Multiple choice

On which one of the following days will places along the Tropic of Cancer have an equinox?

  1. 21 March

  2. 26 September

  3. 21 June

  4. 22 December

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Explanation

Equinoxes occur when the sun is directly over the equator, which happens on March 21 and September 23. The Tropic of Cancer does not have an equinox; the Earth as a whole does.