Sun - Roman Geek

The Sun was known as Ra in Ancient Egypt, Helios in Ancient Greece and Sol Invictus in Ancient Rome.
The Bronze Age and the Classical World celebrated the birth of the Sun on the Winter Solstice and celebrated the longest day at the Summer Solstice.
Amongst the Bronze Age Monuments, some ancient Stone Temples were aligned with the Sun on the Winter Solstice.

The Ecliptic is the path of the Sun in the Sky, a line along which the Sun always travels during the Year.
The Moon and the visible Planets nearly all follow a line close to the Ecliptic.
The Sun rises in the East and sets in the West in both Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
However:
- In the Northern Hemisphere, when looking overhead, the Sun arcs through the sky to the south.
- In the Southern Hemisphere, when looking overhead, the Sun arcs through the sky to the north.

These are the two days when at midday, the Sun is directly overhead at the Equator.
- Vernal Equinox
  - occurs on March 20-21 and signifies the beginning of Spring.
- Autumnal Equinox
  - occurs on September 20-21, and signifies the beginning of Autumn.
‘Equinox’ means ‘equal nights’. On these two days, Day and Night are both exactly 12 hours long everywhere on Earth.

It divides the World into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
It is the zero Parallel of Latitude.
At the Equator, the length of Day and Night are always exactly equal: Day is 12 hours long and Night is 12 hours long, every day of the year.
Twice a year, at the Equinoxes, the Sun is directly overhead at midday on the Equator.

The Tropics are Parallels of Latitude, both situated at 23.5° Latitude. This is because the Earth is tilted at an angle of 23.5°.
At the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, the Sun is directly overhead on the Solstices, June 21 and December 21, marking the beginning of Summer and Winter.
The area between these two Parallels is known as the ‘Tropics’. The Tropics do not experience any significant Seasons, as the Sun is always so high in the sky and the temperatures remain the same throughout the year.