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Re:Earth and Sun by bostonpete on Friday October 18, 2019 @09:25PM (#21296257)
> I've come to realize that the sun is never directly overhead, not even in summer

It's only ever directly overhead in the tropics.

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Re:Earth and Sun by emmelaich on Friday October 18, 2019 @10:24PM (#21296416)
.. which is defined to be between the tropic of cancer and tropic of capricorn; 23°26′12.2″ north and south of the equator respectively.
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Re:Earth and Sun by TheSpiceIsLife on Friday October 18, 2019 @11:02PM (#21296526)
Which is because the earths axial tilt is that angle:

Earth's mean obliquity is currently 23°26′12.2″ (or 23.43672°) and decreasing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axial_tilt

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