Question

What is the Dakshinayanam?

• A. The apparent northward movement of the Sun from the Tropic of Capricorn to the Tropic of Cancer.
• B. The apparent southward movement of the Sun from the Tropic of Capricorn to the Tropic of Cancer.
• C. The apparent northward movement of the Sun from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn.
• D. The apparent southward movement of the Sun from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn.

Answer 1

The correct option is D The apparent southward movement of the Sun from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn.

The apparent southward movement of the Sun from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn is called Dakshinayanam. It is the six-month period between Summer solstice and Winter solstice, when the sun travels towards the south.