Not always. The sun is directly overhead at the equator at the spring and fall equinoxes.
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I think that the sun is only ever directly overhead the equator at noon on any day of the year.
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The New Moon is directly overhead in locations close to the equator but even when the New Moon is directly overhead it won't be visible because the shadowed side of the moon is facing the Earth. Also when the New Moon is directly overhead, the sun will also be close to overhead as well, as the moon is closest to the sun during the New Moon phase.
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Very small shadows.
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The SUN is almost directly overhead the equator all year.
If you are at the equator, the SUN will be directly overhead during the equinoxes - around 21 March, and 23 September.
At the Tropic of Capricorn.
The equator. The sun appears directly overhead. the earth year is 365days
The equator. The sun appears directly overhead. the earth year is 365days
There are only two days of the year is when the sun directly overhead Singapore. This is as a result of being almost at the same latitude as the equator.
This is due to the amazon being quite close to the Equator, where the sun is almost directly overhead. It is at the March and September Equinoxes that the sun is directly overhead at noon.