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Twice a year the sun is directly over the equator this is called the?
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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.
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When the sun passes directly over the equator that is a?
equinox
Convergence zone at the equator?
The ITCZ varies and is located in the tropics. It is not directly over the equatorial latitude.
Where are the sun stays over head or nearly overhead all year long?
The SUN is almost directly overhead the equator all year.
How many times a year does the sun pass direclty over the equator?
technically it passes twice around the equator each year because the earth moves really slow.
What does the vernal equinox on the celestial sphere correspond to on geographic maps?
At the equinoxes, the Sun is directly over a spot on the equator.
The day in which the sun is directly over the equator is called?
equinox
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 called when the sun is directly over the equator and the day experiences equal amounts of light and dark?
equinox
Does a equinox have sun rays that shine directly over head?
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.
What is it when the sun is directly over earth's equator?
The equinox.
When the sun passes directly over the equator that is a?
equinox
The sun is directly over the equator on October 16 or 17?
No. The sun is directly over the equator once near March 21 and again near September 21.
During an equinox the sun is directly over what part of earth?
That's the "Celestial Equator".
How would the meridian appear if you are directly over 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).
How many times a year is the sun directly over the equator?
365
Where the sun shines directly over the equator on 21st March?
Yes.
