<p>I have been trying to figure this out and I think the answer might be - once per day for anyone living on the Tropic of Cancer or Capricorn. Is that right? To be clear - I want to know where on Earth and when/how often a person standing upright will be standing with the floor parallel to the ecliptic plane? Thank you for your help!</p>

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2020-01-25T18:10:11.653Z
What Barry said. The ecliptic will be parallel to the floor & horizon planes when a pole of the ecliptic is overhead (at the zenith). See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_pole
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2020-01-26T18:57:51.943Z
@WillT The title and body of the post ask two different questions. Which question do you want answered? Title: person parallel to ecliptic plane. Body: floor parallel to ecliptic plane, so person is perpendicular to the ecliptic.
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2020-01-27T11:16:54.760Z
edited Question. Yes I mean with Floor parallel
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Where and when will someone on Earth be standing with the floor parallel to the Ecliptic plane?
Will T
# Where and when will someone on Earth be standing with the floor parallel to the Ecliptic plane?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-01-25)

I have been trying to figure this out and I think the answer might be - once per day for anyone living on the Tropic of Cancer or Capricorn. Is that right? To be clear - I want to know where on Earth and when/how often a person standing upright will be standing with the floor parallel to the ecliptic plane? Thank you for your help!

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What Barry said. The ecliptic will be parallel to the floor & horizon planes when a pole of the ecliptic is overhead (at the zenith). See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_pole  
> **username_2**: @WillT The title and body of the post ask two different questions. Which question do you want answered? Title: person parallel to ecliptic plane. Body: floor parallel to ecliptic plane, so person is perpendicular to the ecliptic.  
> **username_0**: edited Question. Yes I mean with Floor parallel  

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