Solar equator

The solar equator is the latitude immediately "under" the sun; where the sun is vertically above at midday.[1] Because of the inclination of the Earth's orbit the solar equator varies during the year, from the Tropic of Capricorn in December to the Tropic of Cancer in June.

References

  1. ↑ "Climate and Currents". Retrieved 4 March 2011.
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