Local time of day from longitude

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Hello,
I would like to calculate the local time of day for a particular satellite from information about its longitude. I have been able to calculate longitude for the satellite but am wondering about the best way to get a local time of day based on that longitude.
Thank you,
Erin

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Hello @erinf,

I guess that you are speaking about the mean/true solar time. The following topic presents a python implementation of how to compute it.

Cheers,
Vincent

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Thank you for the pointer! I implemented the solution you found, and it works great.
Erin

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