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Q: Why do we say that local time is sun time?
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What state does the sun go over at noon?

Solar noon is the time when the Sun appears to contact the local celestial meridian. This is when the Sun apparently reaches its highest point in the sky, at 12 noon apparent solar time and can be observed using a sundial. The local or clock time of solar noon depends on the longitude and date.


Why is the sun called the local sun?

becase its the bightest star


What is the difference between the position of the sun at mid day on a winters day and mid day on a summers day?

At local apparent noon, the time at which the Sun passes your meridian of longitude, the winter Sun is much lower in the sky than the summer Sun.


What does local time mean?

Local time is the time zone which you are in. If you are close to a major city, then that is your local time zone


How is standard time more useful than local time?

local timeThe time of a place when the midday sun is overhead is called local time.It changes from place to place.The place on the same longitude has the same local time.standard time The local time of the standard meridian of a country is called standard time.It remains same for that particular country.the place on the same longitude has the different standard time.The main difference between local time and standard time is, the local time changes from a place to place, but the standard time remains fixed for the particular country. As per local time, the place/location on the same longitude will have the same local time, but as per the standard time the place on the same longitude will have different standard time.

Related questions

A person knows the sun time on the prime meridian and the local sun time What determination can be made?

Longitude


How is the local time of a place is fixed?

LOCAL TYM OF A PLACE IS FIXED WITH REFERENCE TO THE APPARENT MOVEMENT OF THE SUN. eg. where the sun is over head in the sky it is mid day or 12 noon..


What state does the sun go over at noon?

Solar noon is the time when the Sun appears to contact the local celestial meridian. This is when the Sun apparently reaches its highest point in the sky, at 12 noon apparent solar time and can be observed using a sundial. The local or clock time of solar noon depends on the longitude and date.


What did the astrolabe navigation device use to determne direction latitude and local time?

the sun


What time of day did the sun enter the sign of Scorpio in 1958 in Mansfield Ohio?

In the tropical zodiac, the Sun entered Scorpio at 5.15pm local time on October 23, 1958.


What is the formal way of saying local time?

Well you say "What time is it?" and that should do the trick


What time of day is the shadow shortest?

Noon, because the sun is directly overhead.


What time will the sun set in Nashville on July 10 2010?

The sun set in Nashville on July 10, 2010 at around 8:00 PM local time.


Why is sunrise and sunset the wrong words to describe what is happening?

because if you say sun set it could mean the sun is set in its place the correct term's to say the time when the sun is setting and sun rise is the correct term to use.


What time will the sun rise in Ottawa Ontario Canada on Dec 21 2008?

On December 21, 2008, the sun rose in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada at approximately 7:39 AM local time.


What time did the sun set October 6 2009 in kenosha wi?

Why would you want to know this?About 6:24PM, local time, Central Daylight Time


At what time will the sun set in Reykjavik on October 28 2008?

At 17:29 local time, 8 hours, 36 minutes after sunrise.