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La hora civil del lugar es el tiempo:Local civil time is the time:

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Correct answer: a) Elapsed since the mean Sun crossed the local lower meridian.

Why it is correct

Local civil time counts from the mean Sun’s crossing of the local lower meridian, at midnight.

Why the others are not

  • b) Legal time.
  • c) Ship’s time.
  • d) UT.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Local civil: local lower meridian.

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