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When is the Sun directly overhead (at the zenith) in Rome?

21th of June
20th of March and 22 of September
16th of August
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Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn mark the northernmost and southernmost latitudes at which the sun may be seen directly overhead. Since the whole Europe is north of the Tropic of Cancer, it is impossible to see the sun at the zenith there.
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20th of March and 22 of September
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flagItaly
10%
5%
1%
82%
56
flagThailand
6%
18%
6%
68%
16
flagFrance
27%
6%
6%
58%
29
flagthe Netherlands
19%
21%
6%
53%
47
flagNew Zealand
20%
13%
13%
53%
15
flagPoland
25%
17%
7%
49%
20842
flagGermany
31%
15%
9%
43%
438
flagthe United Kingdom
33%
13%
9%
43%
316
flagAustralia
24%
20%
11%
41%
81
flagAustria
32%
17%
8%
41%
74
flagPakistan
36%
15%
9%
39%
33
flagthe United States
30%
18%
9%
38%
815
flagRepublic of Ireland
50%
8%
4%
37%
24
flagGreece
45%
15%
5%
35%
40
flagCanada
41%
23%
5%
29%
55
flagNorway
42%
28%
0%
28%
14
flagIndia
38%
26%
8%
25%
455
flagthe Philippines
35%
27%
12%
25%
48
flagSwitzerland
53%
7%
14%
24%
41
flagUnknown
40%
34%
4%
18%
44

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