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What is the significance of the Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle? (Beginner) The Tropic of Cancer is the circle marking the latitude 23.5 degrees north, where the sun is directly overhead at noon on June 21, the beginning of summer in the northern hemisphere. The Tropic of Capricorn is the circle marking the latitude 23.5 degrees south where the sun is directly overhead at noon on December 21, the beginning of winter in the northern hemisphere.
The sun is directly overhead at solar noon at the Equator on the equinoxes, at the Tropic of Cancer (latitude 23Â°26â²14.1â³ N) on the June solstice, and at the Tropic of Capricorn (23Â°26â²14.1â³ S) on the December solstice.