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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.
Capricorn is ruled by the planet Saturn. In the Tropical zodiac, the Sun transits this area of the zodiac from December 22 to January 20 each year. In Sidereal astrology, the sun currently transits the constellation of Capricorn from January 15 - February 14 (approximately).ore symbols in Zodiac : In both astrology and historical astronomy, the zodiac is a circle of twelve 30Â° divisions of celestial longitude that are centered upon the ecliptic: the apparent path of the Sun across the celestiâ¦ read more Â».