The Tropic of 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 latitude where the Sun ...

The winter solstice, as the name implies, marks the beginning of winter and the point of the year when the sun reaches its lowest point, directly above the Tropic of Capricorn. Solstice is a ...

It happens when the sun is directly above the Tropic of Capricorn, a line of latitude that circles the globe south of the equator, the National Weather Service explains. The farther north you are ...

That's when the sun reaches its most southerly excursion - directly over the Tropic of Capricorn. In the June solstice, conversely, it reaches its most northerly latitude, over the Tropic of Cancer.

This weekend, the winter solstice takes place, meaning Michiganders can start looking forward to longer days and more ...

At that exact time, the sun shines above the Tropic of Capricorn. It appears at its most southerly as seen from the Northern Hemisphere. “The December solstice occurs because the Earth is tilted ...

The Tropic of Capricorn also runs through South America. The Pacific Ocean is to the west of South America and the Atlantic Ocean is to the north and east. South America contains twelve countries ...

Officially, the solstice occurs when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted farthest away from the sun, and the sun appears directly over the Tropic of Capricorn, a line of latitude 23.5 degrees south ...

Well, that’s the exact moment when the sun’s direct rays reach their southernmost point, shining right over the Tropic of Capricorn at 23.5° in the southern hemisphere. This is as far south ...