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
2460791.5
0.004618055556
-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 Apr 26 [Saturday] Gregorian JD Number = 2460792 JD00 = 2460791.5 = JD for 00h of date Local Time = 00:06:39 = 0.004618055556 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) = 2460791.712951388889 Longitude = -76° 49' 23.915" = -76.8233097222° (W) = -05h 07m 17.594s = -5.1215539815 h ================================================================= Local Mean Sidereal Time at Longitude -76.8233097222° (W) 14h 17m 11.544s = 14.2865400542 h 214° 17' 53.16" = 214.2981008133° Local True Sidereal Time at Longitude = -76.8233097222° (W) 14h 17m 11.549s = 14.2865413734 h 214° 17' 53.23" = 214.2981206010° Greenwich Mean Sidereal Time 19h 24m 29.139s = 19.4080940357 h 291° 07' 17.078" = 291.1214105356° Greenwich True Sidereal Time 19h 24m 29.143s = 19.4080953549 h 291° 07' 17.149" = 291.1214303234° ================================================================= Applied Auxiliary Computations Time Factors Corresponding to Full Astronomical JD T = 0.253161203323 Julian centuries reckoned from J2000.0 t = 0.025316120332 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) +0.078" = +0.0000215673° = Nutation in ecliptical longitude +9.373" = +0.0026036333° = Nutation in ecliptical obliquity +0.005s = +0.0000197877° = Equation of the equinoxes Mean Ecliptic Obliquity 23° 26' 09.598" = 23.4359993677° Nutation in Obliquity +9.373" = +0.0026036333° True Ecliptic Obliquity 23° 26' 18.971" = 23.4386030010°
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