Postby Technomancer » Sat Jul 16, 2005 4:58 am
Joan of Arc wrote:What time lately is twilight in the morning?
Your time of twilight will depend on both your latitude and the time of year. It's something that you would have to specifically calculate (also, do you mean civil, nautical or astronomical twilight?).
You could try the following calculator:
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneYear.html
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