I will disregard daylight savings time and would like references.
2007-08-03 05:42:29 · 8 answers · asked by Madog 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
depends on where you are on Earth
2007-08-07 00:40:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on where you are and where is the sun. The shadow at noon can have the following possibilities:
1. North of tropic of Cancer - Shadow will always point north at noon
2. South of tropic of Capricorn - Shadow will always point south at noon.
3. On the equator - Shadow at noon will be right under you on equinoxes, and will point south from March equinox to September equinox and will point north from September equinox to march equinox.
The possibilities are endless in the equatorial regions as the direction of Shadow is a function of your:
1. Hemisphere
2. Latitude
3. Date
That is - the question however can be reliably answered once your hemisphere, latitude and date of observation are known.
Hope that helps.
2007-08-03 06:15:14 · answer #2 · answered by amit t 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It depends where in the world you are and what time of the year t is. For example, if ou were on the equator, and it was the spring equinox, you wouldn't see a shadow anywhere, unless you look under you. If you live in the US, anytime of year, you will see a small shadow to the north at noon.
If you are in Guatemala, in summer solstice, you will see a shadow to the south, because in a summer solstice, the sun is over the Tropic of Cancer, and Guatemala is south of that line.
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2007-08-03 05:47:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
the answers that ask you to take into consideration how far north of the Equator and the time of year are correct...
now, here's my quibble..........there are two noons in a day......one is when your watch says 12:00, the other when the sun gets to the highest point in the sky.........
NOON means the middle of the day; for convenience sake we don't mess with watches every day .....I did years and years of celestial navigation sailing boats around, and a "noon sight"....to establish latitude...was when the sun was highest in the sky.......you keep measuring the height of the sun with a sextant ands when you get your highest reading, thats noon, irregardless of your chronometer
and that varies by about 25 minutes each side of noon over the year.........so on June 22, wait till 12;25 or so and THATS north......
2007-08-04 16:22:09 · answer #4 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No at noon, you do not have a shadow except directly under you. The sun should be directly overhead.
2007-08-03 06:14:29 · answer #5 · answered by Crystal P 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Depends where you are on earth.
It may point North
2007-08-03 10:55:16 · answer #6 · answered by rosie recipe 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, it all depends on where you are on Earth.
2007-08-03 05:45:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
No
2007-08-04 17:44:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋