On which day of the year does the Sun reach the greatest altitude at solar noon in New York City?

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Mark C.
Nov 10, 2017

On the 21st of June (most years) at the summer solstice.

Explanation:

The earth’s axis of rotation is angled at about #23.5^@# to the plane of its orbit. This means we have seasons as the sun appears higher in the sky in summer and lower in winter.

The Wikipedia article here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_orbit provides more details.

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