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  2. Barycentric Dynamical Time - Wikipedia

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    Barycentric Dynamical Time ( TDB, from the French Temps Dynamique Barycentrique) is a relativistic coordinate time scale, intended for astronomical use as a time standard to take account of time dilation [1] when calculating orbits and astronomical ephemerides of planets, asteroids, comets and interplanetary spacecraft in the Solar System.

  3. Position of the Sun - Wikipedia

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    convert to the equatorial coordinate system, and; convert to the horizontal coordinate system, for the observer's local time and location. This is the coordinate system normally used to calculate the position of the Sun in terms of solar zenith angle and solar azimuth angle, and the two parameters can be used to depict the Sun path.

  4. Hour angle - Wikipedia

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    Hour angle. The hour angle is indicated by an orange arrow on the celestial equator plane. The arrow ends at the hour circle of an orange dot indicating the apparent place of an astronomical object on the celestial sphere. In astronomy and celestial navigation, the hour angle is the dihedral angle between the meridian plane (containing Earth's ...

  5. Swatch Internet Time - Wikipedia

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    Time [a] (update) 24-hour time (UTC) 12:40:09. .beat time (BMT) @569.55. Swatch Internet Time (or .beat time) is a decimal time system introduced in 1998 by the Swatch corporation as part of their marketing campaign for their line of ".beat" watches. Those without a watch can use the Internet to view the current time on the watchmaker's website.

  6. Year 2038 problem - Wikipedia

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    The year 2038 problem (also known as Y2038, [1] Y2K38, Y2K38 superbug or the Epochalypse [2] [3]) is a time computing problem that leaves some computer systems unable to represent times after 03:14:07 UTC on 19 January 2038. The problem exists in systems which measure Unix time —the number of seconds elapsed since the Unix epoch (00:00:00 UTC ...

  7. Wikipedia:Comments in Local Time - Wikipedia

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    Comments in Local Time ( source code) is a gadget that changes UTC -based dates, such as those in signatures, to be relative to the user's local time. It also adds the day of the week to dates, and uses common phrases to describe dates (i.e., Today, 2 months ago, etc.). This script uses plain JavaScript, making pages load significantly faster ...

  8. Volumetric flow rate - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. In physics and engineering, in particular fluid dynamics, the volumetric flow rate (also known as volume flow rate, or volume velocity) is the volume of fluid which passes per unit time; usually it is represented by the symbol Q (sometimes ). It contrasts with mass flow rate, which is the other main type of fluid flow rate.

  9. Sidereal time - Wikipedia

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    Animation showing the difference between a sidereal day and a solar day. Sidereal time ("sidereal" pronounced / saɪˈdɪəriəl, sə -/ sy-DEER-ee-əl, sə-) is a system of timekeeping used especially by astronomers. Using sidereal time and the celestial coordinate system, it is easy to locate the positions of celestial objects in the night sky.