- The
subsolar point on a
planet or a moon is the
point at
which its Sun is
perceived to be
directly overhead (at the zenith); that is,
where the Sun's rays...
- is a
relatively esoteric subject. By
introducing the
coordinates of the
subsolar point and
using vector analysis, the
formula can be
obtained straightforward...
- the year. On the
equinoxes (approximately
March 20 and
September 23) the
subsolar point crosses Earth's
equator at a
shallow angle,
sunlight shines perpendicular...
-
solstice the
subsolar point is
further south than any
other time: at
latitude 23.44° south,
known as the
Tropic of Capricorn. The
subsolar point will cross...
-
times when the
subsolar point is on the equator,
meaning that the Sun is
exactly overhead at a
point on the
equatorial line. The
subsolar point crosses...
- This
means that the
tropical zone
includes everywhere on
Earth which is a
subsolar point at
least once
during the
solar year. Thus the
maximum latitudes of...
- shadow. When this
occurs at a
given location, the
location is Earth's
subsolar point. A zero
shadow day
occurs twice a year for
locations in the tropics...
-
Capricorn (or the
Southern Tropic) is the
circle of
latitude that
contains the
subsolar point at the
December (or southern) solstice. It is thus the southernmost...
- \phi _{s}} is the
latitude of the
subsolar point, λ s {\displaystyle \lambda _{s}} is the
longitude of the
subsolar point, T G M T {\displaystyle T_{\mathrm...
- and
longitude λ,
using the hour
angle h and
solar declination δ (where δ is
latitude of
subsolar point, and h is
relative longitude of
subsolar point)...
