Word of the Day:
analemma
What It Means
A figure-eight curve that results when the Sun's position in the sky is plotted out over the year at the same hour of mean solar time every day.
Analemma in Context
“The analemma also records the difference between local solar time and local mean time for each day of the year.”
Did You Know?
From Ancient Greek ἀνάλημμα (análēmma, “pedestal of a sundial”).
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