#ZeroShadowDay trends on social media as shadows disappear in Bengaluru

Zero Shadow Day, when the sun is above and the reference pole casts no shadow, was seen in Bengaluru today at 12:17. When vertical objects don't throw any shadows on Zero Shadow Day, which happens twice a year, it seems to observers to be rather surreal. Bengaluru locals who witnessed the phenomenon shared a range of photos and videos.

For the unaware, any vertically positioned item that would become shadowless when the sun was directly overhead may serve as the reference pole. According to The Weather Channel, the unusual celestial phenomena mainly happens in areas close to the equator that are between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

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The Zero Shadow was the result of Earth's unique tilt on its axis and occurs twice a year in some parts of the world. The unique phenomenon is observed in places between +23.5- and -23.5-degrees latitude on the planet.

On August 18, Bengaluru will have its subsequent Zero Shadow Day. So this is your opportunity if you missed it the first time.

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