Why are shadows shorter at noon time?

Here's a rough diagram. You will see that the Sun is directly overhead at noon, and then gradually gets lower in the sky to finally disappear below the Horizon. read more

The shadows we see outside are mostly caused by the sun, and at noon, the sun is directly above us. Because of this, there isn't much to block the light from directly reaching the Earth, which is what would normally cause a shadow. read more

In a day, shadow length is shortest at noon time and longest when the sun is near horizon i.e. sunset and sunrise. The reason for this is that the angle between earth’s surface and sun beam is maximum at noon and minimum during sunrise/sunset. read more