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If you are at the equator, the SUN will be directly overhead during the equinoxes - around 21 March, and 23 September.
That happens at some point on the equator, at a single moment, on two days of the year ... near March 21 and near September 21.
The sun is directly over the southern hemisphere from the September equinox until the March equinox.
One of the two equinoxes. March 20/21 or September 22/23
At the times of the equinoxes ... a moment on March 21 and another one around September 22.
From September 21 until March 21, the shortest shadow points north from the equator. From March 21 until September 21, the shortest shadow points south from the equator.
That happens at some point on the equator, at a single moment, on two days of the year ... near March 21 and near September 21.
From September 21 until March 21.
March 21 and September 21.
If you are at the equator, the SUN will be directly overhead during the equinoxes - around 21 March, and 23 September.
21 March and 21 September
The sun is north of the equator for 6 months every year, and south of the equator during the other 6 months. In order to accomplish these gyrations, it crosses the equator twice a year ... on March 21 moving north, and on September 22 moving south.
No. The sun is directly over the equator once near March 21 and again near September 21.
On March 21 and September 22, zero degrees latitude receives the most intense solar energy. This is at the equator.
That happens at some point on the equator, at a single moment, on two days of the year ... near March 21 and near September 21.
When you live near the equator, or at the equinoxes (March 20 or 21, September 22 or 23).
At the times of the equinoxes ... a moment on March 21 and another one around September 22.