Talk:Tropic of Cancer

message: This solstice entered Taurus from Gemini in December 1989 see ecliptic --Tauʻolunga 02:36, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  northern solstice 

message: I removed the reference to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.  The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through their territories.  Indeed, it passes through the Bahamas, which are a good 500 miles north of P.R.    Not home 14:48, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands 

message: I'm not even going to bother logging in. As a rule, I don't
contribute all too frequently. And I wont take it upon myself
to make changes now.I just question whether it is appropriate
to give Myanmar recognition or if if would be more appropriate
to list it as Burma. Just a thought.
68.205.139.90 (talk) 13:07, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Not sure what that's got to do with political correctness, but we should probably give both names. Bazonka (talk) 16:11, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Political Correctness 

message: The article says that the tropic is 23° 26′ 22″ north of the Equator, but should not the location be different according to the reference Elipsoid?--200.103.134.145 (talk) 02:03, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Location and Geodesic Datum 

message: The phrase "the sun is directly overhead the Tropic of Cancer on the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere" is inaccurate because summer does not always start on the solstice - it varies by culture/jurisdiction. I plan to remove this reference and rewrite / rearrange the lead section unless anyone objects.
Wally1972b (talk) 06:26, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds OK as long as we're clear about astronomical summer vs. cultural seasons. I though by definition the farthest extent of the sun is at the solstice and is at the tropic lines -- in other words that both summer and the tropic of Cancer and Capricorn are defined by the sun being at a particular highest point because of the earth's orbit and tilt. DavidH (talk) 16:51, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inaccurate reference to the 1st day of summer 

message: :File:tropic-cancer-slp-mexico.JPG used to be on this page.  It was removed by user:99.181.110.239 on 14 May 2010.  Granted it is not a very pretty monument, but is this a sufficient reason to remove the photo?  There are not many other monuments to choose from.  --Lasunncty (talk) 11:41, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image 

message: There's something broken with linking. On the English site "Tropic of Cancer" there is no Polish language to choose. And Polish "Zwrotnik raka" does not have an English link. What is interesting you can click on the German version and then you can get to the Polish site, but only in this direction.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.156.86.72 (talk) 21:45, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: - By the way, it wasn't broken, there was just no interwiki link there yet. The relevant interwiki link has now been added. Thanks. Set Sail For The Seven Seas 344° 32' 29" NET 22:58, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  other languages 

message: One of the images on this rev is captioned "this is the only place where the latitude is marked with absolute precision and where the annual drift between 2005 and 2010 can be appreciated." What is an "annual drift"? It is not defined in the article nor can I easily find this out in the Google Test. Valley2city‽ 17:38, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: This is not a technical term; it just means the amount the tropic moves every year.  The article does mention this motion and gives a link to more information in another article. --Lasunncty (talk) 07:39, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  "annual drift"? 

message: The following coordinate fixes are needed for
geo:23.433333,52.133333
When opened in Google Maps the drop pin is on the Saudi Arabia side if the border with the UAE.  It is supposed to show the Tropic of Cancer in the UAE, not in KSA.
—2.49.182.122 (talk) 17:19, 10 October 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I have amended it. Bazonka (talk) 19:42, 10 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coordinate error 

message: I see some people keep constantly posting the actual date into the article. It is right the angle does change constantly but the sun is only once a year in actual zenit over the tropic and changes are so minimal that with each day that it does not make sense to write 15th of January it was here, 16th of January there. If somebody is willing to write down the mili-second degree it changes everyday than fine by me but its has to be updated everyday but if you leave the coordinates that I looked out for the 21st of June when the Sun is in actual Zenit over the Tropic and write next to it 1st of February than it's simply wrong. So please stop changing the article all the time or calculate the position of the tropic everyday if you have ample time! I took myself the time to calculate when summer solstice is occurring and where the tropic lies at that specific moment, so if a person wanted to see the sun in Zenit in a given year the coordinates are very accurate. I hope this way you finally understand my reasoning!
:Please see my talk page.  I responded to you there. --Lasunncty (talk) 10:45, 3 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Regarding constant date changes 

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replies: text: Bot edit seems good. But now I question if that source really is useful enough to have on this page.  It seems to be mentioned as a reference for either the rate of change or the 1917 value, but neither of those figures are in the source.  --Lasunncty (talk) 08:42, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Is it worth noting in this wiki article that this parallel is the southern limit in which Article 5 can be invoked by the parties to the North Atlantic Treaty? 160.93.6.9 (talk) 14:59, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: North Atlantic Treaty Article 6

message: The paragraph "There are approximately 13 hours, 35 minutes of daylight during the summer solstice. During the winter solstice, there are 10 hours, 41 minutes of daylight." is not accurate or complete without the LATITUDE for which these statements are true. Is this meant to say that ON THE TROPIC LINES, this statement is true? Please make this clear. Thanks! Tina Kimmel (talk) 06:08, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing location 

message: And yet 17 are listed
14.202.71.217 (talk) 15:08, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: I guess depending on whether you included Western Sahara and Taiwan, you could have between 15 and 17.  Maybe we should leave the number out to avoid controversy? --Lasunncty (talk) 06:23, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. I've changed it. Bazonka (talk) 08:06, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  the Tropic of Cancer passes through 16 countries 

message: trump he a Cheeto he an orange he doesn't wear a mask he dumb and he gonna die for it because he got covid.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.228.34.254 (talk) 13:36, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: That is fascinating, but not particularly relevant to the Tropic of Cancer. Thanks anyway. Bazonka (talk) 20:14, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  trump 

message: I can't find the signage on Google Street View either currently or going back a decade or so. Are we sure this picture is accurately attributed? Frunobulax (talk) 18:24, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Found here: , on street view from 2009 or earlier. --Lasunncty (talk) 08:02, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't see it there either. Frunobulax (talk) 18:16, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: It's on the west side of the road.  The year signs were removed sometime between 2009 and 2017, and the Trópico sign was removed sometime between 2019 and 2021.  --Lasunncty (talk) 21:53, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Signage on Mexican Highway 83 

message: Ans 139.5.37.151 (talk) 02:46, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tropical of cancer (23⁰30⁰)