I cant find this answer ANYWHERE and I have a lab due tonight at 9. PLEASE HELP!!!
2006-10-01 13:13:42 · 10 answers · asked by Kristel 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Depends on where you are on the planet.
If you're at the equator on 6/21, the sun will be directly overhead at noon.
2006-10-01 13:18:41 · answer #1 · answered by Isles1015 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need to add. What is the height of the sun at its highest point in the sky on the summer solstice. It depends on your latitude. If you latitude is 23.5 degrees North then it will be straight overhead, lets call that 90 degrees from horizontal. If your latitude is 45 degrees North then it willl be (90 + 23.5) - 45. So it looks like the formula would be (90 + 23.5) - latitude.
2006-10-01 13:20:16 · answer #2 · answered by rscanner 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is directly over the equator on the Summer Solstice.
2006-10-01 13:59:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in case you're South of the Equator throughout the time of the wintry climate solstice the solar remains transforming into interior the East and placing interior the west. on the wintry climate solstice it is going to set on the southern maximum selection. that is because of the fact the Earth is canted 23 stages. in basic terms like in Michigan throughout the time of the summer solstice it gadgets on the northern maximum line of selection.
2016-12-26 07:00:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
June 21st is the summer solstice, but sometimes it's a day before or after.
2006-10-01 13:20:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
at the solstices, the sun is exactly over the tropic line.
cancer or Capricorn. i forget which is summer and which is winter. that's what the figure 8 thingie on a globe is about.
on the equinox, fall or spring, the sun is directly above the equator.
2006-10-01 13:21:20 · answer #6 · answered by disco legend zeke 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. It depends on your location. The Sun is about 23.5 degrees above the ecliptic. So at the solstice it would be directly over head if you were at 23.5 (or so) degrees of North latitude. For every degree further north you are, subtract a degree from 90.
2006-10-01 13:18:45 · answer #7 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Sun's declination is 23.5 degrees north of the celestial equator. The altitude of the Sun at local solar noon (it's highest point, when it's due south) depends on your latitude - it will be 90 - lat + 23.5 (assuming your observing from somewhere north of the tropic of cancer).
2006-10-01 13:19:39 · answer #8 · answered by kris 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Listen to kris or rscanner (above).
Their answers are correct.
Or go to Wikipedia. It is usually very accurate.
2006-10-01 13:39:22 · answer #9 · answered by actuator 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solstice
2006-10-01 13:31:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋