the September Equinox and the March Equinox.


What is it when the sun is directly over earth's equator?

The equinox.


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The Sun is directly overhead the equator two times per year, known as the Equinoxes. In the northern hemisphere, the Spring Equinox occurs on March 20 and the Fall Equinox occurs on September 22.


When the sun passes directly over the equator that is a?

That is known as the equinox, which occurs twice a year in spring and autumn. During the equinox, day and night are approximately equal in length all over the world.


During an equinox the sun is directly over what part of earth?

During an equinox, the sun is directly over the equator of the Earth. This causes the length of day and night to be nearly equal all over the world.


What day is it when the sun is overhead south of the equator?

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What is the term when the sun is directly over the equator?

It's called the Equinox, which happens biannually, one called Vernal Equinox (Spring), and one called Autumnal Equinox (Fall).


What is enquinox?

An equinox is the moment when the Sun is directly over the Earth's equator, and the apparent position of the Sun at that moment. Daylight savings follows the equinox.