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When is the Sun directly overhead (at the zenith) in Rome?

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20th of March and 22 of September
16th of August
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Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn mark the northernmost and southernmost latitudes at which the sun may be seen directly overhead. Since the whole Europe is north of the Tropic of Cancer, it is impossible to see the sun at the zenith there.
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flagItaly
10%
5%
1%
82%
56
flagThailand
6%
18%
6%
68%
16
flagFrance
27%
6%
6%
58%
29
flagthe Netherlands
18%
20%
6%
54%
48
flagNew Zealand
20%
13%
13%
53%
15
flagPoland
25%
17%
7%
49%
21001
flagGermany
30%
15%
9%
43%
446
flagthe United Kingdom
33%
13%
9%
43%
318
flagAustralia
25%
20%
10%
42%
83
flagAustria
32%
17%
8%
42%
75
flagPakistan
36%
15%
9%
39%
33
flagthe United States
30%
18%
9%
38%
828
flagRepublic of Ireland
50%
8%
4%
37%
24
flagGreece
45%
15%
5%
35%
40
flagCanada
41%
23%
5%
29%
55
flagSouth Africa
13%
26%
33%
26%
15
flagIndia
38%
26%
8%
25%
455
flagthe Philippines
35%
27%
12%
25%
48
flagSwitzerland
54%
7%
14%
23%
42
flagUnknown
40%
34%
4%
18%
44

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