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At sunrise the sun is already at about 2pm

Asked by Ken Gentry

When I get up at sunrise, the sun is already at about 2pm.
In the afternoon the moon is in the western sky an don't rise till about 9pm.
I am in Texas and the sunrise is not right.

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Khalid AlAjaji (kajaji) said : 		#1

Ken,
To have real sky simulation you have to set two things correctly:

1. Your location through the location window --> select your city --> set as default

2. Your time zone. You can set the time zone through your system date and time settings (outside stellarium) or use the Configuration window --> Plugins --> Time Zone and configure

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Matthew Gates (matthew-porpoisehead) said : 		#2

Ken, it seems likely to me that your computer's timezone setting is set to Eastern time - Texas is two hours behind this, right?

By default, Stellarium picks up not only the local time, but also the time zone from the operating system. The method Khalis suggests above lets you over-ride the values picked up from the operating system and explicitly tell Stellarium what timezone your system clock has.

However, you will probably benefit from having your computer set up properly. You should check your system settings - in particular the timezone. How you do this will depend on your operating system. Once you've set the timezone (you might need to adjust the clock too to compensate), Stellarium should pick up the proper value and do what you expect.

M

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Ken Gentry (kengentry) said : 		#3

I am in Texas and my system is set for central time. That should be right.

-------Original Message-------

From: Khalid AlAjaji
Date: 03/11/12 22:21:13
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Question #190383]: At sunrise the sun is already at about 2pm

Your question #190383 on Stellarium changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/stellarium/+question/190383

    Status: Open => Answered

Khalid AlAjaji proposed the following answer:
Ken,
To have real sky simulation you have to set two things correctly:

1. Your location through the location window --> select your city -->
set as default

2. Your time zone. You can set the time zone through your system date
and time settings (outside stellarium) or use the Configuration window
--> Plugins --> Time Zone and configure

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Ken Gentry (kengentry) said : 		#4

I am in Texas and my system is set for central time zone.
This should be correct.

-------Original Message-------

From: Matthew Gates
Date: 03/12/12 02:01:18
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Question #190383]: At sunrise the sun is already at about 2pm

Your question #190383 on Stellarium changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/stellarium/+question/190383

Matthew Gates proposed the following answer:
Ken, it seems likely to me that your computer's timezone setting is set
to Eastern time - Texas is two hours behind this, right?

By default, Stellarium picks up not only the local time, but also the
time zone from the operating system. The method Khalis suggests above
lets you over-ride the values picked up from the operating system and
explicitly tell Stellarium what timezone your system clock has.

However, you will probably benefit from having your computer set up
properly. You should check your system settings - in particular the
timezone. How you do this will depend on your operating system. Once
you've set the timezone (you might need to adjust the clock too to
compensate), Stellarium should pick up the proper value and do what you
expect.

M

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Ken Gentry (kengentry) said : 		#5

I am in Texas and my system is set for central time.
This is correct.
What else.
Thanks

-------Original Message-------

From: Ken Gentry
Date: 3/12/2012 8:08:12 AM
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Question #190383]: At sunrise the sun is already at about 2pm

Your question #190383 on Stellarium changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/stellarium/+question/190383

You gave more information on the question:
I am in Texas and my system is set for central time zone.
This should be correct.

-------Original Message-------

From: Matthew Gates
Date: 03/12/12 02:01:18
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Question #190383]: At sunrise the sun is already at about 2pm

Your question #190383 on Stellarium changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/stellarium/+question/190383

Matthew Gates proposed the following answer:
Ken, it seems likely to me that your computer's timezone setting is set
to Eastern time - Texas is two hours behind this, right?

By default, Stellarium picks up not only the local time, but also the
time zone from the operating system. The method Khalis suggests above
lets you over-ride the values picked up from the operating system and
explicitly tell Stellarium what timezone your system clock has.

However, you will probably benefit from having your computer set up
properly. You should check your system settings - in particular the
timezone. How you do this will depend on your operating system. Once
you've set the timezone (you might need to adjust the clock too to
compensate), Stellarium should pick up the proper value and do what you
expect.

M

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Ken Gentry (kengentry) said : 		#6

My time zone (central US) is correct on my computer.
Still does not work.
Ken

-------Original Message-------

From: Matthew Gates
Date: 3/12/2012 2:01:18 AM
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Question #190383]: At sunrise the sun is already at about 2pm

Your question #190383 on Stellarium changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/stellarium/+question/190383

Matthew Gates proposed the following answer:
Ken, it seems likely to me that your computer's timezone setting is set
to Eastern time - Texas is two hours behind this, right?

By default, Stellarium picks up not only the local time, but also the
time zone from the operating system. The method Khalis suggests above
lets you over-ride the values picked up from the operating system and
explicitly tell Stellarium what timezone your system clock has.

However, you will probably benefit from having your computer set up
properly. You should check your system settings - in particular the
timezone. How you do this will depend on your operating system. Once
you've set the timezone (you might need to adjust the clock too to
compensate), Stellarium should pick up the proper value and do what you
expect.

M

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Best Khalid AlAjaji (kajaji) said : 		#7

Ken,
Try this:

- Configuration Window
- Plugins tab
- Select Time Zone
- Configure button
- Select "Offset from UTC (hours):
- Change the value using the upper arrow until it is -5.00 , (minus five hours is the difference between CDT and Universal time)
- Save settings button

Restart Stellarium

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Ken Gentry (kengentry) said : 		#8

Thank you very much

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Ken Gentry (kengentry) said : 		#9

Thank you very much. This worked.
Ken

-------Original Message-------

From: Khalid AlAjaji
Date: 3/12/2012 5:23:30 PM
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Question #190383]: At sunrise the sun is already at about 2pm

Your question #190383 on Stellarium changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/stellarium/+question/190383

    Status: Open => Answered

Khalid AlAjaji proposed the following answer:
Ken,
Try this:

- Configuration Window
- Plugins tab
- Select Time Zone
- Configure button
- Select "Offset from UTC (hours):
- Change the value using the upper arrow until it is -5.00 , (minus five
hours is the difference between CDT and Universal time)
- Save settings button

Restart Stellarium

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