Astronomical time - Tenmonji

Japanese: 天文時 - てんもんじ
Astronomical time - Tenmonji

In a broader sense, it refers to a time system determined astronomically, as opposed to atomic time, which is determined by atomic clocks. There is the Universal Time System based on the Earth's rotation on its axis, and the Ephemeris Time System based on the Earth's revolution. In a narrower sense, there is Mean Solar Time, which begins when the mean sun reaches its meridian at noon, and Greenwich Civil Time (Universal Time), which has been used in astronomy since January 1, 1925, and begins at midnight. To distinguish between the two, Greenwich Mean Solar Time, which begins at noon, is called Greenwich Mean Astronomical Time.

[Toshio Watanabe]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

広義には原子時計により定まる原子時に対して、天文学的に決まる時系をいう。地球の自転による世界時系と、公転から決まる暦表時系がある。狭義には平均太陽のグリニジ子午線の南中をもって始まる平均太陽時と、1925年1月1日以後天文学で用いられるようになった、真夜中に始まるグリニジ常用時(世界時)があり、この両者を区別して、正午に始まるグリニジ平均太陽時をグリニジ平均天文時という。

[渡辺敏夫]

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