On September 1st 2013 at 08:45 GMT the coordinates will be:
Right ascension. 10hours 42 minutes 42 seconds
Declination. 8 degrees 9minutes 42seconds
The Sun has zero declination at the two equinoxes on March 21 and September 21 (approximately). At the autumn equinox in September it crosses the plane of the Earth's orbit from north to south, so its declination goes from positive to negative.
The sun is at its minimum declination during the winter solstice around December 21st, when it appears lowest in the sky for the year. It reaches its maximum declination during the summer solstice around June 21st, when it appears highest in the sky for the year.
Ah, the fall equinox is such a special time when the sun shines directly on the equator. Its declination is zero because it is right over that imaginary line. Nature is always keeping us in balance and harmony. Just visualize that warm sunlight hugging the Earth with love and peace. Stunning! Keep painting those happy little equations, my friend.
The sun's declination migrates through the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn over the course of a year due to the Earth's axial tilt. This results in the changing of seasons in different parts of the world as the sun's direct rays shift between the northern and southern hemispheres.
The angle of the Sun in the sky, its maximum height above the horizon, depends on a measurement called its declination, which varies over a range of ±23.5 degrees. The Sun's declination is zero at the equinoxes, and is +23.5 degrees at the summer solstice (in the northern hemisphere), the longest day, and -23.5 degrees at the winter solstice, the shortest day. Declination is the Sun's latitude on the celestial sphere, and the declination of any obect is equal to the latitude of a set of points along a line of latitude on the Earth's surface at which it passes overhead.
The Sun has zero declination at the two equinoxes on March 21 and September 21 (approximately). At the autumn equinox in September it crosses the plane of the Earth's orbit from north to south, so its declination goes from positive to negative.
Declination is the angular measurement of a celestial body north or south of the "celestial equator". You can think of it as the equivalent of "celestial latitude". The "fixed stars" don't have any change in declination. (Well, they _DO_, but only very slightly and VERY slowly.) The Sun, Moon, and planets all have their own paths within the solar system, so their declinations will change on a day-to-day basis. The Sun is at a declination of zero precisely at the time of the equinox. In September, the Sun's declination is decreasing, and it goes negative immediately after the moment of the equinox. This is generally on September 21, but this can vary a day either way depending on the cycle of leap years.
This only happens on the fall equinox, the dividing line between summer and fall. If you live in the northern hemisphere, this happens on September 21 (plus or minus one day because of the cycle of leap years) and in the southern hemisphere on March 21.
At 12:00 Noon Eastern Time on 3/20/2010, the sun's declination was -0.025 degree.
zero. The plane is contigous through the planet.
23.5 degrees
The declination of the sun changes most slowly near the times of the summer and winter solstices. At these points, the sun reaches its highest and lowest points in the sky, causing its declination to change gradually as it approaches these extreme positions.
The earth's tilt changes the declination of the sun, thus crating seasons.The sun's declination causes spring summer, fall and winter.
The sun is at its minimum declination during the winter solstice around December 21st, when it appears lowest in the sky for the year. It reaches its maximum declination during the summer solstice around June 21st, when it appears highest in the sky for the year.
Ah, the fall equinox is such a special time when the sun shines directly on the equator. Its declination is zero because it is right over that imaginary line. Nature is always keeping us in balance and harmony. Just visualize that warm sunlight hugging the Earth with love and peace. Stunning! Keep painting those happy little equations, my friend.
No, Earth's revolution around the Sun does not affect the right ascension and declination of a star. These coordinates are fixed relative to the celestial sphere and are not impacted by Earth's movement around the Sun. Right ascension and declination are used to locate objects in the sky and remain constant over time for a given star.
The sun's declination migrates through the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn over the course of a year due to the Earth's axial tilt. This results in the changing of seasons in different parts of the world as the sun's direct rays shift between the northern and southern hemispheres.