March and September Equinoxes: the Equator (zero latitude)
June Solstice: Tropic of Cancer, 23.5 degrees north latitude
December Solstice: Tropic of Capricorn, 23.5 degrees south latitude
Not always. The sun is directly overhead at the equator at the spring and fall equinoxes.
The sun is directly overhead at the summer solstice at the Tropic of Cancer (23.5oN). This is as the most northernly latitude which has the sun directly overhead at any time of the year. A similar case happen at the winter solstice at the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5oS).
The sun is most directly overhead near the equator, around the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. This occurs during the two equinoxes in March and September.
The two days of the year when the sun is directly overhead at either 23.5 degrees north or south are known as the summer solstice and the winter solstice.
I think that the sun is only ever directly overhead the equator at noon on any day of the year.
There is no latitude on earth at which the sun would be directly overhead at noon on the equinox and the solstice.
Twice; both during the sun's summer and winter solstices.
Not always. The sun is directly overhead at the equator at the spring and fall equinoxes.
If Earth's axis were tilted 45 degrees, the sun would be directly overhead at latitudes of 45 degrees north on the summer solstice, 45 degrees south on the winter solstice, and would pass through the equator on both equinoxes.
At the Tropic of Capricorn.
The sun is directly overhead at the summer solstice at the Tropic of Cancer (23.5oN). This is as the most northernly latitude which has the sun directly overhead at any time of the year. A similar case happen at the winter solstice at the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5oS).
If you are at the equator, the SUN will be directly overhead during the equinoxes - around 21 March, and 23 September.
The sun is most directly overhead near the equator. This happens during the equinoxes where the sun is directly above the equator, resulting in near-vertical rays at noon.
In Bhopal, which is located at a latitude of approximately 23.2° N, the overhead sun can be seen at noon around the equinoxes (March and September) when the sun is directly above the Tropic of Cancer. In contrast, Lucknow, situated at a latitude of about 26.9° N, is too far north to experience the overhead sun at any time of the year. The sun's zenith position does not reach latitudes above 23.5° N, meaning it will never be directly overhead in Lucknow.
The Tropic of Cancer ... roughly 23.5 degrees north ... is the most northerly latitude where the sun can ever appear directly overhead.
At the equinoxes - around 21 May, and 23 September.
The sun is most directly overhead near the equator, around the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. This occurs during the two equinoxes in March and September.