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What is the hour angle in the morning before the sun crosses the local meridian?
What is the hour angle in the morning before the sun crosses the local meridian?
Positive values
How is the hour angle expressed?
How is the hour angle expressed?
In degrees
At what time would the hour angle be +15 degrees solar time?
At what time would the hour angle be +15 degrees solar time?
11:00 A.M.
What does a negative hour angle indicate in the afternoon?
What does a negative hour angle indicate in the afternoon?
How is the location of the sun at any time of day described?
How is the location of the sun at any time of day described?
When is the azimuth angle positive?
When is the azimuth angle positive?
When is the azimuth angle negative?
When is the azimuth angle negative?
What factors do the azimuth and altitude angles of the sun depend on?
What factors do the azimuth and altitude angles of the sun depend on?
How can you compute the altitude angle of the sun?
How can you compute the altitude angle of the sun?
What is the latitude of Montreal, Quebec?
What is the latitude of Montreal, Quebec?
What is the solar declination on the summer solstice?
What is the solar declination on the summer solstice?
How can you compute the azimuth angle of the sun?
How can you compute the azimuth angle of the sun?
What is the altitude angle of the sun at 3:00 P.M. solar time in Montreal, Quebec on the summer solstice?
What is the altitude angle of the sun at 3:00 P.M. solar time in Montreal, Quebec on the summer solstice?
What direction is the azimuth angle pointing at 3:00 P.M. solar time in Montreal, Quebec on the summer solstice?
What direction is the azimuth angle pointing at 3:00 P.M. solar time in Montreal, Quebec on the summer solstice?
