Calculate Local Sidereal Time from GMST and longitude
LST is simply GMST adjusted for the observer's longitude. Longitude is positive East, negative West (standard astronomical convention).
Formula: LST = GMST + longitude
Greenwich Mean Sidereal Time in degrees (0-360)
Observer's longitude in degrees (positive East, negative West)
Local Sidereal Time in degrees (0-360)
// Greenwich (longitude = 0)localSiderealTime(280, 0) // Returns: 280 (LST = GMST) Copy
// Greenwich (longitude = 0)localSiderealTime(280, 0) // Returns: 280 (LST = GMST)
// New York (longitude ≈ -74°)localSiderealTime(280, -74) // Returns: 206 Copy
// New York (longitude ≈ -74°)localSiderealTime(280, -74) // Returns: 206
// Tokyo (longitude ≈ 139.7°)localSiderealTime(280, 139.7) // Returns: 59.7 Copy
// Tokyo (longitude ≈ 139.7°)localSiderealTime(280, 139.7) // Returns: 59.7
Calculate Local Sidereal Time from GMST and longitude
LST is simply GMST adjusted for the observer's longitude. Longitude is positive East, negative West (standard astronomical convention).
Formula: LST = GMST + longitude