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World map showing the Tropic of Cancer Relationship of Earth's axial tilt (ε) to the tropical and polar circles. The Tropic of Cancer, also known as the Northern Tropic, is the Earth's northernmost circle of latitude where the Sun can be seen directly overhead.
World map with the intertropical zone highlighted in crimson Areas of the world with tropical climates. The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator.They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at 23°26′09.9″ (or 23.43609°) N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere at 23°26′09.9″ (or 23.43609°) S.
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Its northern equivalent is the Tropic of Cancer. The Tropic of Capricorn is one of the five major circles of latitude marked on maps of Earth. Its latitude is currently 23°26′09.9″ (or 23.43609°) [1] south of the Equator, but it is very gradually moving northward, currently at the rate of 0.47 arcseconds, or 15 metres, per year.
The Torrid Zone, between the Tropic of Cancer at 23°26′09.9″ N and the Tropic of Capricorn at 23°26′09.9″ S, covers 39.78% of Earth's surface. The South Temperate Zone, between the Tropic of Capricorn at 23°26′09.9″ S and the Antarctic Circle at 66°33′50.1″ S, covers 25.99% of Earth's surface.
The latitude of the circle is approximately the angle between the Equator and the circle, with the angle's vertex at Earth's centre. The Equator is at 0°, and the North Pole and South Pole are at 90° north and 90° south, respectively. The Equator is the longest circle of latitude and is the only circle of latitude which also is a great circle.
Subsolar point. The subsolar point on a planet is the point at which its Sun is perceived to be directly overhead (at the zenith ); [1] that is, where the Sun's rays strike the planet exactly perpendicular to its surface. It can also mean the point closest to the Sun on an astronomical object, even though the Sun might not be visible.
World map with the Torrid Zone, the area between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, highlighted in red. The International Solar Alliance ( ISA ) is an alliance of more than 120 signatory countries, [ 1 ] most being sunshine countries , which lie either completely or partly between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn .