Local time - Chihoji

Japanese: 地方時 - ちほうじ
Local time - Chihoji

A time system determined by the hour angle of celestial bodies, based on the meridian of the point where time is measured, and is specific to that place. Local mean solar time is determined by the hour angle of the mean sun, and local sidereal time is determined by the hour angle of the vernal equinox. Local mean solar time on the Greenwich meridian is called universal time, and is the basis for all local times. The mean solar time of a certain place differs from universal time by the difference in longitude. When a common local time within a country or region is used as the civil time, this is called standard time, and a local time that differs from universal time by an integer number of hours is generally selected. Japan uses the local mean solar time of Akashi City, which is located on the meridian at 135 degrees east longitude, and is 9 hours ahead of universal time.

[Toshio Watanabe]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

時を測ろうとする地点の子午線を基準にして、天体の時角によって決める時系をいい、その地に固有なものである。平均太陽の時角により地方平均太陽時が、春分点の時角により地方恒星時が決まる。グリニジ子午線に関する地方平均太陽時をとくに世界時といい、すべての地方時の基準となる。ある地点の平均太陽時は世界時と経度の差だけ違う。一国または一地域内で共通の地方時を常用時とする場合、これを標準時といい、一般に世界時と整数時だけ違う地方時が選ばれる。日本は東経135度の子午線上にある明石(あかし)市の地方平均太陽時を採用しており、世界時より9時間進んでいる。

[渡辺敏夫]

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