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What latitude is the sun directly overhead at noon on the equinoxes and solstice's?
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∙ 8y ago
March and September Equinoxes: the Equator (zero latitude)
June Solstice: Tropic of Cancer, 23.5 degrees north latitude
December Solstice: Tropic of Capricorn, 23.5 degrees south latitude
Skylar Hagenes
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∙ 8y agoFor an equinox it is at 0°, which is the equator. For a solstice, it depends on which solstice. For the solstice in June, it is 23.5° North, which is the Tropic of Cancer. For the solstice in December it is 23.5° South, which is over the Tropic of Capricorn.
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∙ 16y agoThis happens at the spring equinox and at the autumnal equinox.
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Is the sun directly overhead in the equator?
Not always. The sun is directly overhead at the equator at the spring and fall equinoxes.
What are the two days of the year called when the sun is directly overhead at either 23.5 north or south?
The solstices.
The sun is directly overhead at 23.5 degrees north latitude in?
The sun is directly overhead at the summer solstice at the Tropic of Cancer (23.5oN). This is as the most northernly latitude which has the sun directly overhead at any time of the year. A similar case happen at the winter solstice at the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5oS).
When is the sun directly overhead a 23.5 degres north latitude?
The sun is directly overhead the Tropic of Cancer on the June Solstice, which can either fall on June 20 or 21 each year.
Which one of the following latitudes best represents the location where the Sun is directly overhead at noon on April 27?
Location of the sun directly overhead is 13.90 degrees north latitude or 13.54 degrees north latitude in nautical miles at 12 pm UTC/GMT April 27 2012
What latitude for Arnold is the sun directly overhead at noon on the equinox and solstice?
There is no latitude on earth at which the sun would be directly overhead at noon on the equinox and the solstice.
If earth's axis were tilted 45 degrees at what latitudes would the sun be directly overhead on the solstices and the equinoxes?
north and south
How often does the Sun appear directly overhead in Mexico City?
Twice; both during the sun's summer and winter solstices.
Is the sun directly overhead in the equator?
Not always. The sun is directly overhead at the equator at the spring and fall equinoxes.
Where does the sun most directly overhead?
At the Tropic of Capricorn.
What are the two days of the year called when the sun is directly overhead at either 23.5 north or south?
The solstices.
When on a equator day will the overhead the earth at midday?
If you are at the equator, the SUN will be directly overhead during the equinoxes - around 21 March, and 23 September.
Which circle of latitude describes the most northerly latitude at which the sun can appear directly overhead at noon?
The Tropic of Cancer ... roughly 23.5 degrees north ... is the most northerly latitude where the sun can ever appear directly overhead.
What day of the year is the sun directly overhead at 0 degrees?
At the equinoxes - around 21 May, and 23 September.
Why is the sun always high in the sky over the Amazon rainforest?
This is due to the amazon being quite close to the Equator, where the sun is almost directly overhead. It is at the March and September Equinoxes that the sun is directly overhead at noon.
What do the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn have to do with the solstices?
The sun is directly overhead at either one of the Tropics on either the June or December Solstice.
The sun is directly overhead at 23.5 degrees north latitude in?
The sun is directly overhead at the summer solstice at the Tropic of Cancer (23.5oN). This is as the most northernly latitude which has the sun directly overhead at any time of the year. A similar case happen at the winter solstice at the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5oS).
