Latitude and Longitude Lines

23% degrees south latitude shows the Tropic of Capricorn

Prime Meridian is the 10" longitude that divides Earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres.

Africa is the only continent through which the three parallels of latitude pass. This second-largest continent is located in the Southern, Northern, Eastern, and Western Hemispheres. The three parallels of latitude, namely the Tropic of Cancer, the Equator, and the Tropic of Capricorn, pass through this continent.

The Earth rotates by 1" (degree) in four minutes. In 24 hours, the Earth rotates 360 degrees (of longitude)

The Equinox occurs when the Sun is vertically above the Equator. In the northern hemisphere, the equinox in March is called the Vernal or Spring Equinox. The September equinox is called the Autumnal or Fall Equinox.

On the equinox day, the entire earth experiences equal days and nights. An equinox occurs when the plane of Earth's equator passes through the centre of the Sun. It takes place twice a year-March 21 and September 23. However, the dates can sometimes vary by a day or two because of the difference between leap and non-leap years.

Winter solstice occurs on the 21st of June in the Southern Hemisphere and on the 22nd of December in the Northern Hemisphere.

On the equinox day, the entire earth experiences equal days and tights.

On the equinox day the entire earth experiences equal days and nights. It takes place twice a year-March 21 and September 23.

The son shines vertically on the equator twice, on the March equines (typically around March 21) and on the September equines (typically around September 22)