Sidereal & Solar Time Calculator

Calculate Greenwich and Local Sidereal Time based on mean solar time, date, and longitude.

Solar Date & Location Parameters
Mean solar time in 24-hour format.
122.33° W
-122° (Seattle/US West)+140° (Tokyo)
Local & Universal Sidereal Clocks
LOCAL SIDEREAL TIME (LST)
07:59:00
Right Ascension crossing the local observer's meridian right now.
Julian Date (JD)

2461215.41667

Greenwich Mean Sidereal (GMST)

16:08:20

🌟 Why Sidereal Time? Sidereal time measures the rotation of Earth relative to the distant stars rather than the Sun. One sidereal day is exactly 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4.09 seconds.

LST represents the Right Ascension coordinate that is currently directly overhead on the local celestial meridian. It matches Solar Time around the Autumnal Equinox (September 22).

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