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GeoAstro Applets |
Astronomy |
Chaos Game |
Java |
Miscel- laneous |
The Azimuth of the Sun at Rise and Set
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Enter the latitude in decimal degrees, enter the longitude in decimal degrees, |
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You may use the keys "d", or "m" to increase the date or month, |
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The azimuth is the angular distance measured along the horizon (compass angle, bearing). The angle is measured clockwise
(eastwards) from the North point: |
The azimuth angle at rise and set (Azo) depends on the current declination (delta) of the Sun and on the latitude (beta) of the observer: At a mid northern latitude (beta=45° N): for sommer solstice (delta = +23.5°) the azimuth angle of the rising Sun is and for winter solstice (delta = -23.5°): |
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Use the Write... menu to get a table, which can be printed (by copy and paste). |
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More Applets and details on my home page:
Applet showing the annual variation of the azimut angle at a fixed hour of the day
Azimuth of the Sun and the Moon at rise or set
Some photos:
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National Geophysical Data Center: magnetic
declination calculator |
(c) 2005-2023 J. Giesen
Last
change:
2023,
Oct 04