NAUTICAL TABLES

Latitude
LHA
Declination

Degrees Minutes
N/S/E/W
44 18.50
n
200 6.00
w
10 16.80'
s

TRUE ELEVATION:

-51.8019
-51 48.11'
Algorithm of calculations taken from Norie's Nautical Tables

Oleg Boriskin 2006

44.30833333
200.1
10.28
S
0
200.1
-51.8018594

LHA
200.1

A
B
2.667436 0.527761
n
s
QUARTER:
n

TRUE AZIMUTH:

33.1490
33

S
C
ANGLE
2.139675 33.14901
n
E
1

TRUE AZIMUTH:

33.1490
08.94'

1
-1
-1

NAUTICAL TABLES
Latitude
Longuitude
Declination
GHA

TRUE

Enter data for calculation compass error, taking bearings to Sun

Degrees Minutes
N/S/E/W
LHA
A
B
1 13.65
N
1.2275 299.7425 0.012243 0.3009677
103 38.35
E
103.6391667
S
S
14 38.70'
S
14.645
QUARTER:
S
196 6.20'
196.1033333
S
299.7425
ELEVATION:
TRUE
28.32410457

28.3241

107.3874

28 19.45'
Algorithm of calculations taken from Norie's Nautical Tables

AZIMUTH:

107

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13.368267 -

arings to Sun
C
ANGLE
0.313211 72.61264
S
E
2

TRUE AZIMUTH:

107.3874
23.24'

1
1
-1

 .
1. UTC , , .
2. (Nautical Almanach 2005) , [GHA
3. [GHA] ( E, , W,
4. (Norries Nautical tables) A, B, C.
5. A) , A .
6. B) B , ,
7. ) ; , , .
8. [LHA] :
9. {E W} 0180 W, 180360 E.
10. {N S} C.
11. 4 : NE, SE, SW, NW. : N
N
131,5
W

S48.5E

1: S48.5E. , S 48,5 . 180-48,5 = 131,5.

N
N87W
W

273

S
2: N87W. N W 87 .

360-87=273

sin hc = sin c * sin + cos c * cos * cos LHA

1. , .
2. I+s
3.
4. (Sun)
5.
6. (intercept), .
7. ,
60 ( 120), , , .
8.
9.
10.
11. , .
12.
(=)( - )
13. . - .
- , .;-)

1.
i -
.
, .
.
s - , ,
.
2. . , ,

3. - ,
.
4. , .
5. - .
6. -
5 6
, ,
10 .
2-6 Sun.
3

- ,
( 30 300000 \)
y''=20,6*sin u
, (20,6'')
() -
,
50" . 26000 . .
-
6 9 18,6 .

, [GHA] [declination]
( E, , W, ) [LHA]

. [LHA] 90270
, [declination].
, . [LHA] , 090

: N S, , E W.

. 180-48,5 = 131,5.

 90270 [LHA] 090 270360 .

A] , 090

 090 270360 .

Explanation of calculations:
1. A.

tgLAT
tgLHA

tgDec
sin LHA

2. B

3. C
C =A+B
4.Angle

a tan

1
cos LAT C

5.Azimuth is semi-round depending on quarter of angle

NE

SE
180-
SW
180+
NW
360-
Elevation: sin hc = sin c * sin + cos c * cos * cos LHA

Dip correction(always negative):

:

d=1,758*h

Height of eye:

50.00m

Dip of Sea horizon:

-12.43'

Parallax in Altitude of Sun(always positive):

Apparent altitude
Parallax

0.00

+0.14'

Mean refraction(always negative):

Apparent altitude
Mean refraction

0.01

-34.42'

P=0,144*cos H

0=1.002/tan(H+(7,31/(H+4,4)))

Air temperature refraction correction

Air temperature
Apparent altitude
Correction

50.0C
30.00

0.29'

Speed gyro error

GCs=(V*COS COURSE)/(900*COS +V*SIN COURSE)

Gyro Course
Latutude
Speed

133.0
12.0
14 kts

d=1,758*h

P=0,144*cos H

/tan(H+(7,31/(H+4,4)))

IN COURSE)

Total correction
for sextan altitude of the Sun's lower limb
C=16'-1,758*h-(1.002/tan(H+(7,31/(H+4,4))))+0,144*cos H

Height of eye:
Sextant altitude:
No of Month
Correction
True altitude
Includes corrections:
1. Sun's Radius
2. Change of Radius during Year
3. Dip of the sea horizon
4. Mean refraction
5. Parallax in altitude

12 m
0 0.00'
6

(h)
,

-24.69'

0
24.69'
16
-0.2
-6.08989064
-40.6924
-34.5464888
0.144
-24.6923795

Brown's Nautical Almanach

(h)
,

0.00
-0.2

-0.41154

0.3

0.2

0.1

10

11

12

-0.2

-0.2

-0.2

-0.2

-0.1

0.1

0.2

0.3



1
, UTC

'
n/s
21
53
25
10/19/1993
44
17.20'
N

179

'
23.20'

e/w
E

29

2
, UTC

1
0
17

180

'
15.20'

e/w
E

32

10/20/1993

'
44
18.50'

n/s
N

, Nautical Almanach' Brown's Nautical Almanach'

t .

+
1
2
1

t2
t

210000

5325

13846,1

010000

19846,6

0017

+04,2
+00,0
19850,8

+1320,4
+01,0
15207,5

210000

1013,2S

010000

1016,8S

5325

+00,8
1014,0S

0017

+00,0
1016,8S

t t
1
2
t
15207,5
19850,8
+() +17923,2
+18015,2
33130,7
37906,0
t
33130,7
1906,0
tE =2829.3E
t =1906,0E
, :

1
1 = 44 17,2 N
1 = 1014,0S
tW = 2829.3W

2
2 = 44 18,5 N
1= 1016,8S
t = 1906,0E

, , .
.
1.2.1 .
sin hc =

sin c * sin + cos c * cos * cos t

hc1=2940,65
hc2=3243,82
1.2.1 .
ctg A = cos c * tg / sin t - sin / tg hc
A=3242,08

SW

A1=212,7

A=2230,19

SE

A2=157,5

'
29
28.80' OC
0.55'

'
32
31.40'
-0.16'

29
29

+0.18'
29.53' h'
-5.20'
24.33' h
+16.00'
+0.10'
+0.13'
-1.76'
0.00'

29
29

0.00'
38.80' h
40.65' h
-1.85' n

s ( )

d ()
( )
R
R
p
0
ht
hv


(intercept)

.
A2=15730,1'

n2

A1=21242,0'

n1

=341 2,9
=0.9*sec44=1.25W
=2.7N
.
c

44 18,5 N
2.7N
44 21,2 N

180 15,2 E
1.25W
180 13,95 E

32
32

+0.20'
31.44'
-5.20'
26.24'
+16.00'
+0.10'
+0.12'
-1.56'
0.00'

32
32

0.00'
40.90'
43.82'
-2.92'


'
28.80'

'
31.40'

. . . .
Sun. Sunrise and Sunset. Upper limb. Azymuths.

Latitude
Declination
e
No month
Sunrise
Sunset
Azimuth

Degrees
72
14
12m
3

325.80
34.107
34.107

Minutes

N/S/E/W
N

72.0000
N
13.900

Correction -56.392'
NE
1

Error:

TRUE AZIMUTH:

34.1073
-75 ( )

34

-291.693

06.435'

1
0.3

0.1

2
0.2

3
0.1

4
0

5
-0.2

6
-0.2

7
-0.2

8
-0.2

9
-0.1

10
0.1

11
0.2

12
0.3

Degrees
029
Degrees
280.9178

Degrees
8030.820

Minutes Secondes
7'
0.00''

Degrees
280
Degrees
280

Degrees
110.8

=
Minutes
55.00'
Minutes
55.07'

Degrees
29.1200
Secondes
04.20''

ANGLE,
030

SIN
0.5
TAN
0.5773503

COS
0.866025
CTAN
1.732051