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Where is the sun positioned in the afternoon?
west
Key concepts include b) the sun’s relative position in the morning is east and in the late afternoon is west.
Is the sun always overhead at noon?
The Sun is directly overhead at “high-noon” on the equator twice per year, at the two equinoxes. Between the two tropics zones, which includes the equator, the Sun is directly overhead twice per year. Outside the tropic zones, whether to the south or north, the Sun is never directly overhead.
How can you tell the direction of the sun?
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Where is the sun always at zenith?
Answer: On the day of the winter solstice, the Sun is located about 23° S of the celestial equator. From the Tropic of Cancer, a latitude of 23° N, the zenith would be a declination of 23° N. The difference in declination between zenith and the position of the Sun is 46°, so the Sun would be 46° away from the zenith.
Where is the Sun the coolest?
The coolest of the Sun’s several layers is the photosphere, which is the outermost visible layer, according to Astronomy Know How. Temperatures in this layer are usually around 5,780 degrees Kelvin.
What is the highest point of the Sun?
The sun is at its highest point at solar noon, and the exact time of that occurrence changes each day. Solar noon does not necessarily occur at earth’s noon each day, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Where is the Sun located during a solstice?
On the winter solstice, the sun is at its southernmost point in the sky in the Northern Hemisphere.
Where does the noon sun fall during both equinoxes?
The Sun is directly overhead at solar noon at the Equator on the equinoxes, at the Tropic of Cancer (latitude 23°26′12.6″ N) on the June solstice and at the Tropic of Capricorn (23°26′12.6″ S) on the December solstice .
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