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- Sun Calendar/Moon Calendar
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- (Hint: Run WorldClock Lite and refer to the screen while reading this documentation page
- from a printout.)
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- Choose Sun Calendar or Moon Calendar from the WorldClock Lite
- menu in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
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- On both of these screens, a calendar is displayed below the world map.
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- On the Sun Calendar display, to the right of the calendar you will see:
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- ΓÇó The day of the year.
- ΓÇó The declination of the sun in degrees north or south of the Equator. The sun stays in
- a band between the Tropic of Cancer (23.5┬░ north of the Equator) and the Tropic of
- Capricorn (23.5┬░ south of the Equator).
- ΓÇó The maximum altitude reached by the sun this day, and the time that occurs. This is
- the time of apparent (solar) noon at the computer's location.
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- On the Moon Calendar display, the calendar will indicate the days for new moon, first
- quarter, full moon, and third quarter, at the computer's location, considering daylight
- savings time if it is in effect. In addition, to the right of the calendar you will see:
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- ΓÇó The day of the year.
- ΓÇó The time and direction (clockwise from true north) of moonrise and moonset.
- ΓÇó The current phase of the moon.
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- On both calendar screens, the calendar is an active input device. Click on a day of the
- month to recalculate the display for the date clicked upon. Click on a month to select
- the new month. Click on the year before or the year ahead to go back or forward a year.
- Worldclock will keep the new date you selected as you go to other screens.
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