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The points where the sun reaches the greatest distance north or south of the equator are called The Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. At one time the sun was in those constellations when it reached those points. It has shifted due to precession of the poles. It will be back in them in about 20,000 years.
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∙ 9y agoSolstice
This is called the "solstice", and it happens on June 21 and December 21 (plus or minus one day, due to the cycle of leap years). When the Sun reaches its maximum distance north of the equator on June 21, we call it the summer solstice (and in the Southern Hemisphere the winter solstice). When the Sun reaches its maximum distance south, this is the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere (and the summer solstice in the southern hemisphere).
Just think; in Australia, Christmas is a summer holiday!
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∙ 11y agoWe call them "June 21" and "December 21".
Those are the dates on which the sun reaches the points on the map of the stars
that are the SOLSTICES.
The solstices are not the days or the dates. They're the points on the celestial sphere
where the sun is located at those moments in time.
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∙ 15y agoThe Summer Solstice (June 20 or 21) is the time when the sun reaches its farthest northern elevation. The Winter Solstice (December 20 or 21) is when the sun is as far south as it ever goes.
The dates of the Solstices vary because the Earth's orbital period isn't exactly 365 days; it is 365 days, 6 hours and 6 minutes. We have Leap Years in the calendar every four years to correct for the imbalance. This causes the dates of the Solstices to vary by a day.
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∙ 14y agoThe sun is directly over some point on the earth's equator twice each year. At those moments,
it appears to be at the two points among the stars called the "equinoxes". These moments occur
on March 21 and September 21 or 22.
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∙ 10y agoIt is the Solstice. Summer Solstice for the Northern hemisphere, winter Solstice for the Southern when the Sun reaches the Tropic of Cancer (23.5 north); vice versa when it reaches the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 south).
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∙ 12y agoThe astronomical first day of Summer or Winter. (Which-one-is-which depends on whether
you take your point of view from the Earth's northern or southern Hemisphere.)
The points on the map of the stars where the center of the sun resides at the moments when
the sun reaches its farthest position north or south of the celestial equator are the "solstices".
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∙ 13y agoThose are the days when the sun reaches the "solstices" ... June 21 and December 21.
These dates can vary a day or two either way depending on the cycle of leap years. See the link below for the precise timing of the equinoxes and solstices.
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∙ 12y agoThat's the day when Summer or Winter begins, depending on where on Earth you live.
Greatest distance north of the Equator:
Close to June 21.
Sun reaches the June "solstice" ... a definite point on the map of the stars.
Summer begins in the northern hemisphere, Winter begins in the southern one.
Greatest distance south of the Equator:
Close to December 21.
Sun reaches the December "solstice" ... a definite point on the map of the stars.
Summer begins in the southern hemisphere, Winter begins in the northern one.
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∙ 13y agoThat happens at the time of the solstices, nominally June 21 (north)
and December 21 (south).
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An equinox occurs when the sun is where?
For someone at the equator, during an equinox the Sun will get to the zenith.For someone at the equator, during an equinox the Sun will get to the zenith.For someone at the equator, during an equinox the Sun will get to the zenith.For someone at the equator, during an equinox the Sun will get to the zenith.
How do day and night at Uranus' equator change as Uranus revolves around the sun?
Only a narrow strip around the equator experiences a rapid day-night cycle, but with the Sun very low over the horizon as in the Earth's polar regions.
How does the earths orientation with respect to the sun change over the course of the year?
=What are the positions of the sun over a year???=
What occurs during the autumnal equinox?
The Autumnal Equinox occurs in September when the length of day and night is nearly equal. This is when the sun shines directly on the equator. People often have equinox parties to celebrate this date.
Does earths perihelion effect temperatures at the equator?
Obviously, being closer to the Sun, Earth will get more radiation. But the effect is not very significant.
The day in which the sun is directly over the equator is called?
equinox
What is an equionox?
Occurs when the sun is directly above Earths equator
How big is the sun in the solar system?
About 1 million earths can fit inside of the Sun. Also, 110 Earths could fit around the equator of the Sun.
Why does the earths equator receive more heat from the sun then the north and south pole?
It is the closest place to the sun.
An equinox occurs when the sun is where?
For someone at the equator, during an equinox the Sun will get to the zenith.For someone at the equator, during an equinox the Sun will get to the zenith.For someone at the equator, during an equinox the Sun will get to the zenith.For someone at the equator, during an equinox the Sun will get to the zenith.
When is the Sun positioned over the equator?
It's always over the equator...
On what date does the sun appear directly over the equator?
On the equator, the sun always seems very high at mid-day. But the sun is precisely over the equator only two moments in the year, the moment of the Vernal Equinox (Spring) and the moment of the Autumnal Equinox (Fall).
What day is it when the sun is overhead south of the equator?
The sun is directly over the southern hemisphere from the September equinox until 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
How do day and night at Uranus' equator change as Uranus revolves around the sun?
Only a narrow strip around the equator experiences a rapid day-night cycle, but with the Sun very low over the horizon as in the Earth's polar regions.
How many times bigger is the sun than Jupiter?
Earth's diameter at the equator is 12,756.1 kilometers or 7,926.28 miles. Sun's diameter at the equator is 1.392 million kilometers or 864,900 miles. The diameter of the Sun is 109 times larger than the diameter of the Earth.
Time of year when the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of earths equator?
Summer and winter
