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That completely depends on your latitude ... where you are on earth north or south relative to the equator.

-- If your latitude is 23.5° south ... on the Tropic of Capricorn ... the noon sun is directly overhead

on December 21.

-- If you are more than 23.5° south of the equator, then the noon sun is (113.5° - your south latitude)

above the northern horizon.

-- If you are between the equator and 23.5° south latitude, the noon sun is (66.5° + your south latitude)

above the southern horizon.

-- If you are north of the equator, the noon sun is (66.5° - your north latitude) above the southern horizon.

Notice that this means that anywhere north of 66.5° north latitude ... the Arctic Circle ... the sun doesn't

rise at all on that day, even at noon.

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