apparent solar day ruz-e xoršidi-ye padidâr Fr.: jour solaire vrai The duration of one rotation of the Earth on its axis (→ Earth's rotation), with respect to the → apparent Sun. It is measured by successive transits of the apparent Sun over the lower branch of a → meridian. |
mean solar day ruz-e xoršidi-ye miyângin (#) Fr.: jour solaire moyen The average length of the apparent solar day. In other words, the interval between successive transits of the mean Sun for a given observer. |
solar day ruz-e xoršidi (#) Fr.: jour solaire The length of time between two successive transits of the Sun over the same meridian. |