2007-01-16 10:29:43 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
That would be at noon on the summer solstice. The tilt of the earth brings the sun to its maximum point north (in the northern hemisphere), and the time of day means it is exactly between sunrise and sunset.
2007-01-16 10:34:12 · answer #1 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, due to the Earth's elliptic orbit, the midpoint of the day usually doesn't happen exactly at noon. Anyway, Daylight Saving Time tends to make it around 1pm. I think the best answer is to say the sun reaches its highest point midway between sunrise and sunset.
If you are talking about a day as well as a time, that depends on where you are. Above the Tropic of Cancer, it will be June 21 midway between sunrise and sunset. However, on the Equator, the sun is straight overhead on the Spring and Fall equinoxes (around March 21 and September 21) midway between sunrise and sunset.
2007-01-16 19:06:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the summer solstice because the tilt of the earth is positioned to where it is facing the sun more then it does the rest of the time so to us the sun appears higher in the sky. If you live in the northern hemisphere, this is usually on June 21 and if you live in the southern hemisphere this is usually on December 21.
2007-01-16 18:39:33 · answer #3 · answered by Pip 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sun is at it's highest peak, from our perspective on earth, at noon.
2007-01-16 18:58:50 · answer #4 · answered by John Rambo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Noon.
Because that's the definition of Noon, when the sun is at it's highest.
And Jerry is right about the summer solstice.
2007-01-16 18:34:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Noon at summer solstice, if you're in the northern hemisphere, winter if southern.
2007-01-16 18:35:57 · answer #6 · answered by Scythian1950 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
noon the earth's rotation
2007-01-16 18:37:41 · answer #7 · answered by Uchihaitachi345 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋