Sidereal Time Calculator For Any Date, Time and Longitude
PHP Program by Jay Tanner
Local Date
±
Y M D (Neg=BC)
Local Time
HH MM SS (00 to 24h)
Local Time Zone Offset
HH MM (Neg/Pos = W/E)
ΔT (Delta T)
±
HMS
UT
2460873.5
0.282268518519
-0.208333333333
+0.000000000000
Calendar Mode:
Julian
Gregorian
Longitude:
±Deg.ddd or ±D M S (Neg=W)
-76.8233097222
IMPORTANT:
Make sure that the local time, time zone and longitude are correctly matched for the location.
OPTIONAL:
NASA Polynomial ΔT estimate = +75 sec = +00h 01m 15s
Double-Click Within Text Area to Select ALL Text
SIDEREAL TIME FOR GIVEN DATE, TIME AND LONGITUDE Local Date = 2025 Jul 17 [Thursday] Gregorian JD Number = 2460874 JD00 = 2460873.5 = JD for 00h of date Local Time = 06:46:28 = 0.282268518519 day T Zone Diff = -05:00 = -0.208333333333 day Delta T = +00:00:00 = +0.000000000000 day Astronomical Julian Date: JDTT = JDNum - 0.5 + LTFrac - (TZFrac) + (dTFrac) = 2460873.990601851852 Longitude = -76° 49' 23.915" = -76.8233097222° (W) = -05h 07m 17.594s = -5.1215539815 h ================================================================= Local Mean Sidereal Time at Longitude -76.8233097222° (W) 02h 21m 23.764s = 2.3566011709 h 35° 20' 56.46" = 35.3490175633° Local True Sidereal Time at Longitude = -76.8233097222° (W) 02h 21m 23.970s = 2.3566584511 h 35° 20' 59.56" = 35.3498767659° Greenwich Mean Sidereal Time 07h 28m 41.359s = 7.4781551524 h 112° 10' 20.378" = 112.1723272856° Greenwich True Sidereal Time 07h 28m 41.565s = 7.4782124326 h 112° 10' 23.471" = 112.1731864883° ================================================================= Applied Auxiliary Computations Time Factors Corresponding to Full Astronomical JD T = 0.255413842624 Julian centuries reckoned from J2000.0 t = 0.025541384262 Julian millennia reckoned from J2000.0 Circular Trig Functions of Given Longitude Longitude = -76.8233097222° (W) sin(Lon) = -0.973671722605411 cos(Lon) = +0.227954768756023 tan(Lon) = -4.271337370649689 Nutations (IAU 2000B Series) +3.371" = +0.0009364726° = Nutation in ecliptical longitude +8.744" = +0.0024287740° = Nutation in ecliptical obliquity +0.206s = +0.0008592027° = Equation of the equinoxes Mean Ecliptic Obliquity 23° 26' 09.492" = 23.4359700778° Nutation in Obliquity +8.744" = +0.0024287740° True Ecliptic Obliquity 23° 26' 18.236" = 23.4383988518°
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