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Re: Altitude-less Azimuth formula?
From: John D. Howard
Date: 2019 Nov 10, 15:03 -0800
From: John D. Howard
Date: 2019 Nov 10, 15:03 -0800
Tony,
The formula I use is:
tan(Z) = -sin(t) / ( tan(d) * cos(L) - sin(L) * cos(t) )
where Z is azimuth, d is declination, L is latitude, and t is mederian angle.
Your formula looks the same - with some math reworking.
I used the formula a lot years ago to compute azimuths for a sun compass - also very useful to get a compass check anytime of day using the sun. With smart phone apps the formula is not used much but is still valid.
John H. 41N 100W
