Date |
Diagrams |
Important Information |
June |
• Summer Solstice • Noon Sun Overhead at 23.5º N (Tropic of Cancer) • New York Sunrise to the Northeast, New York Sunset to the Northwest • New York Noon Sun at approximately 72º Altitude, to the South • Earth is at aphelion, farthest in its orbit from the Sun. • Gravitational attraction between the Earth and Sun is weakest. • Orbital velocity to be at its lowest. • Locations north of the Arctic Circle (66.5º N) experience 24 hours of daylight. • Locations south of the Antarctic Circle (66.5º S) experience 24 hours of darkness. |
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September |
• Fall Equinox • Noon Sun Overhead at 0º (Equator) • New York Sunrise to the East, New York Sunset to the West • New York Noon Sun at approximately 48.5º Altitude, to the South • All locations on Earth experience 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness. |
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December |
• Winter Solstice • Noon Sun Overhead at 23.5º S (Tropic of Capricorn) • New York Sunrise to the Southeast, New York Sunset to the Southwest • New York Noon Sun at approximately 25º Altitude, to the South • Earth is at perihelion, closest in its orbit to the Sun. • Gravitational attraction between the Earth and Sun is strongest. • Orbital velocity to be at its highest. • Locations north of the Arctic Circle (66.5º N) experience 24 hours of darkness. • Locations south of the Antarctic Circle (66.5º S) experience 24 hours of daylight. |
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March |
• Spring Equinox • Noon Sun Overhead at 0º (Equator) • New York Sunrise to the East, New York Sunset to the West • New York Noon Sun at approximately 48.5º Altitude, to the South • All locations on Earth experience 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness. |
