Zero Shadow Day: A Day without shadow in India

What is Zero Shadow Day?

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Can Zero Shadow Day happen anywhere in world?

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Where does it happen in India?

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But how this phenomenon occurs?

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Does this phenomenon occur everyday?

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What is the position of Earth during such specific time?

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Zero Shadow Day: A Day without shadow in India

What is Zero Shadow Day?

It is a celestial event where vertical objects don't cast shadows at noon.

Can Zero Shadow Day happen anywhere in world?

It occurs between +23.5 and -23.5 degrees latitude or between Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn.

Where does it happen in India?

It occurs in region to the south of the Tropic of Cancer in India.

But how this phenomenon occurs?

When the Sun is at its highest point, it casts no shadow on things on Earth.

Does this phenomenon occur everyday?

Occurring twice a year on basis of position of Sun- on Uttarayan (north) & Dakshinayan (south).

What is the position of Earth during such specific time?

Sun's declination becomes equal to the latitude of the location on the Earth.