{"id":16056,"date":"2025-04-27T08:35:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T08:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=16056"},"modified":"2025-04-27T08:36:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T08:36:26","slug":"zero-shadow-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/zero-shadow-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Zero Shadow Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>What:<\/strong> The Cosmology Education and Research Training Center (COSMOS), Mysuru, observed &#8216;Zero Shadow Day&#8217; (ZSD).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Why:<\/strong> ZSD is a celestial phenomenon where the sun is directly overhead, causing vertical objects to cast no shadow. This happens twice a year for locations between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>How Observed:<\/strong> COSMOS conducted demonstrations and experiments using Gnomons (Shanku Yantra) where participants measured shadow lengths, observed sunspots, and calculated the sun&#8217;s declination.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Occurence:<\/strong> ZSD happens when the Sun&#8217;s declination aligns with a location&#8217;s latitude. Mysuru experiences ZSD on April 22 and August 19.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Who experiences:<\/strong> Locations between the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn will experience ZSD twice a year.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Why is it important:<\/strong> This phenomenon showcases the Earth&#8217;s axial tilt and its orbit around the sun, impacting the angle of sunlight throughout the year and affecting shadow direction and length. 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