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The position of the Sun and the shape of the Earth

15:56 UT Data submission

Enter your observed sun position for April 24th, 2009, 15:56 UT.

Please note:

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
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To this time, the geographical position of the sub-solar point (south of Hawaii) is φ=13.05°N, λ=59.48°W. 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
my_sun_image.jpg Alicia Mustermann Acity 52.3 N 7.2 E 8323 -82.63 21.95

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last change:  31.03.2009