No. The sun crosses the equator headed south around
September 22, and remains south of it until March 21.
The sun is directly overhead between the Tropic of Cancer (June) and the Tropic of Capricorn (December) when it's rays are most intense. They are least intense at the South Pole (June) and North Pole (December).
The SUN is almost directly overhead the equator all year.
The sun shines directly over the Tropic of Capricorn during the December solstice, which occurs around December 21st every year. This is when the Southern Hemisphere experiences its longest day of the year and the Northern Hemisphere experiences its shortest day of the year.
In the tropics. The sun is straight overhead at some time or other, between the tropic of Cancer, in the north and the tropic of Capricorn. During the equinoxes (vernal and autumnal), the sun is directly overhead at the equator.
No, the only part of the earth's surface where it's possible for the sun to be directly overhead sometimes is between the Tropic of Cancer (23.5° north latitude) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° south latitude).
The sun can only be directly overhead at high noon, when one is between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn (within about 15 degrees latitude of the equator). Otherwise the sun only reaches a zenith (highest point) on the southern horizon when one is in the northern hemisphere, and vice versa.
That may happen - at different times of the year - in any latitude between the tropics - that is, between 23.5 degrees north, and 23.5 degrees south. Note that this angle is precisely the tilt of Earth's axis.
Never. The only time the sun can appear directly overhead at Lagos is sometime near April 5 and again sometime near September 4.
The furthest south the Sun will ever be overhead is the imaginary line known as the Tropic of Capricorn - lying at 23° 26' 22" south of the Equator. It is overhead there on the December solstice - usually December 22 26′ 22″north of the The furthest north it will ever be overhead is the similar line, the Tropic of Cancer, lying at 23° 26' 22" north of the Equator. It is overhead there at the June Solstice - usually June 21. In between these dates it appears overhead at points between these two lines - moving towards the Equator - where it is overhead at the equinoxes - March 20th and Spetember 22.
Because they're ignorant, whoever "they" are. The term "New Moon" does not mean the Moon is directly overhead, it means that the Moon is (approximately) between the Earth and the Sun.
The sun is directly overhead between the Tropic of Cancer (June) and the Tropic of Capricorn (December) when it's rays are most intense. They are least intense at the South Pole (June) and North Pole (December).
No. The sun is only ever overhead in places between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Arkansas is further north than this.
Yes. Most places in the Hawaiian Islands will experience the noon Sun "straight overhead" twice each year. In fact, the phrase "Lahaina Noon" is sometimes used in the Islands to refer to those days on which the Sun reaches the zenith.
Production overhead are overhead items necessary to produce your product or service, such as the square footage necessary to house your production equipment and area. Non-production overhead will include items not directly related to production, such as advertising & garbage collection, for example.
No, the sun is never directly overhead at midday in Memphis, Tennessee, as it is located at a latitude of around 35 degrees north. The sun is only directly overhead at latitudes between the Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degrees north) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 degrees south).
The SUN is almost directly overhead the equator all year.
The sun shines directly over the Tropic of Capricorn during the December solstice, which occurs around December 21st every year. This is when the Southern Hemisphere experiences its longest day of the year and the Northern Hemisphere experiences its shortest day of the year.