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What do we call the days when the Sun is directly overhead the equator? solstices aphelions eclipses equinoxes
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What do we call the days when the Sun is directly overhead the equator?
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the answer is equinoxes :)
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Answer;
Equinoxes
Explanation;
Equinoxes are the days when the sun is directly overhead the equator.
The sun is overhead at the equator at noon, two times in a year, at the two equinoxes.
The two equinoxes when the sun is overhead the equator are the spring equinox and the Fall equinox
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The Spring or vernal equinox
occurs on the first day of the spring normally march 20, while
the Fall or autumnal equinox
occurs on the first day of the fall, which is usually 22 September.
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