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Q: How does the Earth tilt on the winter solstice?

The Answer

Last update 2021.10.24

On the day of the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere, the axis of the globe and the north pole of the earth tilt away from the sun, so the sun's rays are at their maximum tilt, as they perpendicular at noon with the Tropic of Capricorn located at a latitude of 23.3 degrees south of the equator, and on this day The Southern Hemisphere experiences the summer solstice.

How does the Earth tilt on the winter solstice?