The position of the Sun and the shape of the Earth

6:47 UT Data submission

Enter your observed sun position for April 24^th, 2009, 06:47 UT.

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To this time, the geographical position of the sub-solar point (south of Hawaii) is φ=12.93°N, λ=77.79°E. The distance to that point can be calculated with the help of the NOAA National Hurricane Center.

Example Table

Filename (your local)	Observer	Location	Latitude φ in degrees	longitude λ in degrees	Distance to the sub-solar point in km	Azimuth A in degrees	Altitude h in degrees
	Udo Backhaus	Essen	52.464 N	7.0 E	7536	-83.0	22.1

Udo Backhaus

last change:  31.03.2009