Solar elevation angle (for a day) Calculator
Calculates a table of changes in the solar elevation and azimuth angles for a day and draws the chart. | |||
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| azimuth angle: north=0, east=90, south=180, west=270 degree |
Solar elevation angle (for a day)
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- Purpose of use
- To work out the date [by trial & error] the midday solar elevation exceeds 45degrees when your skin begins to make vitamin D from UVC radiation which doesn't penetrate the atmosphere below that angle. Answer: April 6th in London at latitude 51.5. [April 2nd southern tip of Cornwall, April 15th Carlisle]
[1] 2021/03/27 22:39 Male / 60 years old level or over / Self-employed people / Very /
- Purpose of use
- Verification of independent solar azimuth angle calculations.
[2] 2021/03/23 00:05 Female / 30 years old level / An engineer / Useful /
- Purpose of use
- To make an auto-support for a smal solar panel
[3] 2021/03/19 09:53 - / 60 years old level or over / High-school/ University/ Grad student / Very /
- Purpose of use
- To plan at which angle and where to site a greenhouse for growing winter vegetables and spring seedlings when I have trees to my south which block the sun in the winter.
[4] 2021/03/14 04:19 Female / 60 years old level or over / A retired person / Very /
- Purpose of use
- Calculating roof overhang necessary to shade windows and prevent solar gain during summer
- Comment/Request
- Thanks for the useful tool
[5] 2021/03/02 14:42 Female / 30 years old level / Others / Very /
- Purpose of use
- Illustration for class.
[6] 2021/02/23 03:48 Male / 50 years old level / A teacher / A researcher / A little /
- Purpose of use
- find angle for pv system
[7] 2021/02/18 05:39 Male / 40 years old level / An engineer / Very /
- Purpose of use
- Predict sun position shining thru a church window to highlight a specific spot.
[8] 2021/02/03 21:32 Male / 60 years old level or over / An engineer / Very /
- Purpose of use
- Determine sun elevation for possible solar panel installation.
[9] 2021/01/20 06:39 Male / 50 years old level / An engineer / Useful /
- Purpose of use
- Determine the azimuth of the sun at Morehead City, NC on January 28, 1986 when Space Shuttle Challenger exploded for purposes of orienting a monument
- Comment/Request
- Easy usage
[10] 2021/01/16 23:40 Male / 60 years old level or over / Others / Very /
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