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Equinox time?
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2024 Sep 21, 10:43 -0700
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2024 Sep 21, 10:43 -0700
The equinox is fast approaching. As I write this, the declination of the Sun is about 0°18.5'N. Near the equinoxes, the rate of change of the Sun's dec is usually rather close to "1 knot" or a minute of arc per hour, so that suggests that the actual "Sun over the equator" moment is about 18.5 hours from right now, which would make it roughly 8:15am Eastern US time (EDT) tomorrow. What is the exact time? Does it depend on any definition issues??
Frank Reed
