The sun is directly overhead at solar noon at the Equator on the equinoxes , at the Tropic of Cancer ( latitude 23 ° 26 ′ 16 ″ N ) on the June solstice , and at the Tropic of Capricorn ( 23 ° 26 ′ 16 ″ S ) on the December solstice .
The sun is directly overhead at solar noon at the equator on the equinoxes ; at Tropic of Cancer ( latitude 23 1\/2 ° N ) on the summer solstice in June ; and at Tropic of Capricorn ( 23 1\/2 ° S ) on the winter solstice in December .