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Planet Positions

User Date / / user input
User Time : : user input
Time Zone Offset (HH) east   west of Greenwich
Daylight Savings Time (HH) subtract   add to time zone
Latitude (DD MM SS) °  north   south
Longitude (DD MM SS) °  east   west
Local Sideral Time (HH:MM:SS)
Julian Time (HHHHHHH.DD)
Sun
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto


This form displays the major planet's position and it's location on a sky chart. Fill in the desired date, time, time zone, etc. and press [Calculate]. You can default to today's date with [Reset]. The [Start Animate] will increment the date, one day at a time, until you [Stop Animate].

Note: Formulas were obtained from the Paul Schlyter web site, Graphic calculations provided by Dan Bruton, http://www.midnightkite.com/java.html.

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