Emirates | The areas that will witness the phenomenon of no shadow at noon, starting from Monday

Weather of Arabia - The Emirates Astronomy Society has clarified that the southern regions of the country (Umm Al-Zamoul, Liwa, Madinat Zayed and Al-Quaa) will witness during the period from June 6 this year until next July 7 the phenomenon of the absence of noon shadow, due to the perpendicularity of the sun to the latitudes in these areas. The Tropic of Cancer cuts across the southern parts of the country. Also, regions of the country will witness the shortest shadow of the demise (noon), during the year during this period.

Ibrahim Al-Jarwan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Astronomy Society, a member of the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences, said: "The disappearance of the shadow will be with the time of noon around 12:25 pm UAE time, and therefore no shadow is seen for people or buildings during the noon time."

(This is how things look when there is no noon shadow, a strange scene as if it had been modified in Photoshop)

He pointed out that the first perpendicularity of the midday sun will be in the far south of the Emirates on June 6, near Umm al-Zamoul area. July 10 The perpendicular position moves south and the meridian shadow begins to stretch.

The sun is perpendicular to the Tropic of Cancer on June 21, accompanied by the lowest shadow of the demise throughout the northern part of the Earth and the shortest night and the longest day in the northern part of the Earth, while it is perpendicular to the Tropic of Capricorn around December 21, accompanied by the maximum shadow of the demise throughout the northern part of the Earth. The shortest day and the longest night in the northern part of the Earth.

It is noteworthy that the areas that lie between the Tropic of Cancer at 23.5 north, part of which falls within the southern regions of the country, and the Tropic of Capricorn at 23.5 south, are perpendicular to the sun at two dates during the year and differ from one region to another according to the latitude of the site.

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