The Sun reaches an EQUINOX when it is directly above Earth's equator and the number of daylight hours equals the number of nighttime hours all over the world.
At this time, neither the northern or the Southern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun.
No, the celestial equator does not always pass directly overhead. The position of the celestial equator in the sky is determined by the observer's latitude on Earth. If the observer is located at the equator, the celestial equator will pass directly overhead. However, for observers at different latitudes, the celestial equator will appear at an angle to the horizon.
During an equinox, the sun is directly above the equator, which is located at 0 degrees latitude. This is when day and night are approximately equal in duration all over the world.
The sun is most directly overhead near the equator. This happens during the equinoxes where the sun is directly above the equator, resulting in near-vertical rays at noon.
North; above, by nineteen degrees.
The word you're fishing for is "equinox", but I know for a fact that it is not the positionthat the sun reaches. I've been unclear on whether it's the place in the Earth's orbitwhere the axis is not inclined toward or away from the sun, or the point in time whenthe Earth reaches that place. In order to answer your question with some confidence,I went off elsewhere and immersed myself in literally minutes of concentrated researchon the topic. I have learned that the equinox is the point in time.
No, the celestial equator does not always pass directly overhead. The position of the celestial equator in the sky is determined by the observer's latitude on Earth. If the observer is located at the equator, the celestial equator will pass directly overhead. However, for observers at different latitudes, the celestial equator will appear at an angle to the horizon.
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During an equinox, the sun is directly above the equator, which is located at 0 degrees latitude. This is when day and night are approximately equal in duration all over the world.
The sun is most directly overhead near the equator. This happens during the equinoxes where the sun is directly above the equator, resulting in near-vertical rays at noon.
At the Equinoxes, the Sun is directly above the equator.
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North; above, by nineteen degrees.
At the equinox (either one of them) the Sun is directly above the equator, neither north nor south.
March 21 and September 21.
Yes, during the equinoxes, the sun is directly above the equator, making it closer to the equator compared to other times of the year.
Because Philippines is above the Equator that is directly heated by the sun....:)
The word you're fishing for is "equinox", but I know for a fact that it is not the positionthat the sun reaches. I've been unclear on whether it's the place in the Earth's orbitwhere the axis is not inclined toward or away from the sun, or the point in time whenthe Earth reaches that place. In order to answer your question with some confidence,I went off elsewhere and immersed myself in literally minutes of concentrated researchon the topic. I have learned that the equinox is the point in time.