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decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Lahaina_noon_subsolar_point.svg/330px-Lahaina_noon_subsolar_point.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Lahaina_noon_subsolar_point.svg/440px-Lahaina_noon_subsolar_point.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="384" /></a><figcaption>The subsolar point at Honolulu during <a href="/wiki/Lahaina_Noon" title="Lahaina Noon">Lahaina Noon</a> with the range of possible subsolar points shaded in pink – the angle between the Sun and the local horizontal level is exactly 90° at the subsolar point</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>subsolar point</b> on a <a href="/wiki/Planet" title="Planet">planet</a> is the point at which its <a href="/wiki/Sun" title="Sun">Sun</a> is perceived to be directly overhead (at the <a href="/wiki/Zenith" title="Zenith">zenith</a>);<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> that is, where the Sun's <a href="/wiki/Ray_(optics)" title="Ray (optics)">rays</a> strike the planet exactly <a href="/wiki/Perpendicular" title="Perpendicular">perpendicular</a> to its surface. It can also mean the point closest to the Sun on an <a href="/wiki/Astronomical_object" title="Astronomical object">astronomical object</a>, even though the Sun might not be visible. </p><p>To an observer on a planet with an <a href="/wiki/Axial_tilt" title="Axial tilt">orientation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Earth%27s_rotation" title="Earth's rotation">rotation</a> similar to those of <a href="/wiki/Earth" title="Earth">Earth</a>, the subsolar point will appear to move westward with a speed of 1600 km/h, completing one circuit around the <a href="/wiki/Globe" title="Globe">globe</a> each day, approximately moving along the <a href="/wiki/Equator" title="Equator">equator</a>. However, it will also move <a href="/wiki/Declination" title="Declination">north and south</a> between the <a href="/wiki/Tropics" title="Tropics">tropics</a> over the course of a year, so will appear to spiral like a <a href="/wiki/Helix" title="Helix">helix</a>. </p><p>The subsolar point contacts the <a href="/wiki/Tropic_of_Cancer" title="Tropic of Cancer">Tropic of Cancer</a> on the <a href="/wiki/June_solstice" title="June solstice">June solstice</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Tropic_of_Capricorn" title="Tropic of Capricorn">Tropic of Capricorn</a> on the <a href="/wiki/December_solstice" title="December solstice">December solstice</a>. The subsolar point crosses the <a href="/wiki/Equator" title="Equator">Equator</a> on the <a href="/wiki/March_equinox" title="March equinox">March</a> and <a href="/wiki/September_equinox" title="September equinox">September equinoxes</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coordinates_of_the_subsolar_point">Coordinates of the subsolar point</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Subsolar_point&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Coordinates of the subsolar point"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The subsolar point moves constantly on the surface of the Earth, but for any given time, its coordinates, or <a href="/wiki/Latitude" title="Latitude">latitude</a> and <a href="/wiki/Longitude" title="Longitude">longitude</a>, can be calculated as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><span class="mwe-math-element"><span class="mwe-math-mathml-display mwe-math-mathml-a11y" style="display: none;"><math display="block" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="{\displaystyle \phi _{s}=\delta ,}"> <semantics> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mstyle displaystyle="true" scriptlevel="0"> <msub> <mi>ϕ</mi> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mi>s</mi> </mrow> </msub> <mo>=</mo> <mi>δ</mi> <mo>,</mo> </mstyle> </mrow> <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">{\displaystyle \phi _{s}=\delta ,}</annotation> </semantics> </math></span><img src="https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/9c94e46308338656b4a855437641ebbceb447842" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-display mw-invert skin-invert" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -0.671ex; width:7.183ex; height:2.676ex;" alt="{\displaystyle \phi _{s}=\delta ,}"></span> <span class="mwe-math-element"><span class="mwe-math-mathml-display mwe-math-mathml-a11y" style="display: none;"><math display="block" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="{\displaystyle \lambda _{s}=-15(T_{\mathrm {GMT} }-12+E_{\mathrm {min} }/60).}"> <semantics> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mstyle displaystyle="true" scriptlevel="0"> <msub> <mi>λ</mi> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mi>s</mi> </mrow> </msub> <mo>=</mo> <mo>−</mo> <mn>15</mn> <mo stretchy="false">(</mo> <msub> <mi>T</mi> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mi mathvariant="normal">G</mi> <mi mathvariant="normal">M</mi> <mi mathvariant="normal">T</mi> </mrow> </mrow> </msub> <mo>−</mo> <mn>12</mn> <mo>+</mo> <msub> <mi>E</mi> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mi mathvariant="normal">m</mi> <mi mathvariant="normal">i</mi> <mi mathvariant="normal">n</mi> </mrow> </mrow> </msub> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mo>/</mo> </mrow> <mn>60</mn> <mo stretchy="false">)</mo> <mo>.</mo> </mstyle> </mrow> <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">{\displaystyle \lambda _{s}=-15(T_{\mathrm {GMT} }-12+E_{\mathrm {min} }/60).}</annotation> </semantics> </math></span><img src="https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/707967e5ea3da09eb4d61c2d0aa37c00312b3aec" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-display mw-invert skin-invert" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -0.838ex; width:33.8ex; height:2.843ex;" alt="{\displaystyle \lambda _{s}=-15(T_{\mathrm {GMT} }-12+E_{\mathrm {min} }/60).}"></span> </p><p>where </p> <ul><li><span class="mwe-math-element"><span class="mwe-math-mathml-inline mwe-math-mathml-a11y" style="display: none;"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="{\displaystyle \phi _{s}}"> <semantics> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mstyle displaystyle="true" scriptlevel="0"> <msub> <mi>ϕ</mi> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mi>s</mi> </mrow> </msub> </mstyle> </mrow> <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">{\displaystyle \phi _{s}}</annotation> </semantics> </math></span><img src="https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/c5a9290aa75faebb3080bf33484e1b276490891a" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-inline mw-invert skin-invert" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -0.671ex; width:2.389ex; height:2.509ex;" alt="{\displaystyle \phi _{s}}"></span> is the latitude of the subsolar point in degrees,</li> <li><span class="mwe-math-element"><span class="mwe-math-mathml-inline mwe-math-mathml-a11y" style="display: none;"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="{\displaystyle \lambda _{s}}"> <semantics> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mstyle displaystyle="true" scriptlevel="0"> <msub> <mi>λ</mi> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mi>s</mi> </mrow> </msub> </mstyle> </mrow> <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">{\displaystyle \lambda _{s}}</annotation> </semantics> </math></span><img src="https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/76f9f21a4d0065089dcedd64af294d79efadf87d" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-inline mw-invert skin-invert" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -0.671ex; width:2.359ex; height:2.509ex;" alt="{\displaystyle \lambda _{s}}"></span> is the longitude of the subsolar point in degrees,</li> <li><span class="mwe-math-element"><span class="mwe-math-mathml-inline mwe-math-mathml-a11y" style="display: none;"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="{\displaystyle \delta }"> <semantics> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mstyle displaystyle="true" scriptlevel="0"> <mi>δ</mi> </mstyle> </mrow> <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">{\displaystyle \delta }</annotation> </semantics> </math></span><img src="https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/c5321cfa797202b3e1f8620663ff43c4660ea03a" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-inline mw-invert skin-invert" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -0.338ex; width:1.049ex; height:2.343ex;" alt="{\displaystyle \delta }"></span> is the <a href="/wiki/Declination_of_the_Sun" class="mw-redirect" title="Declination of the Sun">declination of the Sun</a> in degrees,</li> <li><span class="mwe-math-element"><span class="mwe-math-mathml-inline mwe-math-mathml-a11y" style="display: none;"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="{\displaystyle T_{\mathrm {GMT} }}"> <semantics> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mstyle displaystyle="true" scriptlevel="0"> <msub> <mi>T</mi> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mi mathvariant="normal">G</mi> <mi mathvariant="normal">M</mi> <mi mathvariant="normal">T</mi> </mrow> </mrow> </msub> </mstyle> </mrow> <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">{\displaystyle T_{\mathrm {GMT} }}</annotation> </semantics> </math></span><img src="https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/6c3a00f2300309d2771547f801323135387acf45" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-inline mw-invert skin-invert" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -0.671ex; width:5.573ex; height:2.509ex;" alt="{\displaystyle T_{\mathrm {GMT} }}"></span> is the <a href="/wiki/Greenwich_Mean_Time" title="Greenwich Mean Time">Greenwich Mean Time</a> or <a href="/wiki/UTC" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC">UTC</a>, in decimal hours since 00:00:00 UTC on the relevant date</li> <li><span class="mwe-math-element"><span class="mwe-math-mathml-inline mwe-math-mathml-a11y" style="display: none;"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="{\displaystyle E_{\mathrm {min} }}"> <semantics> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mstyle displaystyle="true" scriptlevel="0"> <msub> <mi>E</mi> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mi mathvariant="normal">m</mi> <mi mathvariant="normal">i</mi> <mi mathvariant="normal">n</mi> </mrow> </mrow> </msub> </mstyle> </mrow> <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">{\displaystyle E_{\mathrm {min} }}</annotation> </semantics> </math></span><img src="https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/c05ade5f06af1310eb1b6f32ec4fa7d95947df29" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-inline mw-invert skin-invert" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -0.671ex; width:4.688ex; height:2.509ex;" alt="{\displaystyle E_{\mathrm {min} }}"></span> is the <a href="/wiki/Equation_of_time" title="Equation of time">equation of time</a> in minutes.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Observation_in_specific_locations">Observation in specific locations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Subsolar_point&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Observation in specific locations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Qibla_observation_by_shadows_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Qibla_observation_by_shadows_map.svg/220px-Qibla_observation_by_shadows_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Qibla_observation_by_shadows_map.svg/330px-Qibla_observation_by_shadows_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Qibla_observation_by_shadows_map.svg/440px-Qibla_observation_by_shadows_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a><figcaption>On this <a href="/wiki/Azimuthal_equidistant_projection" title="Azimuthal equidistant projection">azimuthal equidistant projection</a> centred on Mecca, when the subsolar point is on the Ka'bah, shadows of vertical poles on the sunlit hemisphere point away from it</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Qibla_observation_by_shadows" title="Qibla observation by shadows">Qibla observation by shadows</a>, when the subsolar point passes through the <a href="/wiki/Ka%27bah" class="mw-redirect" title="Ka'bah">Ka'bah</a> in <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a>, allowing the <a href="/wiki/Muslim" class="mw-redirect" title="Muslim">Muslim</a> sacred direction to be found by observing shadows.</li> <li>When the point passes through <a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a>, which is the only <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">U.S. state</a> in which this happens, the event is known as <a href="/wiki/Lahaina_Noon" title="Lahaina Noon">Lahaina Noon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="thumb tnone" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:608px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="overflow:auto"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Subsolar_point_date_graph.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Approximate subsolar point dates vs latitude superimposed on a world map, the example in blue denoting Lahaina Noon in Honolulu"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Subsolar_point_date_graph.svg/600px-Subsolar_point_date_graph.svg.png" decoding="async" width="600" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Subsolar_point_date_graph.svg/900px-Subsolar_point_date_graph.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Subsolar_point_date_graph.svg/1200px-Subsolar_point_date_graph.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="158" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Subsolar_point_date_graph.svg" title="File:Subsolar point date graph.svg"> </a></div>Approximate subsolar point dates vs latitude superimposed on a world map, <span class="nowrap">the example in blue</span> denoting Lahaina Noon in Honolulu</div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Subsolar_point&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Subsatellite_point" class="mw-redirect" title="Subsatellite point">Subsatellite point</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Subsolar_point&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output 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