EQUATION OF TIME Definition & Meaning

equation of time

noun

Astronomy.

apparent time minus mean solar time, ranging from minus 14 minutes in February to over 16 minutes in November.

equation of time

noun

the difference between apparent solar time and mean solar time, being at a maximum in February (over 14 minutes) and November (over 16 minutes)

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Origin of equation of time¹

First recorded in 1720–30

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Calculating prayer times requires inputting the longitude and date into a formula called the equation of time, which determines solar time, according to Omar Al-Ejel, a computer science major at the University of Michigan who built a prayer time app in 2015 that he continues to update.

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“I always look at the equation of time, money, energy, family and health, and I make all my decisions from that,” Tessler says.

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But the boring dystopia meme reminds us the end could arrive quietly but corrosively, with a total erosion of work-life balance, crowdfunding for necessary healthcare, infantilisation by technology and the equation of time with capital.

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In its first application it is being used to measure the Equation of Time.

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This disparity is known as the Equation of Time.

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