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The first day of summer in the northern hemisphere is the day when the sun appears

farthest north among the stars, at the point known as the "Summer solstice", usually

on June 21 or 22. At that time, the sun is seen directly overhead from some point on

the Tropic of Cancer ... the parallel of 23.5 degrees north latitude.

It's never possible for the sun to be seen directly overhead anywhere in Texas. The

southernmost point in Texas, near Brownsville, is about 170 miles north of the Tropic

of Cancer.

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