On 22 June your 0400 zone time DR position is LAT 23°00'N, LONG 81°45'W. You are steaming on course 110°T at a speed of 8.6 knots. What will be the zone time of sunrise at your vessel?

Question

On 22 June your 0400 zone time DR position is LAT 23&deg;00'N, LONG 81&deg;45'W. You are steaming on course 110&deg;T at a speed of 8.6 knots. What will be the zone time of sunrise at your vessel?

Accepted Answer

Option B: 0541. Calculate sunrise by determining the LMT of sunrise from tabular data, applying longitude time differences, and adjusting for the vessel's dead reckoning position displacement along course 110&deg;T between the initial 0400 ZT and the event.

On 22 June your 0400 zone time DR position is LAT 23&deg;00'N, LONG 81&deg;45'W. You are steaming on course 110&deg;T at a speed of 8.6 knots. What will be the zone time of sunrise at your vessel?

On 22 June your 0400 zone time DR position is LAT 23°00'N, LONG 81°45'W. You are steaming on course 110°T at a speed of 8.6 knots. What will be the zone time of sunrise at your vessel?