Solar noon and solar time

Japanese translation: 太陽正午 / 太陽時

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English term or phrase:	Solar noon and solar time
Japanese translation:	太陽正午 / 太陽時
Entered by:	Troy Fowler

07:19 Oct 16, 2004

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English term or phrase: Solar noon and solar time

Different from noon in 'clock time', solar noon describes when the sun is at its zenith, or apex of its path through the sky. Solar noon varies within +/-15 clock minutes of clock time throughout the year.

How do you say solar noon, and solar time in Japanese?

宜しくお願い致します。

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太陽正午 / 太陽時

Explanation:
solar time: 太陽時

For "solar noon", "太陽正午" may not be a widely-used term, but I couldn't find other ways of saying. You may say "太陽時における正午" or "太陽時の正午".

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jsl (X)
Local time: 22:12

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太陽正午 / 太陽時

jsl (X)

4 +1

南中(時刻)および太陽時間

Hiromasa Funaki

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peer agreement (net): +1

太陽正午 / 太陽時

Explanation:
solar time: 太陽時

For "solar noon", "太陽正午" may not be a widely-used term, but I couldn't find other ways of saying. You may say "太陽時における正午" or "太陽時の正午".

Reference: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22%91%BE%97z%90%B3%8C%DF%22
Reference: http://www.optronics.co.jp/lex/detail.php?id=7914

jsl (X)
Local time: 22:12
PRO pts in category: 4

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Thanks for the assistance. また助かりました。

17 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

solar noon and solar time 南中(時刻)および太陽時間

Explanation:
"solar noon" is the point of culmination of the Sun. This is generally referred to as "南中時刻".

In regards to "solar noon", as identical daisuke-san's description.

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Note added at 3 days 2 hrs 16 mins (2004-10-19 09:36:42 GMT)
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Please refer to the following URL
http://www.nao.ac.jp/J/QA/faq/a0107.html

Reference: http://www.max.hi-ho.ne.jp/lylle/taiyo1.html

Hiromasa Funaki
Japan
Local time: 22:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Japanese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

NZTIS Translations

6 hrs

disagree

hinata: 生半可な知識で論じてお恥ずかしい限りです。お詫びします。ですがnoonは「正午」であって「南中」であればculminationもしくはsouthingとなるはずです。

2 days 7 hrs

-> 「太陽の南中時刻」の方が「太陽時の正午」よりも定義がはっきりしませんか？

agree

tappi_k: Hiromasa is right here; although 正午 would be the most literal translation of 'noon', in the case of solar noon we are talknig about positioning of the sun. 正午 signifies 'midday' and therefore doesn't refer to location of the sun.

3 days 22 hrs

neutral

Maynard Hogg: 南中 is not limited to Sol. It applies to all heavenly bodies.

8 days

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