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Our latitude in Shawnee is 35 degrees north, and we find Polaris 35 degrees above the northern horizon. Similarly, to sail west at a constant latitude Columbus kept the north star at a constant altitude above the horizon.
Since the Earth's axis is tilted 23.5 degrees, then on this particular day, the Sun's rays are striking the Earth directly at a latitude approximately 23.5 degrees north of the equator (that is, the Sun's rays are coming in at an angle of 90 degrees here; this is the subsolar point). View answerHide answer. 2  The Sun at noon would be 23.5 degrees above the horizon. 3  The Sun's altitude at 23.5 degrees north is 90 degrees (directly overhead). 4  The difference in latitude between the subsolar point (23.5 degrees north) and the North Pole (90 degrees north) is 66.5, and 90-66.5=23.5.