The vertical rays of the sun in the Northern Hemisphere occur at the Tropic of Cancer, which is located at approximately 23.5 degrees North latitude. This is the northernmost point where the sun can be directly overhead at noon, occurring during the summer solstice around June 21.
The tangent ray refers to either the northernmost or southernmost hemisphere where the vertical rays refers to direct sun. During the June 21 solstice, the latitude rays in the northern hemisphere would be 66.5 degrees N (Arctic Circle)
The northern hemisphere is exposed to vertical rays of the sun during the summer solstice, which occurs around June 21st. This is when the North Pole is tilted towards the sun, leading to longer daylight hours and more direct sunlight in the northern hemisphere.
On December 21, the rays of the sun strike directly on the Tropic of Capricorn, at approximately 23.5 degrees south latitude. This marks the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.
There is no time between these. On the day before the autumnal equinox, the sun is directly overhead in the northern hemisphere (at a latitude just north of the equator). The following day, it is directly overhead in the southern hemisphere (just south of the equator). The sun goes from being overhead in the northern hemisphere to the southern hemisphere instantaneously, the change happening at the autumnal equinox.
When the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, the southern hemisphere (where Australia is found) is tilted away. This means the sun's rays hit at a much shallower angle. That is what causes winter.
The tangent ray refers to either the northernmost or southernmost hemisphere where the vertical rays refers to direct sun. During the June 21 solstice, the latitude rays in the northern hemisphere would be 66.5 degrees N (Arctic Circle)
When the northern hemisphere is in winter, the southern hemisphere is in summer.
The northern hemisphere is exposed to vertical rays of the sun during the summer solstice, which occurs around June 21st. This is when the North Pole is tilted towards the sun, leading to longer daylight hours and more direct sunlight in the northern hemisphere.
The tangent ray refers to either the northernmost or southernmost hemisphere where the vertical rays refers to direct sun. During the June 21 solstice, the latitude rays in the southern hemisphere would be 66.5 deg S (Antarctic Circle)
The tangent ray refers to either the northernmost or southernmost hemisphere where the vertical rays refers to direct sun. During the June 21 solstice, the latitude rays in the southern hemisphere would be 66.5 deg S (Antarctic Circle)
When the Earth is in position M, which typically corresponds to the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere (around June 21), the latitude that receives the vertical rays of the sun is 23.5° N, known as the Tropic of Cancer. Conversely, during the winter solstice (around December 21), the vertical rays hit 23.5° S, or the Tropic of Capricorn. During equinoxes, the sun's rays are directly overhead at the equator (0° latitude).
Some part of the northern hemisphere is exposed to vertical rays of the Sun from the spring equinox to the autumn equinox (slightly more than half a year because the Earth is further away from the sun during the northern hemisphere summer, it moves slower along it orbit).
The latitude where the vertical direct rays of the sun occur is the Tropic of Cancer at approximately 23.5 degrees North. This happens during the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere around June 21st each year.
On March 29, the tangent rays in the Northern Hemisphere typically reach the latitude of the equator (0° latitude). Since the equinox occurs around March 20, during this period, the Sun is directly overhead at the equator, meaning that the rays are tangent to the surface at this latitude. As you move north of the equator, the Sun's angle increases, but the tangent rays still primarily correspond to the equatorial latitude around this time.
On either June 21 or June 22, Earth is in a position where the axis in the Northern Hemisphere is tilted 23 1/2° degrees toward the Sun. At this time the vertical rays of the Sun strike 23 1/2° north latitude, a latitude known as Tropic of Cancer. For people in the Northern Hemisphere June 21 or June 22 is known as the summer solstice also known as the first official day of summer. So the answer depends on where you live, Northern Hemisphere or Southern Hemisphere. America is in the Northern Hemisphere.
the equator
The Tropic of Cancer ... an imaginary line of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere ... receives direct sun rays on June 21.