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-as of [30 MARCH 2024]-
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-the Tropic of Capricorn (or the Southern Tropic) is the circle of latitude that contains the subsolar point on the December (or southern) solstice-
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(it is thus the southernmost latitude where the Sun can be directly overhead)
(its northern equivalent is the ‘Tropic of Cancer’)
(the ‘Tropic of Capricorn’ is 1 of the 5 major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth)
(as of 29 May 2017, its latitude is 23°26′13.3″ (or 23.43703°) south of the equator, but it is very gradually moving northward, currently at the rate of 0.47 arcseconds, or 15 metres, per year)
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