The position of the Sun in the sky is a function of both the time and the geographic location of observation on Earth's surface. As Earth orbits the Sun...
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given season. The relative position of the Sun is a major factor in the heat gain of buildings and in the performance of solar energy systems. Accurate...
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The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is a massive, nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion...
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Sun sign astrology, or star sign astrology, is a modern simplified system of Western astrology which considers only the position of the Sun at birth,...
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The Sun position in aerial combat is the pilot's ability to position the aircraft relative to the Sun in relationship to the position of the enemy aircraft...
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Solar time (redirect from Mean sun)
calculation of the passage of time based on the position of the Sun in the sky. The fundamental unit of solar time is the day, based on the synodic rotation...
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Zodiac (redirect from The figures of the zodiac)
modern astrologers, who place the beginning of the sign of Aries at the position of the Sun at the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere (March equinox)...
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A Sun sensor is a navigational instrument used by spacecraft to detect the position of the Sun. Sun sensors are used for attitude control, solar array...
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Analemma (category Dynamics of the Solar System)
showing the position of the Sun in the sky as seen from a fixed location on Earth at the same mean solar time, as that position varies over the course of a...
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Solar deity (redirect from God of the sun)
sun deity is a deity who represents the Sun or an aspect thereof. Such deities are usually associated with power and strength. Solar deities and Sun worship...
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navigate using the Sun as a compass. Orientation cues from the position of the Sun in the sky are combined with an indication of time from the animal's internal...
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Celestial navigation (redirect from Shooting the sun)
sights of the Sun and the horizon whilst on the surface of the Earth is commonly used, providing various methods of determining position, one of which...
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Heliocentrism (redirect from Sun-centred Universe)
known as the heliocentric model) is a superseded astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun at the centre of the universe...
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Antikythera mechanism (redirect from The Antikythera Mechanism)
intercalation. The dial also marks the position of the Sun on the ecliptic, corresponding to the current date in the year. The orbits of the Moon and the five planets...
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Solar zenith angle (redirect from Sun elevation)
the solar azimuth angle to determine the position of the Sun as observed from a given location on the surface of the Earth. cos θ s = sin α s = sin...
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Horoscope (redirect from Time of birth)
representing the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, astrological aspects and sensitive angles at the time of an event, such as the moment of a person's...
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Albedo (redirect from Albedo of the Earth)
position of the Sun). While directional-hemispherical reflectance factor is calculated for a single angle of incidence (i.e., for a given position of...
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Prague astronomical clock (category Astronomical clocks in the Czech Republic)
the position of the Sun and Moon in the sky and displaying various astronomical details; statues of various Catholic saints stand on either side of the...
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antiquity, the position of the Sun when at the March equinox is now in Pisces; when it is at the September equinox, it is in Virgo (as of J2000). Along...
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Solar azimuth angle (redirect from Sun altitude)
The solar azimuth angle is the azimuth (horizontal angle with respect to north) of the Sun's position. This horizontal coordinate defines the Sun's relative...
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Flag flying days in Sweden (redirect from Namesday of the Queen)
the position of the sun, but there are also guidelines specified by military tradition. The flag is hoisted at 08:00 in the summer and 09:00 in the winter...
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The Gate of the Sun, also known as the Gateway of the Sun (in older literature simply called "(great) monolithic Gateway of Ak-kapana", is a monolithic...
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Divine Comedy (redirect from The Devine Comedy)
to the implications of a spherical Earth, such as the different stars visible in the southern hemisphere, the altered position of the sun, and the various...
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Astronomical clock (category History of astrology)
astronomical information, such as the relative positions of the Sun, Moon, zodiacal constellations, and sometimes major planets. The term is loosely used to refer...
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that Vishnudevananda modelled the positions of the Sun Salutation for photographs in the book, and that he recognised the sequence "for what it mainly...
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Lunisolar calendar (redirect from The Simple Lunisolar Calendar Leap Years)
calendars. The date of lunisolar calendars therefore indicates both the Moon phase and the time of the solar year, that is the position of the Sun in the Earth's...
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astronomical measurements. The bulk of the work, however, is a collection of tabulated precomputed values that provide the position of the sun at any point in time...
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Ecliptic (redirect from Plane of the ecliptic)
Earth takes one year to orbit the Sun, the apparent position of the Sun takes one year to make a complete circuit of the ecliptic. With slightly more than...
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inaccuracies, as Earth's rotation around the Sun does not follow a uniform time of 24 hours. On a sundial, the position of the sun would be 14 minutes behind around...
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