Nautical Almanac

Nautical Almanac

Travel & Local | Navigational Algorithms

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Celestial navigation - Astronavigation

Nautical almanac:
- Equatorial geocentric coordinates: RA/GHA, Declination for Sun, Moon, and navigational stars and planets .
- SD, HP
- SHA
- GHA Aries

Visible sky:
- Identification of stars and planets - it plots the visible sky from a position at a certain moment.
- Polar and horizon chart.

Planning observation:
- Twilight
- Rise/set for Sun and Moon
- Meridian passage

Solar time:
- GAT, LAT, LMT
- Equation of time

Sidereal time (Aries):
- LHA, GAST, LAST

Lunar distances

Manual and examples at the developer's website.

GPS or network location - "Location" App permission must be allowed. Switch on you GPS, and then automatic location detection is possible

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  • Click the Nautical Almanac icon on the home screen to start playing

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