For this Year: a: b: Date: d: m: y: 0 < LHA < 90 < LHA < 180 < LHA < 270
d: m: y: 0 < LHA < 90 < LHA < 180 < LHA < 270 < LHA < 360
GMT: hrs: min: sec: 180 LHA: 360 Cos Cotan
Aries GHA: : . LHA: -LHA: -180 -LHA: Step 1: Set 0
If 1 > H > 90, Set dec. If dec. < 0:54'
a inc : . Sextant alt: : . assume other lon.
H= H= H= H= See rules
Set H
Hours inc: : . Index error: : . Same W: + W: - W: - W: +
Contrary W: - W: - W: - W: - Read W
Mins. Inc: : . Dip corr: : .
Secs. Inc: : . Refract. corr: : . (90) (89: 60)
Final GHA Aries: : . Ho (T) : . Assumed lat: - : . N / S Step 2: Set W
Set H
If GHA > 360 - 360 : . Hc = (A) : . Co-lat. = : .
SHA star : + : . a= T / A : . Take lable
from larger
W: + / - : . Set Y
Read Az If Az > 85
Final GHA star: : . (180) (179: 60) See rules
If X<90, Y=X
If GHA > 360 - 360 : . X=|Co-lat +/- W| : . If X> 90, Y= 180-X
If 0:54' > Y > 89:15'
|Y|= : . assume other lat.
Step 3: Set Az
Set Y
Sun GHA: : . If obs. body S (180)(179: 60)
Set 0
Hourly accn: : . If obs. body N (360)(359: 60)
Read Hc
Quad corr: : . Az: + / - : .
Hours inc: : . Zn = : .
Mins. Inc: : . Az/Zn Rules: 0 < LHA < 180 < LHA: < 360 Rules: If dec. Is less than 0:54' omit step one and set W = dec. If lat.
also < 1 assume lat. = 1 compute Az, then interchange dec. and
If X > 90, Zn=360-Az Zn=Az lat. and compute Hc
Secs. Inc: : . N Lat.
If X < 90, Zn=180+Az Zn=180-Az
If X > 90, Zn=180+Az Zn=180-Az If Az greater than 85 use it to compute Zn, but interchange dec.
Final GHA Sun: : . S Lat.
If X < 90, Zn=360-Az Zn=Az and lat. to compute Hc.
If GHA > 360 - 360 : .
LHA = GHA +/- assumed lon. + If lon. east, - if lon. West
GHA Sun/star: : .
Assumed lon: + \ - : .
LHA : .
If LHA = N*90 +\- 1, assume other
lon.
Declination: N / S : .
Hrly rate : .
Ann/quad corr: : .
Final dec: N / S : .