Description of Format
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Times must be entered in Universal Time (UT) (ie. standard clock time). Conversions to Ephemeris Time (ET) are performed internally by the program where necessary.
Times must have at least one element:
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An hour number (eg. 1, 2, 3, ..., 23) |
Optionally there may also be
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A minutes number (eg. 1, 2, 3, ..., 59) |
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A seconds number (eg. 1, 2, 3, ..., 59) |
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A morning/afternoon indicator (ie. "AM" or "PM") |
Separators between the elements within the time may be any of the following:
blank( ); slash(/); period(.); colon(:); semi-colon(;) or comma(,)
Alternatively the following single strings may be entered:
"Noon"
"Midday"
“Midnight"