Sunrise calculation if Latitude and Longitude are exact.

Calculate the time of sunrise at January 2, 2020 in position Latitude 45° 00’North

and Longitude 015° 00’ W

step 1 In Nautical almanac find the Local Mean time of sunrise in the given Latitude

LMT for Lat 45° 00’North = 0738H

Step 2 convert the arc of longitude into time 015° 00’ divided by 15

= 01h00min

Step 3 if longitude is East you need to subtract the converted time and if longitude is west you

Need to add the converted time and the answer will be the UTC/GMT of sunrise.

LMT for Lat 45° 00’North = 0738H

Long in time = 0100H West is plus

UTC sunrise = 0838H Jan 2, 2020

Sunrise calculation if Latitude and Longitude need interpolation.

Calculate the time of sunrise at January 2, 2020 in position Latitude 47° 20’North

and Longitude 170° 30’ East

Step 1 find the LMT times of higher and lower exact Latitudes in the table

Lat 45° = 0738H

Lat 47° 20’ = unknown

Lat 50° = 0758H

Step 2 find the difference of the following with bracket

Lat 45° = 0738H

2° 20’
5° Lat 47° 20’ 20’

Lat 50° = 0758H

Step 3. Convert the arc of longitude into time

170° 30’ divided by 15 = 11h22m

Step 4 look at the table

 Lat 45° = 0738H
2° 20’
5° Lat 47° 20’ 20’

Lat 50° = 0758H

Sunrise at latitude 45° = 0738H

Correction 47° 20’ 9 min (plus if the time is increasing)

LMT for 47° 20’ = 07h47 m

Long in time = 11h22m (East minus)

Cannot be we need to add 24 hrs in

31h47m

Minus 11h22m

UTC 20:25H January 1, 2020

Interpolation Method

What if we are looking for 18’

It is between 15’ and 20’

Example

Value of 15’ =12

18’ is unknown

Value of 20’ =16

 Value of 15’ =12

5 18’ is unknown 3 4

Value of 20’ =16

4 divided by 5 = 0.8

0.8 times 3 = 2.4

12 plus 2.4 = 14.4’ as 14’

The value of 18’ = 14m