+ N 24o 22o 20o 18o 16o 14

Sun fast 16 14 12 10 8

Equation of time (minutes) 6 4 2

Ju ne
5 30 25 20 15 10 5 30 25 20 25 20 15 10

Sun slow 6
Ju

10 12 14 Tropic of Cancer

15 20 25 30

May

5 10 15 20 25 30 5 10

ly

10o 8o 6 Declination of Sun

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5 10

10 5 30 25 20 15 10 5

0o 2o 4o 6o 8o 10o 12o 14
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pt

2o
25 30 5 10

20

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be

4o

15

Au

12o

gu

st

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Equator

Ma rc h

Oc

20 25 30 5

to

be

15

25 20 15 10 5 30

February

16o 18o 20o 22o 24o S

No ve mb er
20 25 30 5 10

10

15

Decem
15

ber
20 25 30 5

n Ja
10

ua

ry
20

25

15

Tropic of Capricorn

The analemma (redrawn using data from the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey)