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The angle through which the earth must turn to bring the meridian of a point directly in sun’s rays is called __________(a) Hour angle(b) Declination(c) Latitude(d) Air massThis question was addressed to me at a job interview.I want to ask this question from Solar Constant topic in chapter Solar Energy of Energy Engineering

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The CORRECT CHOICE is (a) Hour angle

Easy explanation: The angle through which the earth must turn to bring the meridian of a point directly in SUN’s rays is called Hour angle. And it is denoted by Greek letter ω (OMEGA). It is MEASURED from noon based on the solar LOCAL time (LST).



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