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249: SUN LL / UL

GREENWICH DATE:______________ LOG:_________ COURSE:__________

DR LAT N ° '
1 .
Copy ° to 24 after rounding S Sun Declination (Almanac, Daily pages)
E ° '
2
DR LONG W . DECLINATION of Sun N º '
20
For that day, and hours in 5 S .
Time of sight (UTC ) CORREC’N to DEC + '
21
for minutes in 5; d (+ / - ) - .
3 CHONOMETER DEC CORRECTED N º '
h min s 22
20 +/- 21; Copy to 25 S .
CRONO. SLOW +
4
CORRECTION FAST - min s
5 UTC TIME
h min s
Sight Reduction Tables HO 249
Sun Altitude (Almanac, Altitude Correction Table)
º '
23 LHA ( from 18 or 19 )
º ' 00.0
6 SEXTANT ALT Hs
. ASSUMED LAT N º '
Off the arc + ' 24
7 from DR in 1, rounded off S 00.0
INDEX CORRECTION On the arc - . DEC CORRECTED N º '
º ' 25
8 CORRECTED Hs From 22 S .
. COMPUTED ALT Hc
' for 23, 24 and 25; “same” or
9 HT OF EYE ( ) DIP - . 26
“contrary”, for DEC ° only. º '
º ' Note d ( + / - ) in 27, & Z in 31 .0
10 APPARENT ALT. Ha
.
d( + / - )
MAIN CORRECTION for Ha UL - ' + '
11 SUN: Summer or Winter, LL or UL
27 CORR’N to Hc for DEC ' in 25
LL + . .0
(Table 5, back of book) -
OBSERVED ALT. Ho º ' HC CORRECTED for ' of DEC º
12 '
Copy to 29 . 28
in 25 .0
OBS. ALT Ho º '
29
from 12 .
Sun GHA (Almanac, Daily pages); LHA
INTERCEPT Ho > Hc : T
30
GHA of Sun 28-29 or 29-28 Ho < Hc : A T/A .
for that day, and for hours in 5
13
Record "Dec" in 20, º '
and increment "d" in 21 .
INCREMENT in GHA º ' 360º 180º
14 for min and s in 5; Incr. & Cor. table + . 31 N. LAT S. LAT
Z º Z º
GHA TOTAL º '
15 32 Zn º Zn º
13 +14 .
+ 3 6 0° 00 .0
Add 360° if W longitude > GHA º ' N. Lat.: { LHA > 180°, …………Zn = Z
16
to allow subtraction in 18 . { LHA < 180°, …………Zn = 360 – Z
ASSUMED LONG º from 2 S. Lat { LHA > 180°, …………Zn = 180 – Z
17 [ ' in 16] if long W W- º ' { LHA < 180°, …………Zn = 180 + Z
[60' - ' in 16] if long E E+ .
LOCAL HOUR ANGLE º '
18
15 or 16 +/- 17; 00.0
Minus 360 º if required - 3 6 0º 0 0'. 0
19 Copy 18 or 19 to 23
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N ° '
1 DR LAT
S .
E ° '
2 DR LONG
W .

SUN MERIDIAN PASSAGE in local meridian time

3
(in the Almanac page for the day; approximately 12:00 noon) h min
CONVERT DR ° of LONG to TIME E - min
4
(use table “Conversion of Arcs to Time”) W + h
CONVERT DR ' of LONG to TIME E -
5 (use table “Conversion of Arcs to Time”) W+ min s
MER. PASS. in UTC (3 +/- 4 +/- 5) at the boat longitude
6
(pre-calculated, or measured from several sights) h min s

º '
7 SEXT ALT Hs
.
off the arc + '
8 INDEX COR’N
on the arc - .
CORRECTED Hs º '
9
7+8 .
'
10 HT OF EYE ( ) DIP -
.
APPARENT ALTITUDE Ha º '
11
9 – 10 .
MAIN CORRECTION for Ha (UL) - '
12 “Summer / winter” “ UL or LL” .
(LL) +
ALTITUDE OBSERVED Ho º '
13
11 +/- 12 Copy to 18 .

DEC of SUN for hours in 6 N º '

14
S .
INCREMENT for min in 6 (d = + / - ) + '
15 .
(use “Increment and Correction” tables for d) -
DEC TOTAL N º '
16 Copy to 20 S .

17 ZENITH 9 0° = 8 9 º 6 0 .' 0
º ' Lat & Dec same name, & Lat > Dec:
18 ALT OBS Ho (from 13)
. Lat = ZD + Dec;
ZENITH DISTANCE ZD º '
19
(90º - Ho), i.e. 17 – 18 . Lat & Dec same name, & Lat < Dec:
DEC N º ' Lat = Dec - ZD;
20
from 16 S .
LATITUDE Lat & Dec contrary names:
21 = ZD +/- DEC, i.e. 19 +/- 20 N º ' Lat = ZD – Dec
Should match DR Lat in 1 S .
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DR LAT N ° '
1
Copy ° to 28 after rounding S .
E ° '
2
DR LONG W . Local Hour Angle
Time of sight º '
19 GHA from 18
.
3 CHRONOMETER +3 6 0 ° 0 0.0
h min s
CRONO. SLOW + Add 360° if W longitude > GHA º '
4 20
CORRECTION FAST - min s to allow subtraction in 21 .
5 ASSUMED LONG º from 2
UTC TIME 21 [ ' from 20] if long W W- º '
h min s
[60' - ' from 20] if long E E+ .
Moon Altitude and Corrections 22
LOCAL HOUR ANGLE º '
20 +/ – 21 00.0
º ' Subtract 360° if required -360º 0 0 '. 0
6 SEXTANT ALT Hs
.
23 LHA Copy 22 or 23 to 27
Off the arc + '
7
INDEX CORRECTION On the arc - .
8 CORRECTED Hs
º ' Moon Declination (Almanac, daily pages)
.
' DEC of the Moon N º '
9 HT OF EYE ( ) DIP - . 24
for that day, and for hours in 5 S .
º ' INCREMENT in DEC for min
10 APPARENT ALT. Ha
. 25 and s in 5 (“d” = + / - ’/h) + '
MAIN CORRECTION to Ha (Inc. and Corr., table “v or d”) - .
11 for ° of “App. Alt”, & nearest ' DEC TOTAL N º '
10’ (top table for the Moon) + . 26
24 + 25; Copy to 29 S .
Additional CORRECTION
for “HP” (from daily Almanac),
12 and for sights on “UL” or “LL”, Sight Reduction Tables, Pub. No. 249
(same column, bottom table) ' LHA (from 22, minus 360° if º '
(HP = . ’) + . 27
required ) 00.0
'
13 Subtract 30’ for a sight on UL ASSUMED LAT N º '
- . 28
from DR in 1, rounded off S 00.0
OBSERVED ALT. Ho
DEC of the Moon N º '
14 10 + 11 + 12 [ - 13 ?] º ' 29
from 26 S .
Copy to 33 .
COMPUTED ALT Hc
for 27, 28 and 29; “same” or
Moon GHA (Almanac, Daily pages) 30
“contrary”, for Dec ° only. º '
GHA of the Moon º ' Note d (+/-) in 31, & Z in 35 .0
15 d( + / - ) CORR’N to Hc
for that day, and for hours in (5) .
MAIN INCREMENT in GHA 31 for ' of Dec. Use Table 5 (back + '
16 for min and s in 5 º ' of the book), for ' of Dec. in 29 - .0
(Inc. and Corr. Table, Moon) + . º '
HC CORRECTED for ' of Dec
Additional increment “v” for the 32 .0
moon, for min in 5 º '
17 33 OBS. ALT Ho from 14
(Inc. and Corr. Table “v or d”) ' .
( “v” = + ’/h) + . INTERCEPT Ho > Hc : T '
GHA TOTAL º ' 34
18 Ho < Hc : A T/A .
15 + 16 + 17; Copy to 19 .
N. Lat.: { LHA > 180°, …………Zn = Z
360º 180º
35 N. LAT Z º S. LAT Z º
{ LHA < 180°, …………Zn = 360 – Z
S. Lat { LHA > 180°, …………Zn = 180 – Z
36 Zn º Zn º
{ LHA < 180°, …………Zn = 180 + Z
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GREENWICH DATE:______________ LOG:______ COURSE:__________

DR LAT N ° '
1
Copy ° to 27 after rounding S
Local Hour Angle
.
E ° ' GHA º '
2 18
DR LONG W . from 17 .
+ 3 6 0° 00.0
Time of Sight (UTC) 19 Add 360° if W longitude > GHA, º '
to allow subtraction in 21 .
3 CHONOMETER ASSUMED LONG º from (2)
h min s 20 [ ' in 19] if long W W- º '
CRONO. SLOW + [60' - ' in 19] if long E E+ .
4
CORRECTION FAST - min s
LOCAL HOUR ANGLE º '
5 21
19 +/ - 20 00.0
UTC TIME h min s Subtract 360 º if required -360º 0 0 '.0
22 LHA Copy 21 or 22 to 26 º 0 0 '.0
Altitude (Almanac, Altitude Correction Table)
º ' Planet Declination (Almanac, Daily pages)
6 SEXTANT ALT Hs .
+ DECLINATION of Planet N º '
Off the arc ' 23
for that day, and for hours in 5 S .
7 INDEX CORRECTION On the arc - . CORRECTION to DEC for minutes in 5
º ' 24 (“d” = + / - ’/h) + '
8 CORRECTED Hs . ( Increment and Correction table) - .
' DEC CORRECTED N º '
25
9 HT OF EYE ( ) DIP - . 23 + 24; Copy to 28 S .
º '
APPARENT ALT. H
10 . Sight Reduction tables Pub. 249
MAIN CORRECTION for Ha '
11
Use: “Stars and Planets” - . LHA ( from 21, minus 360° if º '
26
Additional Correction for ' required ) 0 0. 0
12 ASSUMED LAT N º '
MARS or VENUS + . 27
from DR in 1, rounded off S 00.0
OBSERVED ALT. Ho º '
13 DEC CORRECTED N º '
10 + 11 (+ 12 ?) Copy to 32 . 28
from 25 S .
COMPUTED ALT Hc
Planet GHA (Almanac, Daily pages) for DEC ° only.
29
“ same ” or “ contrary ” º '
GHA of particular Planet Note d ( + / - ) in 30, & Z in 34 .
14 for that day, and for hours in 5 º ' d(+/- ’/° of DEC )
Record Dec in 23, and d in 24 . 30 CORR’N to Hc for ' of DEC in + '
INCREMENT in GHA for min º ' 25 (table 5, back of book) - .
15
and s in 5 (Inc. and Corr. table) + . º '
Additional adjustment “v” for 31 HC CORRECTED for ' of DEC
.
particular planet, for min in 5 OBS. ALT Ho º '
16 + ' 32
(Inc. and Corr. table) (from 13) .
( “v” = + / - ’/h) - .
INTERCEPT Ho > Hc : T '
GHA TOTAL º ' 33
17 Ho < Hc : A T/A .
14 +15 + 16 Copy to 18 .
N. Lat: { LHA > 180°, …………Zn = Z 360º 180º
{ LHA < 180°, …………Zn = 360 – Z 34 N. LAT Z º S. LAT Z º
S. Lat { LHA > 180°, …………Zn = 180 – Z
{ LHA < 180°, …………Zn = 180 + Z 35 Zn º Zn º
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GREENWICH DATE:__________________ LOG:_________ COURSE:__________

DR LAT N ° '
1 Copy ° to 25 after rounding S .
Local Hour Angle
DR LONG E ° ' GHA of Star* º '
2 18
W . from 17 .
+ 3 6 0° 00 .0
Add 360 º if W Longitude > GHA º '
Time of sight (UTC ) 19 .
to allow subtraction in 20
ASSUMED LONG º from (2)
3 CHONOMETER
h min s 20 [ ' in (19)] if long W W- º '
CRONO. SLOW + [60' - ' in (19)] if long E E+ .
4
CORRECTION FAST - min s LOCAL HOUR ANGLE of Star* º '
5 21 [18 or 19] +/- 20 00.0
UTC TIME
h min s Subtract 360 º if required -360º 0 0. 0
22 Copy 21 or 22 to 24 º 0 0. 0
Altitude (Almanac, Altitude Correction Table)
Declination of the star (Almanac, Daily pages)
º '
6 SEXTANT ALT Hs
. DEC of Star* N º '
Off the arc + ' 23
7 for that day; Copy to 26 S .
INDEX CORRECTION On the arc - .
º '
8 CORRECTED Hs
.
Sight Reduction Tables, Pub. No. 249
'
9
HT OF EYE ( ) DIP - .
LHA* ( from 21, minus 360° if º '
º ' 24
APPARENT ALT. Ha required ) 00.0
10 .
MAIN CORRECTION for Ha ' ASSUMED LAT N º '
11 25
from column “Stars & Planets” . from DR in (1), rounded off S 00.0
-
OBSERVED ALT. Ho º ' DEC of Star* N º '
12 26
Copy to 30 . (from 23) S .
COMPUTED ALT Hc
for 24, 25 & 26; “same” or
27
GHA of Aries and Star (Almanac, Daily pages) “contrary”, for Dec ° only. º '
Note d ( + / - ) in 28, & Z in 32 .0
GHA of Aries º '
13 d( + / - ) CORR’N to Hc
for hours in (5) . 28 + '
for ' of Dec. Use “Table 5” (back
INCREMENT in GHA for Aries, for º ' of book) - .0
14
min & s in (5); Inc and Cor. table + .
º '
GHA TOTAL of Aries º ' 29 HC CORRECTED for ' of Dec .0
15
13 + 14 .
OBS. ALT Ho º '
SHA of Star* for that day º ' 30
16 (from 12) .
(from Almanac, Daily pages) .
INTERCEPT Ho > Hc : T '
GHA for the Star* º ' 31
17 Ho < Hc : A T/A .
15 + 16; Copy to 18 .

N. Lat.: { LHA > 180°, …………Zn = Z 360º 180º

{ LHA < 180°, …………Zn = 360 – Z 32 N. LAT Z º S. LAT Z º
S. Lat { LHA > 180°, …………Zn = 180 – Z 33 Zn º Zn º
{ LHA < 180°, …………Zn = 180 + Z
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DR LAT Copy ° to 13 N ° '
1 GREENWICH DATE:________________
after rounding S .
DR LONG E ° ' LOG:_________ COURSE:____________
2
W .

STAR NAMES:
3 CHRONOMETER
: : : : : :
Slow +
4
CHRONOMETER CORRECTION Fast - +/- : +/- : +/- :
5 UTC times
: : : : : :
GHA of Aries º ' º ' º '
6
for hours in 5 . . .
INCREMENT in GHA of Aries º ' º ' º '
7
for min and s in 5; Inc and Cor. table + . + . + .
GHA TOTAL of Aries º ' º ' º '
8
6+7 . . .
Add 360° if W longitude > GHA, to allow
+ 3 6 0° 00 .0 + 3 6 0° 00 .0 + 3 6 0° 00 .0
subtraction in 11
GHA for Aries º ' º ' º '
9
8, or 8+360° if required . . .
ASSUMED LONG º from 2
10 [ ' in 9] if long W W- º ' º ' º '
or: [60' - ' in 9] if long E E+ . . .
LOCAL HOUR ANGLE (Aries) º ' º ' º '
11
8 or 9 +/- 10 00.0 00.0 00.0
minus 360° if required - 3 6 0º 0 0 '. 0 - 3 6 0º 0 0 '. 0 - 3 6 0º 0 0 '. 0
LHA Aries º ' º ' º '
12
11 , or 11 - 360° 00.0 00.0 00.0
ASSUMED LAT N º ' º ' º '
13
from DR in 1, rounded off S 00.0 00.0 00.0

º ' º ' º '

14 SEXTANT ALT Hs
. . .
Off the arc + ' ' '
15 +/- +/- +/-
INDEX CORRECTION On the arc - . . .
º ' º ' º '
16 CORRECTED Hs
. . .
' ' '
17 HT OF EYE ( ) DIP - - - -
. . .
º ' º ' º '
18 APPARENT ALT. Ha 16 – 17
. . .
MAIN CORRECTION for Ha ' ' '
19 - - -
from column “Stars & Planets” . . .
º ' º ' º '
20 OBSERVED ALT. Ho 18 – 19
. . .
COMPUTED Alt Hc for Stars, from Vo. 1, º ' º ' º '
21
given 12 (LHA ) and 13 (Assumed Lat) .0 .0 .0
INTERCEPT 20 - 21 or 21 - 20 ' ' '
22
Ho > Hc : T ; Ho < Hc : A T/A . T/A . T/A .
COMPUTED Zn for Star, from Vol 1, º º º
23
given 12 (LHA ) and 13 (Ass. Lat) Zn:
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DR LAT N ° ' GHA of Aries , and Local Hour Angle of Aries

1
S .
DR LONG E ° ' GHA of Aries º '
2 13
Copy in full to (19) W . for hours in 5 .
INCREMENT in GHA of Aries º '
14 for min and s in 5; Inc and Cor. table + .
GHA TOTAL of Aries º '
15
13 + 14 .
Time of sight (UTC ) Add 360° if Longitude W > GHA,
16 (+ 360º ) 0 0 '. 0
to allow subtraction in 19
3 CHONOMETER º '
h min s 17 GHA of Aries
CRONO. SLOW +
.
4 CORRECTION min s DR LONGITUDE ( º and ' ) º '
FAST - 18
from 2 .
5 LOCAL HOUR ANGLE (Aries)
UTC TIME
h min s 19 [15 or 17] - 18 if long W º '
[15 + 18] if long E .

Polaris Altitude (Almanac, Altitude Correction tables)

º '
6 SEXTANT ALT Hs Corrections for Ho (Almanac, Polaris tables)
.
Off the arc + '
7
INDEX CORRECTION On the arc - . a0 for LHA Aries , for
º ' 20 degrees ( º ) , with mental '
8 CORRECTED Hs + .
. interpolation for minutes ( ’ )
' '
9
HT OF EYE ( ) DIP - .
21 a1 for Latitude + .
º ' '
10
APPARENT ALT. Ha
.
22 a2 for Month + .
MAIN CORRECTION for Ha ' OBSERVED ALT. Ho º '
11 23
from column “Stars & Planets” - . from 12 .
OBSERVED ALT. Ho of Polaris º ' Corrected Ho º '
12 24
Copy to (23) . 20 + 21 + 22 + 23 .
'
25 Remove 1°
-1º 00.0
Latitude by Polaris, º '
26 .
N/S
º
27 Zn (bottom of Polaris table) .