Dater and month when sun rays are vertical over equator
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Sun rays being vertical or horizontal depend solely on how they are perceived from a reference observation point. They’re called vertical if the sun is overhead, because the standard, most obvious reference point is you, and the sun rays are vertical with respect to you, standing on the Earth.
Now if you were in a far enough orbit around Earth, and in a position such that the sun were on your right and the Earth on your left (say) , the same rays would appear horizontal with respect to you.
The explanation is that when you stand on the Earth, you’re always in the radial direction. If you consider the scenario where you’re in orbit, the person standing on the Earth (to whom the rays appear vertical), is horizontal with respect to you.
When you consider that fact, the rays are vertical or horizontal because that distinction depends on the reference point chosen to observe them. They’re still called vertical because they appear so on the surface of the earth.
Why sun rays are considered as "vertical sun rays" though they fall horizontally on the earth?
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Sun rays being vertical or horizontal depend solely on how they are perceived from a reference observation point. They’re called vertical if the sun is overhead, because the standard, most obvious reference point is you, and the sun rays are vertical with respect to you, standing on the Earth.
Now if you were in a far enough orbit around Earth, and in a position such that the sun were on your right and the Earth on your left (say) , the same rays would appear horizontal with respect to you.
The explanation is that when you stand on the Earth, you’re always in the radial direction. If you consider the scenario where you’re in orbit, the person standing on the Earth (to whom the rays appear vertical), is horizontal with respect to you.
When you consider that fact, the rays are vertical or horizontal because that distinction depends on the reference point chosen to observe them. They’re still called vertical because they appear so on the surface of the earth.