Search Result:hour angle
Overview of noun hour_angle
The noun hour angle has 2 senses
- hour angle -- (the angular distance along the celestial equator from the observer's meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial body)
- hour angle, HA -- ((astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day)