summer solstice
The sun's rays strike the earth at 90 degrees (verticle) at their northernmost position during the summer solstice for northern hemisphere and at their southernmost position during the summer solstice for the southern hemisphere. These positions are known as the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere.
When the North Pole tilts away from the sun, the most direct rays strike the Southern Hemisphere, closer to the Tropic of Capricorn. This results in winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
These most vertical rays can occur anywhere between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn. The tropic of cancer's most vertical rays occur at noon on the summer solstice, and vice versa. There is a well in Cyene, a city in southern egypt, where the sunlight casts no shadow at high noon. Eratosthenes the Greek, a librarian at Alexandria, used this fact to calculate the circumference of the earth.
The Sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer during the summer solstice, which occurs around June 21st in the Northern Hemisphere. This is when the Northern Hemisphere experiences its longest day and shortest night of the year.
Direct rays of the sun refer to sunlight that reaches the Earth's surface without being obstructed or diffused by clouds or other atmospheric particles. This type of sunlight is more intense and carries more heat energy compared to indirect sunlight.
The sun's rays hit the Tropic of Cancer around June 21st during the summer solstice and the Tropic of Capricorn around December 21st during the winter solstice. At these times, each respective tropic experiences its longest day or night of the year.
Tropic of Capricorn
No. That configuration occurs somewhere on the Tropic of Cancer once a year for a moment, around June 21, and somewhere on the Tropic of Capricorn once a year for a moment, around December 22.
The sun's rays are directly overhead the Tropic of Capricorn. December 21st is also known as the Winter Solstice when the sun appearing at noon is at the lowest altitude in the horizon and it is the day with the shortest day time and longest night time.
The Tropic of Cancer is hotter than the Tropic of Capricorn because it is located closer to the equator, where the sun's rays are more direct and intense. Additionally, the Tropic of Cancer receives more direct sunlight for longer durations throughout the year compared to the Tropic of Capricorn.
Rays Between The Tropic Of Cancer And The Tropic Of Capricorn. - Mariah Dominic
That depends on the time of year as a result of the Earth's tilt. The rays are strongest between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, Cancer at the Northern hemisphere Midsummer (June) and Capricorn at the Southern hemisphere Midsummer (December).
The direct rays of the sun migrate between the Tropic of Cancer (23.5°N) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5°S) throughout the year. This migration causes the changing seasons in different parts of the world.
Sun rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn twice a year during the summer solstice and winter solstice, respectively. This is when these locations experience either the longest or shortest day of the year.
The Tropic of Cancer, located at approximately 23.5 degrees north latitude.
The sun's rays strike the earth at 90 degrees (verticle) at their northernmost position during the summer solstice for northern hemisphere and at their southernmost position during the summer solstice for the southern hemisphere. These positions are known as the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere.
The vertical rays appear to move from the Tropic of Capricorn, across the Equator, to the Tropic of Cancer.