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The Sun is never directly overhead at noon for an observer at what locateion?
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The sun never reached the zenith in locations north of 23.5N or south of 23.5S (namely north of the Tropic of Cancer of south of the Tropic of Capricorn).
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What Continent that never has the sun directly overhead?
antarctica
A continent that would never have the sun directly overhead at any time during the year?
Antarctica and Europe would never have the sun "directly" overhead at any time of year.
When is the sun directly overhead here in Levittown NY?
The sun is never directly overhead in Levittown, NY, as it lies above the Tropic of Cancer.
Is the sun ever directly overhead of Maryland?
The sun is never directly over any point in Maryland. The sun can never be directly over any point located more than roughly 23.5 degrees north or south of the equator, whereas the latitude of Crisfield on the Eastern Shore ... the southernmost point in MD ... is about 38 degrees from the equator.
Why are the sun rays never vertical on the Arctic Circle?
Because the Earth's axis is tilted by 23.5 degrees, it only allows the sun to be overhead at some time of the year in locations between the Tropic of Cancer (23.5 deg N) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 deg S). The Arctic Circle is at 66.5 deg N, so the sun is never directly overhead at any time of the year.
What Continent that never has the sun directly overhead?
antarctica
A continent that would never have the sun directly overhead at any time during the year?
Antarctica and Europe would never have the sun "directly" overhead at any time of year.
When is the sun directly overhead here in Levittown NY?
The sun is never directly overhead in Levittown, NY, as it lies above the Tropic of Cancer.
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.
My classroom is at a latitude of approximately 27.947 degrees North. How many days per year is the sun directly above the classroom?
Never. The Sun can only be directly overhead (90 deg altitude) at latitudes between 23.5 deg N and 23.5 deg S. The Sun is directly overhead at a latitude of 23.5 deg N on the summer solstice. On that day it would be at its highest point in the sky for an observer at 27.947 deg N (about 85.553 deg above S horizon), but it would not be directly overhead.
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.
Which latitudes on Earth sometimes see the Moon directly overhead but never the Sun directly overhead?
That would be true of latitudes in the range of roughly 23.5° to 29° both north and south.
When will the sun pass directly overhead at noon in Miami?
Never (it's outside of the tropics).
At which earth latitude is the sun never directly overhead at noon?
The sun can never be directly overhead, at any time of day on any day of the year, at any place on earth whose latitude is greater than 23.5 degrees, north or south.
Was the sun ever directly overhead in colorado?
No, the sun is never directly over any point north of the Tropic of Cancer or south of the Tropic of Capricorn.
Is the sun ever directly overhead at mid day in Memphis Tenn?
No. Memphis TN is at 35 degrees north, while the Sun is never above 23.5 degrees north. In fact, there is no place in the continental US at which the Sun is ever directly overhead.
How often does the sun pass directly overhead when observed from Lagos Nigeria between November 1st and December 31st each year?
Never. The only time the sun can appear directly overhead at Lagos is sometime near April 5 and again sometime near September 4.
