Question

What are the tropic of Capricorn and the tropic of cancer?

Answer 1

The Tropic of Capricorn can be found at latitude 23.5 degrees south. The Tropic of Cancer is at 23.5 degrees north. The equator is the circle where the sun can be found directly overhead at noon. when the Sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn at noon, it will not be visible from the Arctic Circle. The Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer were delineated because they are both places within the hemisphere where it’s possible for the sun to be directly overhead.When the Tropic of Cancer was first named about 2,000 years ago , the sun was pointed in the direction of the constellation of Cancer during the June solstice.