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What US state can have the sun directly overhead at noon?
Hawaii.
Why isn't the sun overhead at noon in Texas?
It never is overhead at noon because Texas is not in the northernmost point where the sun passes directly overhead at noon.
When is the sun directly overhead in queensbury ny?
The sun can never be directly overhead anywhere in New York state ... or anywhere in the USA for that matter. The highest it can ever appear is at noon on June 21. But in order to ever see it directly overhead, you have to be located within 23.5 degrees of the equator.
When is the sun directly over Barbados?
The sun is seen directly overhead at any given place at noon. This is where the phrase high noon originates.
What time of day is the shadow shortest?
Noon, because the sun is directly overhead.
Where does the sun hit at noon?
Not quite directly overhead, but close. Thats why it is called high noon.
Where is the sun directly overhead at noon all year?
Nowhere on earth.
What latitude is the Sun directly overhead at noon on Halloween?
The Sun is directly overhead the same latitude at noon every day. It is over the equator at 0 degrees. Just because it is Halloween doesn't change anything.
Where does the sun most directly overhead?
At the Tropic of Capricorn.
At which latitude would you expect the sun to be directly overhead at noon on April 21?
I think that the sun is only ever directly overhead the equator at noon on any day of the year.
What is it called when the sun is its highest in the sky?
When the sun is at its highest point in the sky, it is called solar noon. This is when the sun is directly overhead or closest to being directly overhead at that particular location.
What occurs when the sun is directly overhead at 23 12 N latitude?
It is locally noon.
