title: 23rd parallel north
text: # 23rd parallel north
  
  The 23rd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 23 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of the Tropic of Cancer. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, North America, the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean.
  
  At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 33 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 43 minutes during the winter solstice.
  
  ## Around the world
  
  Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 23° north passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 23°0′N 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 0.000°E﻿ / 23.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian)  Algeria 23°0′N 11°3′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 11.050°E﻿ / 23.000; 11.050﻿ (Niger)  Niger 23°0′N 13°46′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 13.767°E﻿ / 23.000; 13.767﻿ (Libya)  Libya 23°0′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 15.000°E﻿ / 23.000; 15.000﻿ (Chad)  Chad 23°0′N 16°58′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 16.967°E﻿ / 23.000; 16.967﻿ (Libya)  Libya 23°0′N 25°0′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 25.000°E﻿ / 23.000; 25.000﻿ (Egypt)  Egypt 23°0′N 35°27′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 35.450°E﻿ / 23.000; 35.450﻿ (Hala'ib Triangle) Hala'ib Triangle Claimed by both Egypt and Sudan - Egypt controls the territory 23°0′N 35°40′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 35.667°E﻿ / 23.000; 35.667﻿ (Red Sea) Red Sea 23°0′N 38°48′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 38.800°E﻿ / 23.000; 38.800﻿ (Saudi Arabia)  Saudi Arabia 23°0′N 52°32′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 52.533°E﻿ / 23.000; 52.533﻿ (United Arab Emirates)  United Arab Emirates Emirate of Abu Dhabi 23°0′N 55°13′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 55.217°E﻿ / 23.000; 55.217﻿ (Oman)  Oman 23°0′N 59°7′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 59.117°E﻿ / 23.000; 59.117﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea 23°0′N 68°54′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 68.900°E﻿ / 23.000; 68.900﻿ (India)  India Gujarat - passing just south of Ahmedabad Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh Jharkhand West Bengal 23°0′N 88°52′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 88.867°E﻿ / 23.000; 88.867﻿ (Bangladesh)  Bangladesh 23°0′N 91°32′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 91.533°E﻿ / 23.000; 91.533﻿ (India)  India Tripura - for about 20 km (12 mi) 23°0′N 91°43′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 91.717°E﻿ / 23.000; 91.717﻿ (Bangladesh)  Bangladesh 23°0′N 92°23′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 92.383°E﻿ / 23.000; 92.383﻿ (India)  India Mizoram 23°0′N 93°8′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 93.133°E﻿ / 23.000; 93.133﻿ (Myanmar)  Myanmar (Burma) 23°0′N 99°31′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 99.517°E﻿ / 23.000; 99.517﻿ (China)  People's Republic of China Yunnan 23°0′N 104°50′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 104.833°E﻿ / 23.000; 104.833﻿ (Vietnam)  Vietnam 23°0′N 105°48′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 105.800°E﻿ / 23.000; 105.800﻿ (China)  People's Republic of China Guangxi Guangdong — passing just south of Guangzhou 23°0′N 116°31′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 116.517°E﻿ / 23.000; 116.517﻿ (South China Sea) South China Sea 23°0′N 120°7′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 120.117°E﻿ / 23.000; 120.117﻿ (Taiwan)  Republic of China (Taiwan) Passing through Tainan 23°0′N 121°19′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 121.317°E﻿ / 23.000; 121.317﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of the island of Nihoa, Hawaii, United States 23°0′N 110°5′W﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 110.083°W﻿ / 23.000; -110.083﻿ (Mexico)  Mexico Baja California peninsula 23°0′N 109°42′W﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 109.700°W﻿ / 23.000; -109.700﻿ (Gulf of California) Gulf of California 23°0′N 106°11′W﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 106.183°W﻿ / 23.000; -106.183﻿ (Mexico)  Mexico 23°0′N 97°46′W﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 97.767°W﻿ / 23.000; -97.767﻿ (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico 23°0′N 83°13′W﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 83.217°W﻿ / 23.000; -83.217﻿ (Cuba)  Cuba Passing just south of Havana 23°0′N 79°59′W﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 79.983°W﻿ / 23.000; -79.983﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 23°0′N 74°55′W﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 74.917°W﻿ / 23.000; -74.917﻿ (Bahamas)  Bahamas Long Island 23°0′N 74°51′W﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 74.850°W﻿ / 23.000; -74.850﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just north of Crooked Island, Bahamas Passing just south of Samana Cay, Bahamas 23°0′N 16°8′W﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 16.133°W﻿ / 23.000; -16.133﻿ (Western Sahara) Western Sahara Claimed by Morocco 23°0′N 13°5′W﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 13.083°W﻿ / 23.000; -13.083﻿ (Mauritania)  Mauritania 23°0′N 6°20′W﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 6.333°W﻿ / 23.000; -6.333﻿ (Mali)  Mali 23°0′N 1°40′W﻿ / ﻿23.000°N 1.667°W﻿ / 23.000; -1.667﻿ (Algeria)  Algeria
  