PROGRAMS LocalToSolarTime and SolarToLocalTime - These programs use the equations developed in this book to calculate the solar time (Eqn. 3.5) at a
specified location, if you know the local (clock) time or local time if you know
the solar time. In order to do this, you need to know
whether or not it is daylight savings time, the local longitude, the day number
(1 to 366) and your time zone. Time zones are specified as the number of hours
east (+) or west (-) of Greenwich Mean Time zone. Examples are: Western Europe =
+ 1 hours, Greenwich Mean Time = 0 hours, Eastern Standard Time = - 5 hours,
Central Standard Time = - 6 hours, Mountain Standard Time = - 7 hours and Pacific
Standard Time is - 8 hours. In these programs, the simplified Equation
of Time (Eqn. 3.2) is used.
You know the solar time and want to find the local time:
RUN PROGRAM
SolarToLocalTime
You know the local time and want to find the solar time:
RUN PROGRAM
LocalToSolarTime
