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When does the Summer solstice ocurr in the northen hemisphere?
At the moment of the northern hemisphere's summer solstice, the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer.
Where do the direct sun rays hit during the summer solstice in the nothern hemisphere?
Tropic of Capricorn
Are the sun's rays vertical at the Tropic of Cancer during the summer solstice?
That happens on June 21.It's the Summer Solstice for the northern Hemisphere, but it's the beginning of Winter in the southern Hemisphere.
When do the Sun's rays strike the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5oS) most directly?
At that moment and at that location somewhere along the Tropic of Capricorn, it is solar noon. It also happens to be the moment of the summer solstice in the southern hemisphere, and the winter solstice in the north.
The two types of solstice you have?
summer solstice and winter solstice
Is the tropic of Capricorn the tropic of cancer?
No it's not. The Tropic of Cancer is the Northern Tropic and corresponds with the summer solstice. The Tropic of Capricorn is the Southern Tropic and corresponds with the winter solstice.
What is the duration of daylight at the tropic of cancer on summer solstice?
The day is June 20 or June 21 that the solstice takes place. During the summer solstice the duration of day time is directly over the tropic of cancer.
What occurs when the sun is above the tropic of cancer?
a summer solstice happens
How does the Sun's vertical ray change from the Winter Solstice to the Summer Solstice?
The vertical rays appear to move from the Tropic of Capricorn, across the Equator, to the Tropic of Cancer.
What is unusual about the names Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn?
They are named after a constellation during the winter solstice (Capricorn) and Cancer is named after a constellation during the summer solstice.
When it is summer in Australia is the sun in the tropic of cancer or Capricorn?
The sun shines directly down on the Tropic of Capricorn on the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.
When does the Summer solstice ocurr in the northen hemisphere?
At the moment of the northern hemisphere's summer solstice, the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer.
Which solstice occurs when the sun is directly overhead at the Tropic of Capricor?
equinox-summer
What is the sun overhead on the summer solstice?
Furthest north (in the northern hemisphere).
During which season do the suns rays hit the tropic of Capricorn?
summer solstice
When the sun shines directly over The Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere what solstice is it?
That would be the June 21 solstice, which northern Hemisphere refer to as the "Summer" solstice.
Why cancer is at 23.5 degree?
On the summer solstice, the sun is directly located at 23.5o north of the equator, the Tropic of Cancer. On the winter solstice, the sun is located at 23.5o south of the equator, the Tropic of Capricorn.
