the solstice occurs when the sun is farthest north of the equator
The sun is farthest north of the Equator during the summer solstice, which occurs around June 21st each year, and farthest south during the winter solstice around December 21st.
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June 21, the day of the solstice.
Yes, that is true.
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The farthest point of the sun from the equator is known as the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere.
June 21:Sun at solstice, farthest apparent distance north of terrestrial and celestial equators.December 21:Sun at solstice, farthest apparent distance south of terrestrial and celestial equators.
The farthest south that the vertical rays of the sun reach south of the equator occurs around December 21st each year, which is the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. This marks the beginning of summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
June 21:Sun at solstice, farthest apparent distance north of terrestrial and celestial equators.December 21:Sun at solstice, farthest apparent distance south of terrestrial and celestial equators.
The time when the sun is farthest north or south of the equator
That's called a solstice.
The 'solstices' are not events and they're not calendar dates. They are thetwo points on the map of the stars that are the farthest north and south ofthe celestial equator that the sun can ever be. The sun reaches those pointsnear June 21 and December 22 of each year,