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Where are the sun stays over head or nearly overhead all year long?
The SUN is almost directly overhead the equator all year.
When is the sun over head the tropic of cancer?
The sun never has or never will pass directly overhead north of the Tropic of Cancer or south of the Tropic of Capricorn. In the temperate zone in both hemispheres - the sun will be high in the sky during the summer months - but not at the zenith.
When the sun shines directly over The Tropic of Cancer in the southern hemisphere what solstice is it?
When the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer, it is the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere.
When the sun passes directly over the equator that is a?
equinox
What are the northernmost and southernmost latitudes where the sun can be in the zenith?
The northernmost latitude at which the sun can be directly overhead is around 23.44° north. That latitude is called the Tropic of Cancer, and the sun is directly over it at the moment of the June equinox.The southernmost latitude at which the sun can be directly overhead is around 23.44° south. That latitude is called the Tropic of Capricorn, and the sun is directly over it at the moment of the December equinox.
How often does the sun shine directly over head at the equator?
Equinox
Where is the sun almost directly over head at noon all year at?
equator
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.
Does the Earth's rotation around the moon represent a day?
The earth does not rotate around the moon. The moon rotates around the earth. Neither one constitutes a day. A day is the time for the earth to revolve once in relation to the sun. It is the time from when the sun is directly over head until the time the sun is directly over head again.
Why isn't the sun always directly over your head at noontime?
Earth's rotational axis doesn't tilt that far.
When the sun is over the Tropic of Cancer what season is it in traverse city?
When the sun is directly over the head of a person on the Tropic of Cancer,it is June 21, and everybody in Michigan is celebrating the beginning of Summer.
Where could you live for the sun never directly over your head?
North of the Tropic of Cancer and south of the tropic of Capricorn so basically any latitude grater than 30 would never have the suns rays directly over your head
What is the farthest northern latitude you would experience sunshine directly over head and on what date would this happen?
This latitude is called the tropic of Cancer and is located at 23.5 north (the same as the tilt of the earth) the sun is directly over head on June 21.
Where would your shadow be at noon if you lived closer to the equator?
There will be no shadow because the sun will be directly over your head on the equator at 12 noon.
Where are the sun stays over head or nearly overhead all year long?
The SUN is almost directly overhead the equator all year.
It is time when sun is over head?
Of course. The sun is over head because the world could tilt towards the sun from your point of view. And it's not rare.
When is the sun over head the tropic of cancer?
The sun never has or never will pass directly overhead north of the Tropic of Cancer or south of the Tropic of Capricorn. In the temperate zone in both hemispheres - the sun will be high in the sky during the summer months - but not at the zenith.
